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Interesting bit in Evo this month on the CTR and the aero. Some positive stuff on the wing and underfloor, but on the subject of vents: "Other aero features on the Type R are a little dubious. The large front-wheelarch vents that could be used to cool brakes and reduce high pressures under the wheelarches are mostly blanked. So too are the bonnet vents, which could help draw hot air from the engine bay." Style over substance. Shame.

What's really worrying is that if the new GT-R has some very complex software running some very complex hybrid systems, it could mean that modding a GT-R is either impossible or very expensive. And that would be a real shame. That's kinda why I'm hoping they go with something very simple and basic!

Totally don't need water cannons though, eh?

What do you think happens to the performance of the P1/918 when their respective battery packs become deplete and there is no charge left to power the electric motor?? A P1/918 on track will be able to re-generate 'some' of the energy used up through brake-regen, but battery based brake regen only recaptures at best 30% of the kinetic energy, it's not very efficient. Just had a look the P1 has a 4.7 kWh battery, which is a very small amount of charge. Unless McLaern have found a way to defy the laws of physics, the battery will only supply the electric motor with power for a very short period of time. Ofcourse clever electronics can be used to use the motor very sparingly to help 'boost' the 700bhp+ ICE motor at certain rev point etc...BUT essentially it's a very very quick petrol powered hyper car. Which is exactly what the GT-R will be. It won't haveanything remotely like the systems found in F1. The P1's motor is used for torque fill in the range before the turbos spool, which is what makes it so monstrous. The 918 uses one motor on the rear to assist the V8, and one on the front to drive the front wheels to give 4WD. Either way would work for the GT-R, although I'd expect it to be using perhaps two motors on the rear wheels to give at least some resemblance to the LMP1 car for the sake of advertising.

Exactly. Chuck a couple of motors onto the axles and BOOM instant extra grunt. It doesn't need to be as complex as the systems in race cars, and indeed that would never work due to the differing demands between road and track use.

Nope, sounds like a brilliant idea to me!

Are those functional vents on the wings?

Tentacle porn.

Especially when the batteries are shot and you can only drive 3 miles on an 8 day charge

Tyres alone are worth £300, they're bloody brilliant in the wet in terms of feedback. Also, in reference to the title, tyres are pretty much always black anyway

I'm not so sure, it's not like it was loved when it came out. A stock green mk2 RS would be a better shout as a classic to make money on.

That's when cars rotted away just looking at them. They don't do that any more.

I'd buy that, looks good

Just cancel. You'll be up an running in a few days with another provider.

Not at all. I just don't think for one second they'll be telling Joe Bloggs the mechanic working 9-5 at Nissan in Bournemouth anything at all about the new GT-R until it's been announced to the public. There'll still be another year at least until it's released after that, plenty of time for training.

Those pics are knocked up by some art student who is bored and wants to get their work out there. No chance those Nissan techs were told anything like that by anyone who knows anything, they're just reading crap off the internet as well. Think about it: This is one of the most highly specialised and wanted performance cars in the world, that will no doubt set new boundaries in performance. Why on earth would Nissan be leaking top-secret details of training that's at least two years away to a couple of random lowly technicians?!

Another Colchester resident, must be breeding like flies round these parts! UK cars all had the Brembo brakes and folding mirrors IIRC, and the Rays were an option anyway (or are very easy to add afterwards for cheaps). Certainly nothing like that would put me off the car if you're happy with cloth and non-Bose, and the non-Bose is actually a positive as the Bose is bloody awful! Check the warranty details, I'd be working on the assumption that nothing expensive will be covered fully due to various clauses or low labour rates though. Got a link to the car at all?

I'd be changing my tyres on a performance car around 3mm, unless on 888s when they only come with just over that from the factory. If you're around that, might be worth thinking about jumping now, you can always put the old tyres on eBay and someone else will snatch them up.

Respectfully sir, I disagree.

Would you like to try that link again? http://driftingtuning.com/hybrid-gtr-what-does-2018-hold-for-the-ring-slayer/ More useless speculation, I'm afraid. Given that Nissan have pulled their LMP1 car from competition this year to concentrate on development (thank god, should never have been racing in the first place!), any links between that and the R36 will have to wait.

100%, that's a no-brainer on a HR. And always go SMF as well, there's been no failures of the kind you mention that I'm aware of, and the performance benefits alone are worth it.

http://www.superfast-openreach.co.uk/where-and-when/ The only place to check on current or future fibre connections, in case anyone isn't aware of it.

Chrome Orange is gorgeous in the flesh, great choice

Also, anyone click here and expected to see a supercharged Zed?

Vile.