Nissan GT-R – Best Technology in Japan?
What’s the most technologically advanced car in Japan? According to the country’s Car of the Year award, it’s the Nissan GT-R. With a combination of advanced body structure, low-emissions driving and an almost futuristic transmission, GT-R far surpasses any modern car by a major automaker in the Far East.
A July delivery of this next-generation of Japanese sports cars will have fans in the US of A racing to their Nissan dealership.
From Nissan’s Car of the Year Press Release:
NISSAN GT-R WINS CAR OF THE YEAR JAPAN‘S MOST ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AWARD
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd is proud that the NISSAN GT-R super car has won the Most Advanced Technology Award, one of the highly coveted awards of Car of the Year Japan 2008-2009.
The final selection, conducted by the Car of the Year Japan Executive Committee, took place from November 10-11 at Oiso, Kanagawa prefecture. In awarding winner, the jury cited the NISSAN GT-R “as a super car that delivers powerful performance and clean emission, featuring an advanced new body structure combining carbon, aluminum and steel, in addition to its impressive dual-clutch transmission and the world’s first independent transaxle 4WD”.
NISSAN GT-R has been a global success since its launch on December 6, 2007 in Japan and July 7, 2008 in North America. The NISSAN GT-R will be arriving in Europe next spring.
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