Nissan wants to expand GT-R production

by SpeedLux

Nissan has recently mentioned that they want to boost the production rate of the GT-R super car.

GT-R’s new production chief Kinishi Tanuma who has recently replaced Kazutoshi Mizuno (who is considered to be the “father of the GT-R”) who decided to step down as chief engineer of Godzilla. There are rumors that indicated that the car may be axed, but the truth on the contrary is that the new chief wants to produce more GT-Rs in the future.

However, it will not be very easy as the engines are hand-built and it takes a significant amount of time to train each employee to be eligible for producing the V6 3.8-liter twin-turbo engine. As of now the company has only four master craftsmen who know the “takumi” method, with another person being part of the training program.

Talking about the stats, Nissan managed to sell 1,118 GT-Rs in the United States last year, whereas in this half year, they have already sold 952 units. Nissan will introduce the Nismo-tuned GT-R next year in 2014 which will supposedly be able to achieve the 0-62 mph (0-100 kmh) sprint in just two seconds.

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