Nissan GT-R ‘Touch the Real’ and Nismo Festival GT-R Surprise

Nissan gives Japanese Motor Show goers a chance to sit in the R35 GT-R, and a surprise is in store at the upcoming Nismo Festival.

Nissan GT-R ‘Touch the Real’

Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka Motor Show attendees have the chance of sitting in the cockpit of the new R35 GT-R for one minute in a campaign to allow GT-R fans to get up close and personal with their new hero car. Visitors to Nissan’s website at https://secure2.nissan.co.jp/tms/apply/?sslvhost=motorshow can lodge their application and the winning entries will be announced before each show. At the show it’s estimated that (depending on the day and time) between 345 – 445 people will be able to sit in the GT-R for 60 seconds and get a feel for the car before they buy… or just add some reality to their dream. The application and announcement timetable is as follows:

Tokyo Motor Show (3 Groups):

Group 1 winners can sit in the GT-R from October 27th until November 1st. Entries accepted until October 23rd, the winners be notified on October 25th. 

Group 2 winners can sit in the GT-R from November 2nd until November 7th. Entries accepted until October 29th, the winners be notified on October 30th.

Group 3 winners can sit in the GT-R from November 8th until November 11th. Entries accepted until November 2nd, the winners be notified on November 5th.

Nagoya Motor Show:

Winners can sit in the GT-R from November 22nd – 25th. Entries accepted until November 15th, the winners be notified on November 19th. 

Osaka Motor Show:

Winners can sit in the GT-R from November 30th until December 3rd. Entries accepted until November 21st, the winners be notified on November 27th.

2007 Nismo Festival Surprise

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The 11th Nismo Festival will be held on December 2nd, once again at Fuji Speedway… only this time the GT-R legend returns. To celebrate this Nismo have made a special page at http://www.nismo.co.jp/event/festa2007/pc/index.html where visitors can download a wallpaper image featuring a closeup shot of the new R35 GT-Rs headlight assembly. As for the surprise, Nissan will have already introduced the new GT-R at the Tokyo Motor Show so the appearance of GT-R won’t have quite the same impact, but this will be the first time a GT-R takes to a circuit in Japan for the viewing public and we’re told that Nissan will make the appearance special in some way… a new color perhaps? Or a new model specification? We will have to wait and see. The theme of this years Nismo Festival is ‘SCOOP 2007′ so expect something special!

Words: Justin Karow

Images: Nissan Motor Co., Nismo