{"id":38,"date":"2007-09-11T22:12:08","date_gmt":"2007-09-11T15:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=38"},"modified":"2013-03-03T11:44:44","modified_gmt":"2013-03-03T18:44:44","slug":"nissan-gt-r-is-almost-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/nissan-gt-r-is-almost-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Nissan GT-R is Almost Here"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fnissan-gt-r-is-almost-here%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fmyrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2007%2F09%2F2005-nissan-gt-r-proto-sa-track-1024x768.jpg&amp;description=Nissan+GT-R+is+Almost+Here\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[38]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/nissan-gt-r-is-almost-here\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/nissan-gt-r-is-almost-here\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Nissan GT-R is Almost Here\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/nissan-gt-r-is-almost-here\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Nissan GT-R is Almost Here&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/nissan-gt-r-is-almost-here\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/nissan-gt-r-is-almost-here\/\" data-text=\"Nissan GT-R is Almost Here\" data-desc=\"It's been a long time coming and I've been waiting like so many. The GT-R is a race car built for the street. For those of you who don't know why the GTR's so cool, compare it to the Corvette. Except the GT-R's a racing Corvette (think Z06 + Callaway upgrade) that's NEVER been offered for sale in\" data-image=\"http:\/\/myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/2005-nissan-gt-r-proto-sa-track-1024x768.jpg\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p>It&#8217;s been a long time coming and I&#8217;ve been waiting like so many. The GT-R is a race car built for the street. For those of you who don&#8217;t know why the GTR&#8217;s so cool, compare it to the Corvette. Except the GT-R&#8217;s a racing Corvette (think Z06 + <a title=\"Callaway&#039;s Homepage\" href=\"http:\/\/www.callawaycars.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">Callaway<\/a> upgrade) that&#8217;s NEVER been offered for sale in the US. Here are the pictures Nissan is releasing of the car:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"2005-nissan-gt-r-proto-sa-track-1024\u00d7768.jpg\" href=\"http:\/\/myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/2005-nissan-gt-r-proto-sa-track-1024x768.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[38]\"><img title=\"2005-nissan-gt-r-proto-sa-track-1024\u00d7768.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/2005-nissan-gt-r-proto-sa-track-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"2005-nissan-gt-r-proto-sa-track-1024\u00d7768.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The GTR&#8217;s all business and always has been. Consider that in 1989 the R32 version of the GT-R was undefeated, winning 29 of 29 races in the 1990 Japanese Touring Car Championship. Then, the next generation R33 became a legend by lapping the famous <span class=\"new\">N\u00fcrburgring race course under 8 minutes. At the time, that was unheard of for a &#8220;street&#8221; car.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"06_gtr_013.jpg\" href=\"http:\/\/myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/06_gtr_013.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[38]\"><img title=\"06_gtr_013.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/06_gtr_013.jpg\" alt=\"06_gtr_013.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the released photos of the GT-R, it retains its signature round tail lights. Other than that, the details are all rumor since Nissan is keeping extremely tight lips on engine and suspension details. If you want to know the truth, you&#8217;ll have to wait until the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show in October. When it&#8217;s release, look for Nissan to confirm that it STOMPS the Z06 Corvette for about the same money and beats the Porsche 911 Turbo&#8217;s 7 minute 40 second lap time at <span class=\"new\">N\u00fcrburgring. Ever priced a 911?<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fnissan-gt-r-is-almost-here%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=Nissan+GT-R+is+Almost+Here\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/nissan-gt-r-is-almost-here\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/nissan-gt-r-is-almost-here\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Nissan GT-R is Almost Here\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/nissan-gt-r-is-almost-here\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Nissan GT-R is Almost Here&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/nissan-gt-r-is-almost-here\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/nissan-gt-r-is-almost-here\/\" data-text=\"Nissan GT-R is Almost Here\" data-desc=\"It's been a long time coming and I've been waiting like so many. The GT-R is a race car built for the street. For those of you who don't know why the GTR's so cool, compare it to the Corvette. Except the GT-R's a racing Corvette (think Z06 + Callaway upgrade) that's NEVER been offered for sale in\" data-image=\"\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p>Email It&#8217;s been a long time coming and I&#8217;ve been waiting like so many. The GT-R is a race car built for the street. For those of you who don&#8217;t know why the GTR&#8217;s so cool, compare it to the Corvette. Except the GT-R&#8217;s a racing Corvette (think Z06 + Callaway upgrade) that&#8217;s NEVER been [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[1818],"tags":[1843,2528,238,1394,2509],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22607,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38\/revisions\/22607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}