‘08 Geneva: Nissan Displays GT-R Innards, Sweetness

Written By: Phil Floraday

Filed Under: All News, Coupes, Etc., Geneva Motor Show, Nissan, Sports/GTs March 4th, 2008 1:00 PM

Nissan decided the best way to impress the European market would be to cut open a GT-R and display the gobs of technology and engineering to everyone at the Geneva Motor Show. The excitement starts when you examine all the cooling capabilities that lie underhood. then there’s a chance to check out the way the turbos attach to the engine and exhaust and a great look at the suspension geometry. All the components under the sheetmetal look like little works of art.

It’s possible that the general public is sick of GT-R publicity, but checking out the display in person is fairly exciting. We’re sure this display isn’t needed for anyone who has had a few minutes behind the wheel of the GT-R, but it helps the rest of the world understand the GT-R a little better and makes for an interesting conversation piece.

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9 Comments

RobSpeed March 4th, 2008 1:27 PM Link

This is truly amazing. There must be a feature story in here for the e-zine, right?

OPF March 4th, 2008 1:34 PM Link

Just… IMPRESSIVE! Thats a great piece of art and engeneering! Way to go Nissan!

Ducati Minor March 4th, 2008 1:49 PM Link

I love when companies do this. Lexus did it with the GS450h in LA a couple of years ago.

dante March 4th, 2008 5:09 PM Link

The car looks so much better without bodywork.

chartguy March 4th, 2008 6:45 PM Link

dubspeed driven makes a case that the GT-R will not sell well. Essentially, he says the people who buy 911s and Corvettes have been dreaming of buying their car for decades, and there aren’t any folks dreaming of buying a GT-R like that.

What do you think? Will the GT-R sell?

Jonathan Fung March 4th, 2008 10:02 PM Link

That looks like a very cool display, although when I took a first glance at the cover picture, it seriously looked like a samurai had sliced open a car and its intestines were spilling out…470 horsepower worth of intestines. Bloody awesome.

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