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While many believed the 2015 Nissan GT-R Nismo to be the penultimate update for the current R35 generation, Nissan is determined to further develop Godzilla until a new generation arrives. Nissan’s Chief Creative Officer, Shiro Nakamura, used the past weekend’s Le Mans race to talk about the company’s flagship. While confirming the 2016 update will arrive shortly, Nakamura made it clear the next-generation model is “more than two years away”. The exec talked to Car Advice , being open about the development efforts. Thus, the rumors stating the next GT-R will land in 2016 as a 2017 model now belong in the recycle bin. This means we will probably get a new update next year as a 2017 model, while the all-new GT-R could arrive in late 2017 or early 2018. We mustn’t forget the R35 was introduced in Japan back in 2007, while the rest of the world got it one year after that. The 2016 GT-R details As for what the 2016 GT-R will bring, the executive hinted this won’t be one of t...

Grandmother who made girl run to death jailed Syrian Christian 'beheads Isis fighter in revenge attack' The Abu Dhabi car owner who loaned the producers of Fast and Furious 7 some of his collection has told how he modified his cars to get them ready for the onscreen blockbuster. Saif Alamoudi said he was proud to see the supercars on screen – and would be delighted to lend them for free if director James Wan films a sequel. Three used in the film are on display at Sharjah’s Sahara Centre until Friday. The hit film – the ninth biggest opener of all time on the US box office – was partly shot in Abu Dhabi. The Dhs2 million Lamborghini Aventador and Viper, priced at Dhs700,000 and Mercedes AMG C63 form part of the ‘Roaring Engines Like Never Before’ display. Alamoudi, who runs the PP Performance car firm with his brother, said: “It was amazing to see the cars in the film. “We modified the cars for them as well, to make them even faster and ready for s...

German Porsche tuner 9ff has revealed their new 9ff GTurbo 1200 based on a Porsche 911 (997) GT3 which has 1,200hp and 1,150Nm of torque making it one of the most powerful Porsches in the world. It only needs 3.3 seconds from naught to 100km/h and goes all way up to a top speed of 403km/h. And it is street legal. It is powered by a 3.8 liter flat-six engine whose displacement has been increased to 3.9 liters. 9ff added a Garrett GT1200R turbocharger with ball bearings and water-cooling. A three-stage boost control is operated via buttons on the steering wheel, selecting from 0.8 bar, 1.2 bar and 1.6 bar hence adjusting the power output from 600 horsepower to a maximum 1200 horsepower.     The GTurbo 1200 uses a 997 GT3 six-speed manual with reinforced gears and strengthened 9ff slip differential. It also has the Automatic Full Throttle System and the 9ff Power Shift. The suspension is similarly matched using an adjustable 9ff / Bilstein suspension syste...