Nismo to lead the development of the next-generation Nissan GT-R – report

New details are starting to emerge about the next-generation 2014 Nissan GT-R Nismo.

As per one of the recent reports, the redesigned model will be developed by Nismo instead of Nissan. However Nissan Executive Vice President Andy Palmer declined to confirm the news but hinted when he quoted “As we come to the next generation of GT-R – because that will be a brand-new vehicle – you will probably see a lead coming from Nismo and a follow coming from the passenger car company, rather than the other way round.” The executive further stated that the GT-R was a halo product for Nismo and so it made sense that they would lead the development of the new model.

This switch now gives Nismo a lot of responsibility but it should pay rich dividends early on as the next-generation GT-R Nismo GT3 could also be developed alongside the standard model. Palmer further justified this saying, “You build that racing credibility from the very beginning.”

There is no news about the 2016 Nissan GT-R still but previous reports have indicated that it could debut well before the end of 2015 and will have features such as cylinder deactivation technology, an engine start/stop system and a Williams-sourced hybrid system.