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Under the Hood
At the heart of the 2009 Nissan GT-R is a magnificent, hand-crafted powerplant that helps propel this four-passenger rocket to a top speed of 193 mph. To think that this is the same company that makes the Versa.
Under the hood is a 3.8-liter, 24-valve V-6 with direct injection that uses twin turbos to generate 480 horsepower at 6,400 rpm and 430 lb.-ft. of torque at 3,200 rpm. It’s connected to a six-speed dual-clutch transmission featuring three modes: Normal for everyday driving and shifts in about 0.5 seconds; Snow for optimum traction on starts; and R, which unleashes all this beast has to offer and is capable of executing a gear change in 0.2 seconds. All modes take advantage of steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters.
Dig deeper – past the aluminum hood, trunk lid, and door skins – and you’ll find 15-inch Brembo antilock disc brakes with floating ventilated rotors, electronic brake force distribution, and a double wishbone front suspension working in conjunction with a multi-link rear setup. Stiff tubular front and rear subframes prepare the GT-R for hard and fast duty, as does the Bilstein DampTronic system with its three modes: Normal/Sport for everyday use; Comfort to cushion the ride; and R, for times when performance outranks comfort by a margin of 100 to 1. Rounding out the list of GT-R hardware are a speed-sensitive rack-and-pinion steering system, Nissan/Infiniti’s ATTESA E-TS all-wheel-drive system, and 20-inch alloy wheels.
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