Details on the new Nissan GT-R revealed, months before its official unveiling at the Tokyo motor show in October.

UK had its first look on the GT-R when the vehicle was ran in front of thousands of spectators at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Reports say that it took six months to convince the GT-R’s engineers and developers that showing the car in the UK and in public was a good idea. Japanese car companies are proven to be publicity shy when it comes to future models, but it’s been suggested that the GT-R was wheeled out to put a dampener on Toyota’s sponsorship of the event. Toyota recently announced that its new LF-A, a rival for the GT-R, will be launched just before the Tokyo motor show to steal some of the GT-R’s appeal.

According to reliable sources who took some spy photos, the GT-R had some unusual details, including pop-out door handles in the style of the Aston Martin DB9’s.

Inside, the car’s instrument cluster is dominated by a large rev counter. Unusually, the speedometer’s needle starts on the right-hand side of the dial, but still rotates clockwise.

The new GT-R gets a six-speed semi-automatic box, controlled by fixed paddle shifts behind the wheel. It will be powered by a turbocharged version of Nissan’s new 3.7-liter V6 engine, which is expected to produce 450bhp.

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