Drivers wanting to travel...
Drivers wanting to travel north along the coast from the fjord town of Haugesund to Trondheim should face a 400-mile journey. But anyone using the computer-based MapPoint system - developed by global PC giant Microsoft - will be diverted through seven other European countries, including a ferry ride and a trip through the Channel Tunnel!
And bosses suggested...
And bosses suggested that the coup탩 - unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show - could be as easy to drive as a computer car. The company"s head of planning and design, Carlos Tavares, told us: "This is a supercar for the masses. It will be fun to drive and simple for novices to handle. But skilled drivers will still be able to push themselves."
Despite being a show car, there won"t be many changes when the production version goes on sale in 2007. At the front, striking projector-style headlamps and a single air intake give the model a distinctive new look, but the famous Skyline badge has been axed.
Unlike the previous R-34 version - which was last sold in the UK three years ago - the latest GT-R is a bespoke design, and not merely adapted from a saloon bodystyle.
Power is set to come from a twin-turbo 3.7-litre V6 engine producing as much as 450bhp. The newcomer is also expected to boast four-wheel drive and a seven-speed gearbox.