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Just found this while on topgears website, hopefully not old news. There's a video on their website too, sounds nice and throaty.

from - http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/2008-11-13-nissan-gtr

GT-R’der

Nissan has confirmed that a Spec-V GT-R is on the way: a more powerful, lighter version of its supercar-eating Godzilla. It sounds mental.

Rumoured to arrive at the Nismo Festival being held at the Fuji Speedway at the end of this month, the Spec-V could put out as much as 580bhp from its twin-turbo 3.8-litre V6 – a full 100bhp up on the already-brutally-quick GT-R.

Those power gains will be achieved through increased turbo boost and a revised ECU and exhaust system, but the upgrades won’t stop there. Plenty of carbon fibre will ensure that the Spec-V will be significantly lighter than the stock GT-R… which could mean we’re looking at a car that’ll hit 60mph in under three seconds. Jeez.

It won’t come cheap, though. The Spec-V is expected to weigh in at around $150,000 in Japan, with European prices as much as double those of the normal GT-R - £100,000 or so here in the UK, then.

If you need convincing that it’ll be worth it, take a look at the video below featuring a few spy shots of a Spec-V prototype taking to the ‘Ring. If the normal GT-R can lap the Nordschliefe in 7m29, how quick is the Spec-V going to be?

It’s not going to impress Porsche, is it?

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A bit of nice spy-footage.

I'd have to believe though, that Porsche and others would have anticipated that Nissan would be sending the standard GT-R to 'jenny craig' and putting in an upgraded ECU like what's in the Haltech version now!

The standard R35 GT-R was just the appetiser.

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I'd have to believe though, that Porsche and others would have anticipated that Nissan would be sending the standard GT-R to 'jenny craig' and putting in an upgraded ECU like what's in the Haltech version now!

I hope they don't upgrade to Haltech's Version I ECU...

Props to H'tech for having the nuts to push the envelope, tho'!

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Gosh. Under 3 seconds!?

There only are a hndfull of stock cars in the world that are that quick. None of them anywhere near this price.

Awesome just got better!

Would definitely would take it with a grain of salt! money probably better spent tuning a stock base model GTR (warranty issues aside - if you even care!)

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Gosh. Under 3 seconds!?

There only are a hndfull of stock cars in the world that are that quick. None of them anywhere near this price.

Awesome just got better!

Would definitely would take it with a grain of salt! money probably better spent tuning a stock base model GTR (warranty issues aside - if you even care!)

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the first scene of the gtr on the streets is the same place where the spy shots of the 370Z were taken...... anyone know where that is????

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Yeah well I hear Kimmi Raikonen has asked Ferrari to put a 6MT in his F1 car next year because it's much better than his flappy paddles. And since the Spec V is going to be pretty much a dedicated racer I expect they'll follow suit.

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