JEDDAH: A shift is both an invitation and a challenge. Nissan’s legendary GT-R, launched by Alhamrani United Company (AUC), the sole distributor of Nissan cars in the Kingdom, represents a “pure, uncompromising shift from the ordinary,” Dr. Usman Khizar Hayat, general manager, national strategic marketing at AUC-Nissan, said in a presentation at the launch ceremony here yesterday.
“The GT-R is a new multidimensional performance machine that lives up to the concept of an ultimate supercar for anyone, anywhere, at anytime.” he added.
The car features a newly developed premium midship package, including the “world’s first independent transaxle 4WD developed independently by Nissan,” he said.
The GT-R was developed with a new understanding and appreciation of the earth’s natural forces — gravity, inertial force and aerodynamics — and translates those forces into a completely new design, maximizing tire grip and airflow, Hayat said.
The Nissan GT-R’s unique characteristics are instilled not just in the vehicle’s design, but also through a specialized production process. Carbon fiber, aluminum and steel components are assembled with a special high-precision process, which includes a series of vibration tests.
A single craftsman in a “clean room” environment and upon completion assembles engines and transmissions; every GT-R undergoes a battery of comprehensive tests to ensure the proper operation of all vehicle components.
To properly support the all-new GT-R, Nissan has established special Nissan High Performance Centers (NHPC), where all certified advisors and technicians have received extensive training. “Total support for the GT-R owner is offered for the first three years of ownership, including measurement and adjustment of the engine, transmission and wheel alignment after the first 2000 km, and again every 12 months,” Hayat added.
“I believe it creates a completely new car genre. It inherits the DNA of past great GT-Rs and packs it with the very latest and best technology,” Hayat said.
“Our objective was to create a flagship model to promote our technology but also to develop a new type of supercar. Supercars have traditionally been aimed at drivers with advanced skills. But our new “multiperformance supercar” can be driven fast and skillfully by just about anybody in just about any road condition,” he added.