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This is the GT-R Targa, a rally-prep version of Nissan's awesome Godzilla from American tuning firm Stillen.
It features just about every performance bolt-on, with a new exhaust, revised ECU and a whole bunch of extra shiny engine bits boosting power from the 3.8-litre twin-turbo V6 by 134bhp to a whopping 611bhp. The 0-60mph run stands at 2.9 seconds, half a second down on the road car's 3.4-second time.
The GT-R Targa is far lighter than the road car, too, with its stripped-out interior, lightweight racing seats and carbon fibre body panels. It'll clock the quarter-mile in 11 seconds flat.
Stillen plans to run the GT-R in the Newfoundland Targa rally, a 1,400-mile, all-road race across Canada. We're a little disappointed that it doesn't feature any gravel or dirt sections, though - just imagine the GT-R sliding between trees, dust cloud billowing behind it, men in bobble hats scattering to either side...
Which got us thinking. Ignoring all those pesky WRC regulations, what road cars would you like to see on the rally circuit? We're thinking Return of Group B, but even scarier...
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American firm preps Nissan’s Godzilla for racing. Which cars do you want to see rallying?
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Mikeado commented on this article
at 12:41 pm on 02 September 2009
Wow, that's pretty cool. Although of course I had to double-check the pic after reading "GT-R Targa". As for scary rally cars (Rallycross and hillclimb cars to one side I assume), the 911 used to rally, how about a 997.5 Turbo WRC, or the rebirth of the legendary 959? Or a jacked up Koenigsegg CCGT (who now have access to Saab's XWD system after all)? So many possibilities...
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KMTV commented on this article
at 01:08 pm on 02 September 2009
There is a rally version of the Aston Vantage around somewhere... Not one for the rough stuff though. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMin5vbRO3Y&feature=player_embedded
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TennantsLager commented on this article
at 01:18 pm on 02 September 2009
Damn it looks good in those colours. I wants it......
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waaijenberg commented on this article
at 01:19 pm on 02 September 2009
A lot of cars are missing in the rally circuit. But for me it could be only one: http://idisk.me.com/waaijenberg/Public/sportquattro09.jpg (it was too difficult to make a S1 Version out of it :-)
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arvind commented on this article
at 02:05 pm on 02 September 2009
porsche 911 turbo rally? just to fuel the nissan-porsche battle seriously tho i'd like to see an m3 or an r8 going rallying, especially since audi made its name with the quattro in rallying, that would be sick!
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