The next generation of the Nissan GT-R will be heavily influenced by the design of the Nissan “CONCEPT 2020” Vision Gran Turismo car released in GT6 last July, according to a report from Motoring.com.au.
Motoring’s source states that we can expect the next GT-R to be a “toned-down version” of the Vision GT car in terms of styling, with full LMP-spec carbon fiber cowling; it will also likely feature a similar hybrid drive-train. Nissan will be learning much about hybrid performance in preparation for next year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, where they’ll compete head-to-head with hybrids from Audi, Porsche, and Toyota in the LMP1 category.
Nissan is also reportedly looking for more radical styling with the next GT-R, which – despite impressive performance figures and wide acclaim from automotive enthusiasts – has not met the company’s sales expectations.
Considering Kazunori Yamauchi’s passion for the GT-R (which he claims is responsible for sparking his interest in cars) and Nissan’s close relationship with Polyphony Digital, the next version will no doubt be prominently featured in future Gran Turismo games.
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gran turismo shud have waited till the car actually came out. they have ruined the surprise I shud say
i wish releasing lots of concept cars comes a trend in the future. the r36 looks good looks like a gt1 car. at this point they should turn the gtr something like the r390 to compete with higher end cars.
@im2fst4u I am a little angry at those that only wants the game looks like an euro showcase.
those ideas i mention i hate them mostly specially the rules part.
If KazYam tries to implement something like this it should be a side project with possibility of prizes or go to the Real Academia Gran Turista .
i said the wheels part because some players are overly serious i mean iRacing serious.
btw. if some thing i would like the most that kazyam works on his game are 3 things:
*Menu structure
*load times even if it mean some graphical downgrades.
*Day one on disk bugless no excuse race events variety.
The last thing this game needs is another GT-R, like the 40+ ohter versions aren’t enough? There are so many other cars/manufacturers out there that are not represented by the GT franchise, I think that sony/pd needs to evaluate its priorities. I agree with bits of what several people posted, I think that ‘serious’ or ‘real’ racers will race anything, given the competative nature of most of us who do this. What I would like is to get back to the ‘real driving simulator’ that Gt used to be. Get rid of all the cartoonish events like the sierra time trial, and just get back to real racing.
So even if there’s a new R36 model we shouldn’t be able to have it in GT?
Yeah how about no?
And the Sierra time trial is pretty hype man, don’t know what’s so cartoonish about it besides the jump.
*Cue flame posts on how I’m a fanboy.
Fanboy, fanboy, fanboy!!! Kidding!! Asking GT to leave out a new GT-R would be like asking Daytona not to allow a new Chevrolet model in next year’s 500 or making a burger without meat. It’s a part of the series and always will be, PD and Nissan are tied at the hip and the relationship has been incredibly beneficial for GT players since GT1. It’s a silly request to leave out a new model and shouldn’t be taken seriously.
Whoa! Due to all the negative feedback about any car but euro ones. Kaz should kill the GT brand and buy the FIA GT license and eliminate anything related to other motorsport that is not related to FIA (I mean only gt3,GT2,GT1 class and LeMans to be allowed not Super gt, Australian super v8 cars, nascar, Indy or even F1 are allowed even if they are part of the organization) only pure gt racing.
The game should be release by season according to the FIA GT rules/roster changes.
The retail model must be ditched. must be a yearly subscription.
No game pads allowed. Only Official support racing wheels.
Only European racing cars.(normal cars should be only used only at special events,sponsor,time trials or safety cars).
Cannot violate racing rules eg: use of servers as drag/street racing is prohibited and will result in a temporal ban.
Any persistent rule violation will result in a subscription cancellation with no money refund.
I love everything your saying there in terms of content. But I am very turned off by the subscription basis, no support or anything other than wheels, and the possibility to lose my subscription.
I think it would be awesome to do a pure racecars game. But this model will not support the game as well as a purchasing model. IMO (You can add paid DLC later if that is what you desire) But cutting off gamepad people would be foolish. They are a very large demographic and shouldn’t be pushed aside. (throwing away money?) Anyways wheel people only have an advantage. (plus more money=more development) And if your having issues with bad racers making into rooms why not implement a driving scoring system. (Clean/dirty) I think GRID 2 did this and was successful. That will separate the pros from the novices but still allow many people to enjoy the game. I love playing games with full rules and consequences (a maybe example being F1 games) but sometimes you gotta go a bit arcadey, can’t be serious all the time.
But give me racecars and give me lots of them! :D Why? Because Racecar. :p
I believe he was being facetious.
I don’t need VGT cars! I need cars wich are real like ( A lot of awesome European cars wich are real) instead of VGT wich no serious driver use more than 10 min online.
Sorry but it’s so stupid. Give us cars we can use. Gran Turismo should not develop to need for speed but whatever….
After playing gran Turismo for so many years I think about swiching over to project cars because they have that what I as a car lover and race lover need.
I’m sure I’m not the only one.
Thanks
i don’t think you realise what vgt is all about… These cars ARE real. gran turismo and all these companies get together to design cars which ONLY gran turismo players will be able to drive them in game.
I’m guess some people don’t truly read the articles completely on this site regarding the reality of the VGT project. Back in February it was announced that Mercedes was going to build five working models of their VGT. Cigarette built a boat based on that project as well…..
