Spied: Nissan GTR V-Spec

Hot on the tails of the blisteringly fast GT-R, Nissan has been spotted testing the V-Spec model due next year at the famed Nurburgring.

Spy shots show that the V-spec would have a slightly redesigned front lip, a new wheel design, carbon fibre body parts, and most probably an uprated exhaust system.

The new V-Spec would be lighter than the regular GT-R with the use of carbon fibre construction for body panels, and is expected to output about 100hp more with a retuned ECU and exhaust system. Handling and grip is also expected to be improved with revisions to the suspension and chassis.

[Pics: MotorAuthority]

The NSX Is Back!!... Well, On Its Way Anyway

The prototype test mule for the new Honda NSX due in 2010 has been caught by photographers making its rounds on the Nurburgring. Our friends over at KGP Photography, who brought us these brilliant pictures of the development mule on the 'Ring, unofficially clocked the camouflaged prototype achieving a lap at 7 minutes 37 seconds. 

Not forgetting that the 7:37 lap was done in midst traffic on the 'Ring, this is a great start for Honda and Honda CEO Takeo Fukui, who wants the new NSX to be able to post better lap times than the Nissan R35 GT-R's 7 minutes 29 seconds and the upcoming Lexus LF-A.

If the NSX with its rumoured 5.5L 550hp V10 powerplant and 8-speed transmission can already achieve those times, with continuous development over the next year or so, the new NSX could be well on track to dethrone the GT-R.

That is until the GT-R V-Spec is unveiled.

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[Source: Autoblog, Photography: KGP]