A very special Nissan GT-R is being created, called the GT-R50, to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the GT-R nameplate. It’s being conjured up as a co-development project with design firm Italdesign, a company that’s also celebrating its 50th anniversary. The Nissan GT-R50 is based on the hardcore GT-R […]
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Zama Heritage Centre showcases over 400 Nismo classics (mega gallery)
Nismo fans are being treated to a special exhibit at the Zama Heritage Centre at the moment, with a huge showcase of classic Nissan motorsport cars, including Group C cars, Touring Cars, and current Super GT cars. Some of these were taken from the exhibit and showcased at last week’s […]
Nissan GT-R driven with PlayStation DualShock controller hits 211km/h (video)
To celebrate the release of the new Sony PlayStation game Gran Turismo Sport, Nissan has put together a neat little stunt which involves driving a GT-R via a DualShock 4 PlayStation controller at high speed. Put together by Nissan Great Britain, the team hooked up a DualShock controller to allow […]
Lego Nissan GT-R Nismo is the perfect Father’s Day gift
Father’s Day is fast-approaching and now is the time to start looking for present ideas. And have we got one for you here. It’s a Lego model of the latest Nissan GT-R Nismo. Yep, your dad will love piecing together this accurate albeit chunky scale version of the GT-R Nismo. […]
Top 5 quickest cars across 0-100km/h tested by PerformanceDrive (video)
We’ve tested hundreds of cars here at PerformanceDrive, with our PDriveTV YouTube channel now almost famous for its 0-100km/h videos. Forgetting manufacturer’s claims and estimates, here’s our top five quickest cars we’ve ever tested using our Racelogic VBox Sport. The list excludes vehicles pre-2016, before we started using two decimal […]
Nissan Skyline tuning shop burns down, 7 cars destroyed
A Nissan Skyline tuning shop in the UK called RB Motorsport has burnt down, frying a number of custom GT-Rs and Skylines. RB Motorsport sent out a message on its Facebook page saying that it isn’t sure of the full extent of the damage, but says 99 per cent of […]
2017 Nissan GT-R review (video)
No other car on the market creates a buzz quite like the R35 Nissan GT-R. Not in our opinion anyway. We’ve had more review requests for the GT-R than any other car. And out on the road, nothing else we’ve driven has ever provoked so many of the old shaka […]
2017 Nissan GT-R POV review – first impressions (video)
If you simply want the quickest-accelerating car you can possibly buy on the new car market in Australia, look no further than the 2017 Nissan GT-R. The MY2017 GT-R – MY18 abroad – is the latest and therefor greatest iteration of the iconic super sports car. For this version Nissan […]