2018 Nissan GT-R R36 Rumors

The new GT-R is expected to draw styling signs from the bonkers 2014 Vision Gran Turismo Idea - a low-slung two-seater, formerly made for utilization in the Gran Turismo computer game series.

The concept's extremely large diffuser, giant metal wheels and minuscule glass windows will almost certainly be toned down slightly to make the upcoming R36 usable in the real world.

Whispers suggest the new GT-R could be powered by a complex hybrid system with an engine based on the Japanese firm's stamina racing program. The provider's Le Mans race car, shown above, used a conventional 3. 0-litre V-6 petrol engine to operate a vehicle the front wheels and was formerly meant to use a hybrid system on the rears (ultimately, it couldn't be made to work in time to race). The road-going R36 can use a similar system - hopefully with better luck than the La direction du Mans car.

Adding this system could mean the new GT-R eventually ends up heavy than the outgoing car's already portly 1, 740kg weight. Despite this, the moment torque proposed by electric motor could improve its 0-62mph time considerably. A ingenious torque-vectoring system should help it carve through sides just as rapidly as its predecessor, too.

Downsizing from a 3. 8-litre to a 3. 0-litre engine and adding a hybrid system should also associated with new car slightly more fuel effective than the current R35 model. This will rarely become a headline grabbing figure, however - we're more considering seeing whether it can better the Tesla Model S P100D's outstanding 0-62mph sprint time.