Photograph Courtesy Nissan, Illustration by Colin Wood
I'm expecting a hybrid, and that's not a bad thing.
Hot on the heels of the polarizing 2022 Subaru WRX reveal, Nissan announced the upcoming unveiling of the 2022 Nissan GT-R for the Japanese market.
We’ll leave most of the speculation for the comments section, but there is the possibility that Nissan might be rolling out some updates–big or small–for the now long-in-the-tooth R35 chassis, on sale since 2009.
It's also worth pointing out that this unveil is just for the Japanese market–at least at first.
The reveal is set for tomorrow, September 14, at 2:30 p.m. Japan Standard Time (1:30 a.m. Eastern)
So, what are you expecting Nissan to drop tomorrow? Something big like a new model or trim of some sort, or perhaps something smaller like a design refresh?
I'm expecting a hybrid, and that's not a bad thing.
In reply to captdownshift (Forum Supporter) :
You know, I didn't even consider a hybrid, but that would be pretty neat.
For the record, I'm excepting either
Somehow, I get the feeling I'm going to wrong either way–but I'm interested nonetheless.
I'm thinking Kei-class box van that maximizes the amount of interior room you can get within the width and length limits.
In reply to Colin Wood :
You're actually probably more right than I am. In hindsight they will wait at least a year before announcing the new generation because they do not want to steal the thunder from the new Z car.
captdownshift (Forum Supporter) said:I'm expecting a hybrid, and that's not a bad thing.
Given how the GTR has generally been the polar opposite of "simplify and add lightness", that is an interesting idea.
The most likely idea seems to be a face-lift and power bump like what they did with the Z car. The Skyline has been based on sharing a lot of parts with a volume-produced platform, and I don't see Nissan, being strapped for cash, coming out with anything new when it comes to platforms.
The only possible exception I could see would be if Nissan throws out a really unexpected curveball, and comes out with a GTR on the Nissan/Renault CMF-D platform, having it share platforms with the Infiniti QX50, Renault Talisman, and current Sentra. But a Sentra-based GTR seems like it would be about as popular as a naturally aspirated WRX.
In reply to MadScientistMatt :
You nailed my thought process with regards to being the polar opposite of simplify and add lightness. My other thoughts regarding that is the twin turbo V6 does not have the peaky laggy nature of a lot of high horsepower forced induction vehicles and torque vectoring all-wheel drive putting the power to wear it best benefits traction and handling is very easily done with electric motors. I'm confident that this is the direction that future GTRs will be going much sooner rather than later.
In reply to Colin Wood :
"Final Edition" is what I'm thinking as well.
The next GT-R I'm predicting something like a cheaper version of the NSX with electric drive at one end. This was also predicted in the early 2000s when Nissan had a Micra or March that had an electric rear axle for taking off at low speed in snow.
I like the idea of a KERS enabled hybrid twin turbo monster personally. Complexity is to be expected in the GTR recipe.
2 new paint colors!
The other "What to expect": Let's see if they can top their "Cat's in the Cradle" Super Bowl ad for choosing background music without first making sure they know what's in the lyrics.
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