Nissan GT-R Nismo will hit 100kmh under 2.1 seconds

The latest iteration of the Nissan GT-R can already hit 100kmh from rest in a blistering 2.8 seconds but that number is expected to drop with the arrival of a more potent GT-R Nismo model currently in the works.

Set for a reveal at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show in November, the GT-R Nismo is tipped to have more than 425kW of power and be capable of setting a new production car lap record at the Nürburgring.

It is now being reported that this ‘super GT-R’ will also be able to accelerate from 0-100kmh in just 2.08 seconds. Yes, you read that correctly. Just over two seconds.

The information comes from a Nissan insider and was reported by Auto Express. If true, the GT-R Nismo will be the quickest-accelerating production car ever launched. The current holder of that title is the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, which needs 2.6 seconds to reach 100kmh.

The standard Nissan GT-R, powered by a twin-turbocharged 3.8-litre V6 engine, is capable of a top speed of over 300kmh. We'll have to wait to see what the Nismo will truly do.

Helping with the GT-R Nismo's development is none other than the Williams F1 Team, well, the team’s technology offshoot, Williams Advanced Engineering, to be more accurate. One Williams engineer also revealed to the British magazine that the GT-R still has a lot of tuning potential.

Key to the GT-R Nismo's performance will be lighter weight and more power. We’d expect some upgrades to the car’s six-speed dual-clutch transmission would also be necessary to deliver such an astonishing acceleration time. The Nissan GT-R Nismo is likely to debut at the Tokyo Motor Show in November this year. The car should reach showrooms next year as a 2015 model.

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