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Watch out, New York! Godzilla is back in town. Not the rampaging sea monster, but the latest and greatest Nissan GT-R.Nissan"s latest revision of its superlatively quick flagship is the most extensive yet. There"s a new face, interior, and more power. Obviously.The nip n" tuck includes the most significant cosmetic changes to the R35 model since was it was introduced in 2007, and perhaps its most major before the R36 comes along. To avoid looking out of place at the family photo, you"ll notice a new, bigger (to increase engine cooling) matte chrome finish "V-motion" grille similar to the one on the Qashqai and Juke.There"s also a more pronounced jutted chin spoiler, fresh aero work in the front bumper and under the headlights, plus extra ridges in the bonnet to increase stability at high speeds.Eagle-eyed GT-Rists may notice the swollen, contrast-coloured side sills. They direct airflow more efficiently than before, while at the rear, the black belt line" has risen further up, to the full Simon Cowell. Why? It tricks your eyes into perceiving a wider, more aggressive look to go with the more sculpted bum-based bodywork.The GT-R has always been a brutal-looking thing. A brutal-looking thing that can bend physics and simultaneously pulverize your organs, admittedly. But the latest facelift makes its stying more resolved than before. And, to our eyes, harks back to the original GT-R concept more than any other R35 to date. But where the GT-R has always struggled compared to its German counterparts is on the inside. Luckily, those clever people at Nissan have listened and been hard at work giving the four-seat, front-engined machine some new innards.Given the look of some of the plastics on display, we"re not talking Rolls-Royce luxury, but there"s an entirely new dashboard and instrument cluster. The whole thing is covered in soft-touch cow skin with increased sound deadening throughout the cabin, all to give the GT-R some proper GT" qualities to warrant the silver letters of its badge.
Date written: 23 Mar 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 2667
Watch out, New York! Godzilla is back in town. Not the rampaging sea monster, but the latest and greatest Nissan GT-R.Nissan"s latest revision of its superlatively quick flagship is the most extensive yet. There"s a new face, interior, and more power. Obviously.The nip n" tuck includes the most significant cosmetic changes to the R35 model since was it was introduced in 2007, and perhaps its most major before the R36 comes along. To avoid looking out of place at the family photo, you"ll notice a new, bigger (to increase engine cooling) matte chrome finish "V-motion" grille similar to the one on the Qashqai and Juke.There"s also a more pronounced jutted chin spoiler, fresh aero work in the front bumper and under the headlights, plus extra ridges in the bonnet to increase stability at high speeds.Eagle-eyed GT-Rists may notice the swollen, contrast-coloured side sills. They direct airflow more efficiently than before, while at the rear, the black belt line" has risen further up, to the full Simon Cowell. Why? It tricks your eyes into perceiving a wider, more aggressive look to go with the more sculpted bum-based bodywork.The GT-R has always been a brutal-looking thing. A brutal-looking thing that can bend physics and simultaneously pulverize your organs, admittedly. But the latest facelift makes its stying more resolved than before. And, to our eyes, harks back to the original GT-R concept more than any other R35 to date. But where the GT-R has always struggled compared to its German counterparts is on the inside. Luckily, those clever people at Nissan have listened and been hard at work giving the four-seat, front-engined machine some new innards.Given the look of some of the plastics on display, we"re not talking Rolls-Royce luxury, but there"s an entirely new dashboard and instrument cluster. The whole thing is covered in soft-touch cow skin with increased sound deadening throughout the cabin, all to give the GT-R some proper GT" qualities to warrant the silver letters of its badge.
Date written: 23 Mar 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 2667
