It might be a hard pill to swallow, but the 100k bump on the price for a standard model will get you the new limited edition Nismo-tuned Nissan GT-R, which is now on sale in New Zealand. And if you want one, you better hurry into a dealership very soon. As they are only allocated one vehicle per year to sell in New Zealand, due to the...
From the RWB meet in Roppongi straight to Odaiba over the Rainbow Bridge for the Super Street meet, the night before the Tokyo Auto Salon this year was absolutely crazy. The scene that greeted us at Odaiba was like something out of a movie franchise mixed with a bit of an underground racing game.Traffic jams consisting purely of...
Who says Japanese car culture is dead? If the New Year meet at Daikoku is anything to go by, it’s still very much alive and kicking. This meet may well be the biggest and most diverse of the year but its a good reminder of the eclectic mix of styles and cars that make the car scene in Japan so unique.If you’re thinking about...
The Suzuka Sound of Engine event was a celebration of all things motoring from the past and the present. It's a weekend where classic racing cars, motorbikes, and the latest supercars come together for an orgy of petrol, noise, and fun. You can read my coverage of this year's event here.This was a chance for people today to...
The Suzuka Sound of Engine, sorry the Richard Mille Suzuka Sound of Engine to give it its proper name, is an annual event held at, you guessed it, Suzuka Circuit. This was the second year it’s been held and the first time I’ve been but I can already say I’ll be going again next year and if you’re reading this thinking about going...
Minor tweaks are the name of the game for Nissan. Taking a leaf out of Porsche’s book the latest updates for the Nissan GT-R are evolutionary rather than revolutionary. There’s been subtle styling changes here, stiffer body there, and a more track focused setup. As if the previous GT-R Nismo wasn’t track focused enough.The...
Nissan have announced an impressive new engine which will be used as a technology demonstration in their hybrid Le Mans endurance car this year.Called the DIG-T R, it weighs just 40kg and is 500mm tall, 400mm long, and 200mm wide. The 1.5 litre three cylinder engine has specially crafted lubricants to reduce wear and enhance...
Last week, Hong Kong dealer Contempt Concept HK Motors put up an extremely rare Nismo Z-Tune R34 GT-R for sale. The asking price was an eye-watering US$510,000 ($765,000 in our money).What makes this GT-R special was that it’s one of the very last R34s made. It’s Chassis #009 out of a 19-limited production run. The Z-Tune also...
In a flash, the press day for the Tokyo Motor Show was done. It was a hectic day jumping from one unveiling to the next, but I’ll talk more about my experiences at my first “proper” international motor show in another post. Instead I’ll do a quick round up of some of the highlights from the 44th Tokyo Motor Show.Mazda...
