GT-R — GTROC

Category: GT-R

R35 GT-R: the original specification

The GTROC has, over the years, been fortunate enough to meet people like Mizuno-san, Nakamura-san and before that Tamura-san. All significant people in the development of the Nissan GT-R. As long ago as 2005 when the concept car first came out the GTROC got some thoughts and comments from Nakamura-san. Looking back to Project-TM in [...]

Published by Fuggles on November 17, 2011 11:49 am

Best NHPC 2011

At the recent GTROC Annual Awards Dinner the GTROC presented two new awards in recognition of the growing importance of the Nissan High Performance centres. Though the awards were a GTROC initiative we worked very closely with Nissan motor GB to make sure that we focussed on all areas when considering the best NHPC award. [...]

Published by Fuggles on November 10, 2011 10:15 am

Nissan GT-R: technical design specification

When the Nissan GT-R first hit our streets it really changed the way we looked at high performance sports cars. Here is one of the first publicly released technical documents on the Nissan GT-R Like previous versions of the legendary race-winning GT-R, the latest model is a showcase for Nissan’s engineering talents. Features include an [...]

Published by Fuggles on November 7, 2011 3:23 pm

The GTROC first report on the MY12 GT-R

Two of the greatest motor racing venues – Silverstone, the home of British Motorsport, and the Nurburgring in Germany were the backdrop for the MY12 pre-launch previews and the GTROC was at both events. The purpose: to invite influential motoring journalists and some excited Nissan GT-R and Skyline owners along with some potential future buyers [...]

Published by Fuggles on November 7, 2011 8:25 am

Nissan Design Centre

Before the Nissan GT-R came to the UK, a couple of members of the GTROC decided to take a JDM car down to the NDC to show the boys and girls there just what the GT-R was. Here’s the story: Tucked away in a concrete bunker somewhere under the A40 is Nissan’s European Design Centre. [...]

Published by Fuggles on November 6, 2011 11:32 am

Desira NHPC, Norwich

Desira Nissan have been looking after Nissan GT-Rs for some time and are now an official Nissan High Performance Centre (NHPC). Based in Norwich they are able to offer the full range on NHPC services and already have a customer base from existing Nissan GT-R owners. The key contacts at Desira are: Dealer Principal – [...]

Published by Fuggles on October 10, 2011 1:58 pm

GTROC and Nissan GT Academy

Want to drive one? Well now you can! The GTR Owners Club has teamed up with Nissan to bring you the ultimate Nissan GT-R driving experience. Taking your own GT-R on track and you can have a lot of fun. Throw in an instructor for the day and you can learn a lot more about [...]

Published by Fuggles on October 10, 2011 1:46 pm

Macklin Motors NHPC, Glasgow

Macklin Motors have been looking after Nissan GT-Rs for some time and are now an official Nissan High Performance Centre (NHPC). Based in Glasgow they are able to offer the full range on NHPC services and already have a customer base from existing Nissan GT-R owners. The key contacts are: NHPC Sales Specialist: David Pollock [...]

Published by Fuggles on October 10, 2011 1:13 pm

NHPC, Birmingham

Launch event Colliers Nissan in Tyseley became the latest Nissan High Performance Centre to be certified after the dealership was awarded the accolade. Colliers Nissan has appointed Richard Barber and Qumar Farooq as its GT-R sales specialists who will be on hand to discuss all enquiries relating to GT-R and can be contacted on 0121 [...]

Published by Fuggles on October 10, 2011 1:03 pm

Nissan High Performance Centre, Halifax

Lightcliffe Halifax awarded NHPC status Lightcliffe Nissan in Halifax will become one of only 18 Nissan High Performance Centres in the UK. They have built a separate workshop for GT-Rs. It houses 2 ramps, a camera operated 4-wheel alignment machine and a Nitrogen Charger – all designed specifically for the GT-R. Run flat tyre fitting [...]

Published by Fuggles on October 10, 2011 12:47 pm

Review: GT-R 2011

MY2011 – first thoughts from Auto-journals.com Thanks to David Yu and Auto-journals for this write up and to Dean Smith for the photo (www.deanphoto.co.uk). More photos from dean can be found in the GTROC Flickr feed. There have been a few reviews of the new 2011 GT-R (known internally as the DBA-R35), but none have [...]

Published by Fuggles on February 28, 2011 1:50 pm

2011 GT-R – THE BEST GETS BETTER

Welcome the 2011 GT-R, the best GT-R yet! At a glance * 9% increase in power – from 485 to 530PS * 4% increase in torque – from 588 to 612Nm * 0-62mph in a breathtaking 3.0 seconds * Improved fuel consumption and emissions reduced by 3.5% * Improved aerodynamics with 10% greater downforce * [...]

Published by Fuggles on February 17, 2011 2:15 pm