2015 Nissan GT-R Adds Premium Upgrades to Performance Pedigree | Maita Nissan Sacramento CA

The entry-level 2015 Nissan GT-R Premium will better live up to its name during the new model year, as Nissan is introducing a number of fresh features that put their focus on a more refined ownership experience. Sure, the 2015 Nissan GT-R continues to offer a rambunctious 3.8-liter twin-turbo V-6 that makes 545 horsepower and 463 lb.-ft. of torque, but now that output is matched by a retuned suspension that delivers a more refined ride (while also enhancing the car’s road-holding capability, of course).

Further, while the GT-R’s engine will remain a key part of the soundtrack, the car’s cabin will introduce a standard Bose Active Noise Cancellation system for a more enjoyable listening experience that can be enjoyed in an environment that offers a new carbon-style instrument cluster and additional available interior color: Ivory.

Even the aerodynamic exterior of the 2015 Nissan GT-R has been enhanced, courtesy of LED headlights and freshened front and rear appearance details. Also, customers who jump up to the GT-R Track Edition benefit from a new carbon-fiber trunk lid.

It’s a win-win situation, too, with the brand noting that these changes come to the 2015 Nissan GT-R “without sacrificing one bit of its legendary performance.”

Pricing for the 2015 Nissan GT-R lineup begins at $101,770 for the Premium model, with the Black Edition, offering enhanced style, starting at $111,510, and the Track Edition, backed by enhanced performance, opening at $115,710. Timing-wise, the Premium and Black Edition variants are on sale now, and limited-run Track Edition is expected to debut this summer.

But for the new selling season, gearheads will be able to go one step further and order the 2015 Nissan GT-R prepped by the company’s NISMO motorsports division. That bad boy also is due this summer, when it will go on sale at a price that’s still TBD at this time.

Source: http://nissannews.com/en-US/nissan/usa/releases/nissan-announces-u-s-pricing-for-2015-gt-r

Written by Charles Krome.

Photo courtesy of Nissan North America.

Nismo Mashes Up Vehicles To Create Concepts

Nismo deserves some creativity credibility on the following pictures above, and we wish they weren’t just concept cars. Just recently, to shake things up,Nismo decided to mash up vehicles to create concepts, and the creations are pretty interesting. Nismo even asked fans to get crazy and put their own pieces together to create a mashup vehicle.

Rewind back to February when Nissan made a strange combination, the GT-R-Leaf. This by far wasn’t the most attractive combination, but the Nissan Sentra 370Z and Maxima GT-R actually look like something that could be created.

Nismo drivers and designers are more than just creativity but the thrill of power, agility, and technology. Together they combine these elements to make some of the most impressive and advanced vehicles on the market. For thirty years now, Nismo has based their beliefs on the following statements, “We believe in power-but it must have purpose. We believe in agility-but it must be refined. And we believe in technology-because we must always be moving forward.”

Nissan’s motorsport division has been getting gutsy lately, and we’re curious to see where things are headed. Previously, they would only release one, maybe two models at a time and we wonder what would happen if Nissan ever let the Nismo division design and release its own vehicles. (Not likely to happen any time soon…or ever.)

As of right now, there are Nismo versions of the following vehicles, the GT-R, 370Z, Juke, Versa Note, and Sentra. Sports cars we so much could have suspected but now they’re extending their reach to the SUV and sedan segment. So when you run out of vehicles to fine-tune and make as sporty as possible, what are you supposed to do? Mash them up and make your own, and that is exactly what Nismo has done, and is inviting you to do on their Facebook page.