Nissan Japan offers retrofit upgrades and SpecV parts for early model GT-Rs

[VH_Supra26]

by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
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The upgrades are currently being offered in Japan only

The Nissan GT-R first went on sale in Japan in December of 2007 and since then has undergone a series of minor updates to arrive at the current 2010 model year ‘Series II’ specification. During this time we’ve also seen the introduction of the lighter and stiffer SpecV model, which itself brought a whole series of new upgrades for the Nissan supercar.

Some of the upgrades to the standard GT-R model included things like suspension adjustments to improve road handling and driver feedback, a 5hp (4kW) bump in power, and changes to the car’s gearbox control software to boost acceleration and improve reliability.

So far Nissan has offered customers the electronic upgrades at no extra cost but now the company is also offering some of the mechanical changes as a retrofit upgrade. The upgrade is only available in Japan so far and customers will be charged between ¥494,000 and ¥532,000 (approximately $5,146 to $5,543) for the different packages.

The upgrade includes Billstein shock absorbers (front and rear), new springs, a transverse link bush, new engine mounts, and a new transmission mount.

Nissan for the first time will also offer its Japanese customers the opportunity to install some SpecV components on the regular model GT-R. The available parts include the six-spoke 20in Rays forged aluminum wheels, Recaro carbon-fiber bucket seats, titanium exhaust system, and custom reservoir tank. There has been no announcement as to whether these upgrades will be available to customers outside of Japan but a number of resellers are already shipping many of the OEM components to willing buyers around the globe.

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[terrorboyz]

cool

[Agent S14]

God bless you nissan.

[heyitsryan]

Finally got to see one of these up close and personal, in black! Damn sexy car! The stealership only wanted 76k for it too..

[CZero]

Yeah those sound like super expensive parts. The gtr isn't what it used to be because it's so ungodly expensive to modify.
Used to be a sort of high end tuner car, now it's just far past that.
It isn't a skyline anymore at all so screw it.

[GSRcaucAZN78]

expensive to modify? They're running 10s with only $1700 in mods.

[LeetoEG6]

expensive to modify? They're running 10s with only $1700 in mods.

Werd, the GT-R are already stout from the factory..you just have to uncork the beast :rock:

[CZero]

expensive to modify? They're running 10s with only $1700 in mods.

What do you get for $1700?
I'm guessing like a reflash? Have you looked at the brake upgrades and suspension bits though?
It's certainly not a cheap car to modify... It's no longer a skyline, it's more of a very expensive (though very fast) super car.
Not bagging on it, but it just isn't a skyline anymore. Perhaps one of the reasons they dropped that name sake.
10's are fast, but the z06 can run a 10.9 completely stock.

[pizzaguy]

What do you get for $1700?
I'm guessing like a reflash? Have you looked at the brake upgrades and suspension bits though?
It's certainly not a cheap car to modify... It's no longer a skyline, it's more of a very expensive (though very fast) super car.
Not bagging on it, but it just isn't a skyline anymore. Perhaps one of the reasons they dropped that name sake.
10's are fast, but the z06 can run a 10.9 completely stock.
Oh lawd here we go:facepalm: jk man Why on earth would anyone want the option to buy those ugly ass Spec V wheels? I can see the other parts (even though they will out the ass expensive)but not the wheels.