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2016 New York International Auto Show: MY17 Nissan GT-R unleashed

The 2017 GT-R's exterior receives a thorough makeover. The new "V-motion" grille, one of Nissan's latest design signatures, has been slightly enlarged to provide better engine cooling and now features a matte chrome finish and an updated mesh pattern. A new hood, featuring pronounced character lines flowing flawlessly from the grille, has been reinforced to enhance stability during high-speed driving. A freshly designed front spoiler lip and front bumpers with finishers situated immediately below the headlamps give the new GT-R the look of a pure-bred racecar, while generating high levels of front downforce.

The mighty Nissan GT-R has received its most significant change since its first introduction back in 2007. The new MY17 Nissan GT-R has been officially unveiled by Nissan at the 2016 New York Auto Show.

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Outside, the Nissan GT-R receives the company’s latest V-Motion front grille, which has been enlarged to provide better engine cooling. The front grille now features a new matte chrome finish as well as an updated mesh design. The MY17 GT-R also receives a new front hood, featuring larger character lines from the grille, which enhances high-speed stability. A freshly designed front spoiler lip and front bumpers with finishers are positioned right below the headlamps generates high levels of front downforce.

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Along the sides, engineers have pushed the side sills out to direct air flow around the car. The signature four-ring tail light remain, and the MY17 GT-R gains functional side air vents next to the quad exhaust tips. The MY17 Nissan GT-R boasts a 0.26 drag coefficient.

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Moving inside, the dashboard is all-new for the MY17 Nissan GT-R. The older models had 27 switches, which has been reduced to just 11 in the new model, thanks to the integrated navigation and audio control into the new 8-inch capacitive touch-panel display. The new display replaces the old model’s 7-inch display, which now features large icons on the display screen, while a new Display Command control on the carbon-fiber center console also allows easy operation. The paddle shifters have also been shifted to the new steering wheels, which was previously mounted to the steering column.

2017 Nissan GT-R makes world debut at NYIAS

The GT-R’s award-winning 3.8-litre V6 twin-turbocharged engine now delivers 565 horsepower at 6,800 rpm and 633 Nm of torque, a healthy increase of 20 HP and 5 Nm respectively, from last year’s model.

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The MY17 Nissan GT-R also gains a more rigid body structure and new suspension, as well as new 20-inch 15-spoke forged aluminum wheels. Nissan claims that the new GT-R is also the most comfortable to date, thanks to Active Noise Cancellation technology and new sound absorption materials, including an acoustic glass windshield.

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