NemeGuero

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Who cares what the car runs on if it performs that way?

In no respect should that car have an Infiniti badge on it.

ESPECIALLY with 600hp.

I8ABMR

I am hoping the use the R35 platform and the VR38DETT for a 4 door sedan that will destroy the M3, crush the ISF, and smack the AMG C class. I am afraid that that market is shrinking and shifting

LexFather

Sounds like a CTS-V minus an engine change.

I8ABMR

honestly I think it would be awesome to see Nissan develop the platform further and create new class dominating cars like the GTR.


How was you B day by the way??? Did you have a good time????

I8ABMR

found this at motorauthority.com




Engine - 2009 Nissan GT-R 2-door CoupeEnlarge Photo
The development and launch of the current R35 Nissan GT-R was an epic achievement for the Japanese automaker. After all, Nissan was able design and engineer a sports car capable of outperforming exotic supercars with pricetags twice as high or more, as well as make it seat four adults in relative comfort while being easy to drive on a daily basis.
Engineers working on the next-generation of the car, the R36, expected to arrive in 2012 as a 2013 model, certainly have a tough act to follow but according to latest reports they may have a few aces up their collective sleeve.
One possibility is the addition of a hybrid system, similar to the one previewed in the stunning 2009 Infiniti Essence Concept. By taking the Infiniti G37’s 3.7-liter V-6 and bolting on a pair of turbochargers, Nissan was able to boost output of the engine to around 440 horsepower. They then combined this with a 160 horsepower electric motor and the end result was a powertrain developing an even 600 horsepower.
For the R36 GT-R, Nissan is expected to stick with the current model's 3.8-liter VR38DETT mill and combine it with the same 160 horsepower electric motor used in the Essence Concept. Final output will fall around the 600 horsepower mark while fuel economy should improve to around 25-30 mpg.
The only hurdle is the increased weight of the hybrid system’s batteries, which will need to be offset by an intensive weight loss program. The end goal is to build a car that performs equal to or better than the current model and return much better fuel economy.

Hoovey689

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Nissan applies for 'R-Hybrid' trademark, but what is it for?

Patent and trademark filings are sort of like tasseography for those of us in the auto industry. If you know where and how to look at something, there's a lot to be figured out. Take this trademark filing from Nissan - it's similar to the Pure Drive badge found on a Versa or Sentra, but the bottom half sports the phrase "R-Hybrid." This wouldn't be remarkable if the "R" in R-Hybrid weren't the same style as the "R" in the Nissan GT-R's badge, right down to the serifs.

While it's easy to see this as grasping at straws, it makes a fair degree of sense. The R35 GT-R may be a dominant performance machine, but it's been around since 2008, which is donkey years in the automotive industry. And based on the recent crop of hybridized hypercars and racecars, a hybrid GT-R doesn't seem like such a stretch.

As Car And Driver points out, figuring out that the GT-R will go hybrid isn't hard - figuring out when it will arrive, is. The buff book rightly points out that a new GT-R isn't expected until 2017, but that designing and trademarking a badge four years ahead of time is a bit odd. Car and Driver speculates that we could see a mildly hybridized R35, although the chances do seem remarkably low. Head over to C/D for a more thorough rundown on why this just might be a GT-R badge, including comparisons with other R-badged Nissans.

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/28/n...ademark-badge/

Hoovey689

iTrader: (16)

So Race-Hybrid essentially.

Probably on the GT-R first, but they could also phase it to the 370Z or a sport trim for their other hybrids

darkdream

Didn't the use of the current GTR's launch control void warranty in certain circumstances?

S2000toIS350

My bean counting may be a little off but here we go

The 3.8 in the current R35 is good for 545 HP
By adding 160 HP of electric power I get to about 700 HP (more smiles)

Hoovey689

iTrader: (16)

Think of how heavy this heffer is going to be with batteries in the floor!!

S2000toIS350

Hoovey

I agree with you, this will not be a lightweight

I would say that I am looking forward to the data this one will generate

Lots of folks blank on the GTR for their favorite reasons but these guys have been working to make te car better year after year

I just hope the new one has more of a I want this car in my driveway look

Back to my own experience with Nissan via my Q50, after 3 weeks with the car, it is an utter hoot. I can putt along on the highway and it steers for me and hits the brakes when stopping is needed. When I get to an open stretch of road getting to 3 digits is easy and quickly accomplished. In the limited twistys I get to experience the car just sticks to the road and is generally a willing partner in roadway playtime. The funny exceptions being times like a car is stopped ahead and it's get on the gas and go around to the right, except the car first wants to brake based on the stationary object and pushes back on the gas pedal so that you don't speed up and hit that green Fissta.

LexFather

All us hybrid owners are now looking like this

Hoovey689

iTrader: (16)

Also I wonder how mod friendly a GT-R Hybrid would be??

edgeucated

iTrader: (4)

the GT-R is able to defy its heavy weight now, i wouldn't be surprise if the engineers found a way around the extra battery weight too

I8ABMR

I hope so . The best already weigh in closer to two tons with the driver. A battery back could easily add a couple hundred pounds if not more