Nissan R35 GT-R Wagon?
Has Nissan given us the ultimate birthday present, or are we just dreaming? Unfortunately, this image isn’t what is appears to be: there is no R35 GT-R Wagon. Seen here at the Nagoya Auto Trend show, this is actually a converted Nissan M35 series Stagea wagon. That being said, this “GT-R Wagon” is an incredibly clean conversion and gives an excellent idea of what a (dead-on-arrival) production version would look like. The greatest mystery about this creation is what lies under the bonnet. While no one knows for sure, the Nissan fanatics over at GTRblog speculate there may be a twin-turbo VQ series 3.5L V6 powering the insane creation. It is very likely that this power is put to all four wheels via a four-wheel drive system that was an option for the Stagea wagon (if not, then it is rear-wheel drive). Transmission is unknown, although a 6-speed manual is highly likely.
Interestingly enough, this isn’t the first attempt to create a GT-R Wagon. There was at least one R33 GT-R converted to be a wagon (although the roll cage took up nearly the whole boot). If a tuner ever did decide to create an authentic (ie, start with an actual GT-R) R35 Wagon, it would be as insane as the Ferrari and Lamborghini sport wagon creations and would have us wondering: time for a super-wagon showdown?
March 21st (Source: GTRblog)