Motor Australia – September 2019

4 OCTOBER2017.TheGT-Ris oftenfalselycriticisedas
beinglikea Playstationtodrive,butforthelaunchofGran
TurismoSportNissanbuiltanR35thatcanactuallybedriven
witha Playstationcontroller.GTAcademygraduateJann
Mardenboroughusedit tolapSilverstone'sNationalCircuitin
1min17.47secbyfollowingina helicopter!

GAMER 'DRIVES'

FULL-SIZE

R/C R35

NOVEMBER2017.NissanlaunchesitsHeritagePartsprogram for

theR32GT-R,recreatingaround 80 parts– everythingfromengine

blockstowindowsealstocompletewiringharnesses– inorder to

keepcarsrunning,thelistlaterexpandingtoaround 160 parts. A

yearlater,it usestheNismofestivaltoannounceit is expanding

HeritagePartstoincludetheR33andR34.

JULY 2018. To celebrate the GT-R’s 50th Anniversary Italian

design company Italdesign is given free rein to create the GT-R50.

Revealed as a concept at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, 50

hand-built examples are confirmed for production with an uprated

530kW/780Nm engine at a cost of more AUD$1m each.

JANUARY 2019. The US and Middle East now lead the way in

GT-R drag racing, Alphalogic setting a new world record of

6.58sec at 374km/h, which also makes it the world's quickest all-

wheel drive. Incredibly, it’s still using the stock body, but a 4.3-

litre engine making 2535kW/2970Nm provides ample propulsion.

NISSAN RESTARTS

PRODUCTION OF

R32, R33, R34PARTS

ITALY CREATES

THEMILLION-

DOLLAR GT-R

MIDDLE-EAST

GT-R SETS 6.58SEC

QUARTER MILE

APRIL 2019. Nissan reveals its 2020 GT-Rs at the New York Auto

Show, the standard car lifting outputs slightly to 421kW/633Nm

and reviving the R34’s iconic Bayside Blue, while the Nismo now

produces 447kW/652Nm and scores aggressive new aero, lighter

wheels and carbon-ceramic brakes. It’s the latest chapter in the

GT-R's incredible 50-year story.

R35 IS REHEATED

YET AGAIN;

CANDLES BLOWN

OUT ON 50 YEARS

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