Nissan GT-R goes on sale in Japan

Nissan dealers in Japan have begun taking orders for the new GT-R and will continue to do so until October 24th when the car is unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show.

Deliveries will begin in Japan in December with the GT-R appearing in United States showrooms in the spring of 2008.

In more GT-R news, apparently the new Nissan is having no problem matching or exceeding the Porsche 911 Turbo's lap time at the Nürburgring.

According to Autoblog, a few reporters were on hand recently when the GT-R lapped the infamous course, doing so two seconds quicker than Porsche's Turbo. Now, how accurate can a few reporters be with stop watches? We're not sure but it's fun to speculate about a car that will certainly have some outstanding performance numbers. We can't wait for Tokyo!