Well then vote with your money and do that GT is a multi faceted game hence VGT which in your eyes is a waste of time. And you are entitled and welcome to your opinion, however BMW, Aston Martin, VW, Alfa and even Lamborghini disagree. Yes more new cars are required in GT but are you going to tell me that say 5 new cars added as an example such as LaFerrari, P1, Gumpert Apollo, Hennessy Venom and an Atom @Aerial will be the game changer? The BMW VGT will certainly challenge all 5 pound for pound as in my veiw it is one of GT’s overall best performing cars. If you can’t win in that thing then I wouldn’t be too overly concerned about getting these new rides as it may be your driving skills that need a polish. No “real racer use VGT onlin, pffffft a real racer will get behind the wheel of a clapped out rustbucket if required, drive it like its stolen and make it work. Don’t believe me go watch some top gear episodes and watch Tanner Faust or any of the racing car drivers and the various types of vehicles and challenges that they get put behind the wheel of and get down to business. That right there is “real” racers right there for you.
Alex’s point is that he want’s real cars, not fantasy cars. If you took a poll before the VGT project was announced so no felt the need to jump on the bandwagon and defend every single thing PD/Kaz does, and asked everyone, “would you like 30 new, real cars in the game or 30 fantasy cars that aren’t in production?”, what do you think the response would have been? I’d guess 85/15 in favour of real cars. Go to the car and track suggestions and see how many fantasy cars are in the top 50 or top 100. None. Zero. Nada
Is that the Top Gear test track?
I think it may be Ascari, but I see the similarity and initially thought that as well.
After looking at it the picture again you may be correct, after seeing the lightweight aircraft to the back right it appeas that way maybe Nissan and PD had the mockup 2020 out at Dunsfold.
*appears that maybe Nissan
They need to tone it down………..A LOT. It’s just too big and wide.
The Toyota (Supra/BMW Z4M) FT1 needs to be toned down just a bit.
But the Toyota/BMW is going to be a beautiful production car.
I hope the new Nissan GTR LMP1 car will be released as a free DLC as well?
I would love to drive it as I love LeMans Prototypes now.
I’ve said it before I’ll say it again, you will never see a factory LMP1 added to the game while it is still in use. Its too easy for other manufacturers to get up close and look around the aero and such.
There won’t be DLC, just updates.
500 on the money this guys loves his LMP’s
To add a touch of positive vibes to the “Hate on Nissan” bent, I enjoy the new car. It’s shape is a bit odd, but it IS a design experiment. I think it handles awesome, and makes a KILLER awesome drift car!
So, gripe and moan all you want. There ARE people who like this car and many other Nissan products. ;) :)
This is not a surprise at all. It was apparent that even though Nissan was told to ignore the rules for making a car (design and crash test limitations) they chose not to. Just look at the height of the headlights and the door sills, they were obviously made around production considerations.
These Vision GT cars were supposed to be daring and striking yet Nissan felt the need to dumb down their concept for production concerns, silly Nissan.
I hope they don’t take too many cues from the 2020.
Toned down so it’ll look exactly the same as the current GT-R i bet.
It’s one ugly ugly car that Vision GT-R
I wish this Nissan company would stop making “R-Whatever” cars!
Why would you wish that? So you don’t have to buy them??
Why do you care what they make? Don’t like it, don’t buy it.
if there is one thing nissan does, it would be making fugly concepts that look great when they are finally produced.
Examples:
z33 concept 1999
gtr concept 2001
Absolutely! Nissan did a lot of refining to make the 350Z not look like the Alien/Fish/Miata that it started as, and the GT-R thankfully evolved into something less and less resembling a two-tone space shoebox. Even though there are some aspects of this concept that I like, I’m sure there are a lot of others that Nissan’s designers can un-ugly. This is their flagship car, not just some Crossover, so they’ll probably be seriously redesigning it for the next several years.
Toned down the same way the Mercedes AMG GT is a toned-down Mercedes Vision Gran Turismo?
Is there anybody else who sees a Ridge Racer Prototype in that thing?
Would be helpful PD if you actually fix the current problems before adding new content like the no car sounds bug and force feedback for logitech wheels being too strong even on lowest level.
There’s no new content announced here.
You sound lost buddy
Which means it will look nothing like the concept. Typical of all manufacturers no news here move along.
That’s why it’s called a concept, it’s subject to refinements looks don’t necessarily equate to performance.
Tell me something I don’t know lol. Very reason I say no news move along. ;)
I very much like the design of the 2020, but I just hate those rear fenders. I really hope they strike that out of the design right from the start.
…And they need to give it more window. I don’t like how the door line rises up so high to peak in the middle and recedes again toward the rear. I think it should be a natural progression toward the rear.
What rear fender? It consists only about a huge diffusor xD
Neither the front or rear of that car will meet NTSB safety standards and the lights are questionable at best. Crumple zones? I don’t think so. I see a 1 star insurance industry collision test here.
lol I didn’t even think of the realistic stuff. I suppose it would suck to be crossing the street and suddenly get your legs cut through at the knees. Also, I don’t like how companies keep designing head lights that run up between the fenders and hood, like some kind’a nasty Hollywood facelift. Nissan is notorious for this these days and I like the direction that Honda has taken with their designs.
Hopefully they’ll redesign it to look less like Hot Wheels car too.
less like *a hot wheels car
I don’t like how the 2020 looks like a rectangle from the side, to me that’s the only thing wrong. Hope the R36 won’t look like that.
Been waiting to see the ‘R36’ for quite some time now, expect something extraordinary people.