Nissan Global Head Quarters Yokohama, Japan

In the main space of the showroom, front and center is a fresh brand-new GTR Skyline. They will let you jump in and feel what its like to be in the cabin of this right hand drive GTR.

This model is a T-Spec, which I had not heard of until I saw this one. Besides the subtle badges you can easy identify this variant as it’s the only model that comes with the gold stock rims from Rays.

Apparently the, “T” stands for: Track edition. Brakes are upgraded to carbon-ceramic and there are body upgrades from Nismo’s track car. You get a carbon rear wing with wider front fenders.

If the T-Spec wasn’t special enough, they also had a NISMO GTR on display as well.

Absolutely beautiful car, but at $222K, its about 100K above a stock GTR price.

What do you get for you extra $100K!? A 35HP bump from stock (565HP) to 600HP, some clutch NISMO rims and a larger rear carbon fiber wing. That’s it….. a little underwhelming for almost double the price.

Right next to the NISMO GT-R, Nissan was so kind give us a look at the drivetrain and engine without the body attached.

You get to see this V-6 and all its glory fully unobstructed. I didn’t know that it came with a built in oil cooler on the left. I’m also confused why they didn’t go with a full front mount intercooler instead of two segregated ones.

Here is a very well maintained 1970s era Nissan Fairlady Z. Looking very similar to a E-type Jag. It had a 2.4L single cam, 12 valve straight six that pushed out a 150+ HP.

The engine was paired to a four speed trans and was rear wheel drive. I love this car. A relative of mine had one that was blue and sadly had it repo’d by a garage because they couldn’t pay the repair bill… I wish they would have let me know!

Wouldn’t you know, Nissan HQ had a brand new protype Z on display. I love the design over the bubbly predecessors, much sharper angles.

Interior was a quit an upgrade from 90s era JDM that I love, wish I would of got some better shots.

You can get either a manually or automatic, but oddly enough, the automatic transmission is the slightly faster option. Takes a lot of fun out of it, doesn’t it?

Under the hood is a twin turbo powered V6, but it doesn’t have the 3.8L from the GTR. Instead, it gets a 3.0L that still pushed out a staggering 400HP. Still enough to hit 0-60MpH at the low 4’s.

While we lived in Japan, my wife drove around a nine seater Cube and that thing was a beast. It carried my family and any visiting relatives/friends all over the country. Didn’t matter if it was mountain back country roads (fun!) or flying down the interstate. I know it looks like a toaster!, but I grew to love this car.

Here is a beautifully preserved Datsun Bluebird.

The NISMO collection didn’t stop at just the GTR, they had a slew of parts on display to induce tuner drooling. Brake pads, fly wheels, clutches, motor mounts and many accessories were on display all with a salesperson waiting to take your credit card. Ha Ha.

I’m guilty of forking over a small fortune in NISMO parts for my R33 GTR. The limited edition LMGT4s NISMO Ray rims set me back about $2K, without tires. That was a sale from a second hand shop, Up Garage! They run almost $1k a piece now that the limited run ended a few years back.

A lot of westerners have no idea what this is. It called a Nissan Cefiro…. I know, I thought it was a Silvia too.

This was actually marketed as a mid-sized family sedan. However, you could get alot of the same options found in the R32 Skyline GTS. The turbo'd RB20DET, the transmission, and suspension from the R32 was a option you could get form the factory.

There was a hybrid engine on display for the Nissan Note. It was cool to see how the engine charged the battery and it also showed the battery pushing power to the engine. A video would have been way better! X_x

There were a lot of die cast models on display at the HQ as well. I had to snag a shot of the three best cars Nissan has ever made to wrap up this trip.