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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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