Just came across this short video of Taniguchi drifting the BenSopra GT-R at Mobara Circuit. As many of you will know the car is based on what was supposed to become Nomuken's next Blitz D1 machine, a 1000 HP R35 that was converted to RWD and stripped of all electronic driver aids. Abe-san from Blitz was there to fine tune the Motec ECU before Nob took the car out for a little test. Unfortunately the engine suffered turbo problems and was pretty much running without any boost. Still, it's worth a look as it's not often you see R35s drifting through tight tracks like Mobara! Can't wait to see this car all fixed up and properly vaporizing those big rear Yokohamas!

 

BenSopra

-Dino Dalle Carbonare

Remember the spy photos we ran of appeared to be a GT3-spec R35 GT-R? Well that car, the Nssan GT-R GT3 jointly developed between NISMO and JR Motorsports, has just completed a 440km race distance over three hours. The JRM team used the fourth round of the Blancpain Endurance Series at Magny-Cours in France to rack up mileage on the race car, where it finished 8th overall. So far, the NISMO GT-R GT3 has covered 1700km without any issues, making this a very successful debut. - Charles Kha Photos supplied...

 

We just recently posted a video clip of the AMS Alpha 12 R35 recording low nine second ET's at the dragstrip. Well the boys were back at it again and this time managed to break the eight second barrier, with an 8.975 at 169 miles per hour. Need proof? Watch the video.

It also has some nice shotgun-view angles of passenger reaction (mild language warning, but can you blame some going for a ride in an eight second street car?).

-Mike Garrett

I'm sure most of you are aware of our 'day in the life' series of stories where we follow an unsuspecting victim for a day and then relay back to you what it would be like to walk in this person's shoes for a day. For this particular story however, we're extremely fortunate for this person to talk us through their day in their own words. I'm rather quite excited by this for two reasons - we've never had the person of interest write this piece before and secondly, just...

A Speedhunters reader, who wishes to stay anonymous, has just sent in these spy photos of what appears to be the FIA GT3 spec R35 GT-R. These photos were taken at a private test that was conducted at the Aragon Circuit in Spain. According to our reader, the GT3 specification GT-R - which is being jointly developed by NISMO and JRM - was testing alongside the GT1 cars and appeared to be very close in speed. Our reader confirmed that the the GT3 version had a markedly different engine note to the GT1...

Remember the Agent Orange R35? Although it was AMS' most powerful Alpha 9 GT-R to date, apparently Agent Orange's new owner wasn't entirely satisfied. Although the R35 was making big power on race fuel, the owner set a new target: to become the highest horsepower pump gas R35 GT-R in the world. So Agent Orange went in for some surgery. The Alpha 10 turbo kit was installed, further boosting the power produced within the AMS 3.8l short block. Space is at a premium in the R35's engine...

Just a great little shot we thought we'd post up thanks to our friends over at Crank and Piston . Are you enjoying life as much as the fellow behind the wheel of this GT-R? -Mike Garrett

To say that the return of the GT-R to Japan's premier motorsport category was a major event would be a huge understatement. Despite earning massive success with its Fairlady Z in the years 2004 - 2007 (two titles plus two second places in the Teams' championship, plus one Driver's title), the anticipation surrounding the arrival of Nissan's latest weapon, the R35 GT-R was palpable. Before the season even got underway, the buzz about the car was like nothing before it. At the pre-season...

The guys from Format67 have once again released a film, which is more of a stylized lifestyle piece than an actual film about a car. Though, there is car featured: a face-lifted 2012 Nissan GTR. This film was made to promote Nissan's upcoming iPad app, which shows the new GT-R in everyday life situations --be it a bit more glamorous....

This is the polar opposite of the Group B RX-7 video I posted; dramatic music, dramatic editing, and very little balls-to-the-walls driving. Some of you might like it, others, well, will not. I rather enjoyed this glamorized look into the life of a GTR owner.

-Linhbergh

To get started with our extended Tokyo Auto Salon coverage I thought I'd get things rolling with a post dedicated to the Nissan GT-R. Just over three years from its Japanese launch in December 2007, the R35 has been met with nothing but praise from both the media and happy customers. The apparently "unmodifiable" new-generation GT-R, as Nissan would have liked us to believe back in 2007, has turned out to be quite the tuner-friendly car, able to crank out 600 HP with only a few minor...