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A lot has been written recently on the Nissan GTR’s power hikes and subsequent price hikes. The 2013 prices in Canada just came out and I wanted to share how the power scales with the price.

Horsepower USA Price Canada Price
2008 Base 480 hp $69,850 $81,900
2009 Base 480 hp $76,840 $89,900
2010 Base 485 hp $80,790 $98,900
2011 Premium* 485 hp $84,060 $99,500
2012 Premium 530 hp $89,950 $109,900
2013 Premium 545 hp $96,820 $103,980

*Note in 2011 the base model was dropped and only the Premium model was offered.

While the price in the USA has gone up by 39%, the price in Canada is up only 26%. In fact while the 2013 model has a $15,000 increase in the USA, the price actually decreased in Canada. Horsepower over the life of the GT-R has increased 13%, from 480hp to 545hp in 2013.

 

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How much faster is the 2012 GTR than a 2011 or 2009 GTR? This video shows you (skip to 1:30 for the race):

You may know how fast the 2009 GTR is…the new ones are…well…amazing.

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The new Nissan GTR now features 542 hp. Along with other improvements, the new car is set to be even faster around the Nurburgring. What’s amazing about this car is how they keep improving it’s performance each model year. The original 2009 GTR feature 480 hp.

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Edmund’s Inside Line just broke the news about the new Nismo version of the new Nissan 370z. With power bumped up to 350hp using a new intake, exhaust and ECU reprogramming, this version of the Z should be one of the fastest to hit our shores. Pics are below.

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CanadianDriver just posted an interview of Randy Rodriguez, the designer of the new Nissan 370z. Born in Surrey, BC, he now resides in California and works for Nissan Design America. He currently owns an original 1971 Datsun Z and based a few of the design elements on that car, and a shark. See the full interview for the details.
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I’m not sure how it happened, but collectively the auto industry has started offering the same type of car all at once: the cube. It started with the Scion Xb in the USA and the Honda Element here, now Kia and Nissan have jumped into the mix offering a tiny cube-like car to the market. I can’t imagine there is enough demand for all this supply, but we’ll see. the Kia and Nissan are being offered for sale here this year.

Kia Soul

Kia Soul

Nissan Cube

Nissan Cube

Honda Element

Honda Element

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Scion XB

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A collection of affordable sports cars vs. the new 911 (non-S) has been brought together in Japan for Best Motoring. Watch the video below to see how closely some of these cars are matched on the track.

The video is at Racing Films. I’m not embedding it since it keeps ignoring my attempts to prevent it from autoplaying.

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I’m pretty surprised by the way that Nissan has chosen to price the new Nissan 370z. Starting at only $39,998, it represents a much cheaper entry point than the previous 350z did when it debuted in it’s last model year.

The 2008 350z had the Grand Touring model as it’s lowest price point at $49,948. The 2009 370z Touring comes in at $39,948. Equipping the 370z with the Sport Pack includes better brakes, spoilers front and rear, and 19″ forged rims, bringing the final price to $43,948 before taxes – still $6,000 cheaper than the outgoing car!

The 370z car configurator is available on their website.

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The new 370z, the replacement for the 350z, is coming to North America. Already on sale in Japan, here are a series of commerials from there:


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