Nissans new 'hero car', the Nissan GT-R, will be available via Nissan High Performance Centers across Japan from December 6th 2007.

The GT-R looks like a right royal beast, bridging the gap between supercar and every day driver. The GT-Rs engine bay houses an all-new 3.8-litre twin turbo V6 "VR38" engine, featuring plasma-sprayed bores and a special twin-turbo exhaust manifold system.

A secondary air management system enables the newly designed powerplant to provide approximately 40kg/m of torque during ordinary low-rev driving, which gives an optimum air-fuel ratio for around-town efficiency and helps the Nissan GT-R meet ultralow emission vehicle (U-LEV) standards in Japan.The Nissan GT-R’s new engine produces 353kW at 6400rpm and maximum torque of 588Nm from 3200 to 5200rpm. Putting the power to the ground is an all-new GR6-type dual clutch transmission, with paddle shifting and a Borg Warner six-plate dual clutch for direct control.

Suspension duties are handled through a special Bilstein DampTronic*1 system, which utilizes all pertinent vehicle information to provide appropriate damping forces for all situations and helps maintain a high level of control for straight-line driving, cornering, and braking.Braking is essential for a daily-driven supercar and the GT-R features large Brembo full-floating drilled rotors, low steel high stiffness brake pads and Brembo mono block sixpiston front and four-piston rear calipers, which in combination minimize fade and provide stable braking.

The GT-R looks as though it has both the looks and performance to become one of the more desireable performance cars on the market.

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