Advance Orders For Nissan Gt-r Exceed 2,200

[midship]

Advance Orders for Nissan GT-R Exceed 2,200

- Strong Demand for Skyline Coupe Fueling

Sports Car Revival in Japan -

In less than two months since pre-orders were accepted for the all-new Nissan GT-R in Japan, orders have already reached 2,282, exceeding by a factor of 11 the planned monthly sales total. GT-R goes on sale in Japan on December 6th.

The rise in demand for sports cars in Japan has also been boosted by the all-new Nissan Skyline coupe, which went on sale October 2nd. Orders for the coupe stand at over 2,400 against a planned monthly sales total of 200 units.

Both the GT-R and Skyline Coupe have been positively received by both enthusiasts and consumers who previously were showing little interest in sports cars. Information and access to these new sports cars has been comprehensive, with dedicated websites set up for GT-R and the recent Tokyo Motor Show allowing customers to see both vehicles together for the first time. Websites, blogs and internet forums have been used extensively by consumers in Japan to share information and discuss the new cars.

"It is encouraging to see that Japanese customers have been inspired by these new sports cars from Nissan," said Kaji Yoshimitsu, Marketing Director for Skyline and GT-R. "Nissan is a company with a long heritage of building passionate cars for enthusiasts, and we see the GT-R and Skyline Coupe bringing those customers back to the showroom," continued Yoshimitsu.

Breaking down the pre-orders for the new GT-R reveals that 60% of the buyers are under 50 years old with the most popular grade series being the Premium edition and the most popular color being Pearl White (27% of all orders).

The all-new Skyline coupe is most popular in Pearl White (23.3% of all orders) with 70% of vehicles being either the 370GT Type S or Type SP grades. The buyer profile shows that 52.1% of Skyline Coupe customers are under 50 years old.

[skyline_man]

Even a noob with a half a brain would know that this is the best value for money performance car in the world. I am not surprised at all.

[sh@un]

you could prolly come to that decision with only a third, or perhaps even a quarter, of a brain

[funkymonkey]

Do Nissan staff ever make any press comments without the word "passion" thrown in for added oomph?

[rickhead]

I am kinda dissapointed these cars will be released in Australia. It takes away some of their exclusivity & mystique. Puts them in the bracket of the ss toilet doors & flacooons.

[fieds83]

I am kinda dissapointed these cars will be released in Australia. It takes away some of their exclusivity & mystique. Puts them in the bracket of the ss toilet doors & flacooons.

How?

They are in a totally differnt class all together.

[smasha]

I am kinda dissapointed these cars will be released in Australia. It takes away some of their exclusivity & mystique. Puts them in the bracket of the ss toilet doors & flacooons.

I disagree...

takes them away from the fully hectic cheap imports image...

[Amir]

looks like most of the grey imports will be pearl white

[benm]

Hopefully Nissan are making a decent profit from the GTR so they can afford to be alittle more crazy in the coming years for other car models.

[skyline_man]

Hopefully Nissan are making a decent profit from the GTR so they can afford to be alittle more crazy in the coming years for other car models.

Absolutely. I hope they make a killing and take away most of the European car company's customers such those who who buy porsches. That way, Porsche would lower their price and make their cars more affordable and Nissan can go all out crazy with their Vspecs, Nismo versions.

[Yo-Yo]

Absolutely. I hope they make a killing and take away most of the European car company's customers such those who who buy porsches. That way, Porsche would lower their price and make their cars more affordable and Nissan can go all out crazy with their Vspecs, Nismo versions.

Uhh, somehow I don't think that will stop the brand snobs ie; Who'd pay $150K+ for a Nissan? & so on and so forth.

More money than sense those people. If only they knew...

[benm]

You will find that people will take notice of the new GTR, won't be able to afford it but will then look at the rest of Nissans range where as in the past they wouldnt have even considered Nissan and just gone with their typical VW in europe of Chev in America.

[HotPlates]

It doesn't surprise me that most GTR's ordered are in white. It has always been the most popular colour (shade) in Japan.

[N1GTR]

Yep, white> all

[PM-R33]

I disagree...

takes them away from the fully hectic cheap imports image...

Yeah definetely have to agree with that. Being sold through a dealership here in Aus makes it a lot better for the GTR's image instead of it being another "Import" that people always look so negative towards. The type of people that actually have that kind of money usually want something with a warranty that they can buy brand new.

[skyline_man]

It doesn't surprise me that most GTR's ordered are in white. It has always been the most popular colour (shade) in Japan.

It does surprise me. How can white be more popular than silver, black or red? white is such a boring colour - especially for a sports car. This GTR in red looks awesome!

[Shaolin242]

they just had the R35GTR do a tour here in DUbai at the Auto Show...apparently the highest number of pre-orders anywhere in the world came from Qatar...i find that really strange.

[funkymonkey]

apparently the highest number of pre-orders anywhere in the world came from Qatar...i find that really strange.

not at all... have a flick thru this blog and you'll see why that's kinda expected:

http://myqcs.blogspot.com

[Shaolin242]

haha same as DUbai mate - cept we have more ppl here so u see more modified supercars.

i was surprised as you think like Tokyo/Japan in general would be up the top..

[HotPlates]

It does surprise me. How can white be more popular than silver, black or red? white is such a boring colour - especially for a sports car. This GTR in red looks awesome!

It's a cultural thing. It's not only the preference in white for cars, but a lot of other things aswell.