Meet the Takumi — five master craftsmen who make Nissan GT-R engines by hand

Last year, Nissan’s engineers hinted that there may yet be room to extract more horsepower from the now decade-old engine in the newly redesigned 2017 GT-R. Well, now they’ve done it, pushing the 3.8-liter twin-turbo V6 up to 565 hp and 467 lb.-ft. of torque. That’s an increase of 20 hp and 4 lb.-ft. over the 2016 model. So, how did they do it? And who builds these things anyway? Let’s look at the 2017 Nissan GT-R hp and torque. Read the rest of this entry >>

As we hinted at last week, the new 2017 Nissan GT-R has finally been officially unveiled at the New York International Auto Show. Heading into its 10th year of production, this will probably be the final year for this version of the GT-R before a brand-new one is designed. But that didn’t stop Nissan from making more changes to the car than it has seen in the last decade. This model will go on sale in the summer, so let’s take an early look at the differences between the 2016 Nissan GT-R vs 2017 Nissan GT-R. Read the rest of this entry >>

The 2017 Nissan GT-R will debut with its new look next week at the 2016 New York International Auto Show. We can’t show you what it will look like until Wednesday, March 23, but we do have a teaser image of the car’s rear end. Before the all-new GT-R comes out in 2018, here’s a preview of some of the car’s final round of changes, including the 2017 Nissan GT-R new front end. Read the rest of this entry >>