It's a big call to make, but ahead of any official announcement by Nissan Holiday Auto have come out and declared that the upcoming Nissan GT-R's engine will be dubbed VR38VETT. If HA are correct, then this designation gives us a sneak peak at what'll be lurking beneath the bonnet of the next incarnation of the mighty "Godzilla".
Unless Nissan have recently changed their engine coding system (which they haven't), we can decipher a fair amount of information from HA's code prediction. While the VR prefix merely denotes engine family and nothing of real consequence, it does signal that its design is a departure from the time-tested VQ engine series. HA also claim that it's an homage to Nissan's twin-turbocharged VRH35L racing V8. The '38' indicates a displacement of 3.8 litres, while the 'VETT' means the motor will feature Nissan's VVEL system, electronic fuel injection and twin-turbochargers.
While Holiday Auto's guess seems to be on the money, it's unusual that there's an 'E' rather than a 'D' in their stab at the GT-R's engine code. As mentioned before, the E signifies electronic fuel injection, while a D in the same place would mean direct fuel injection in Nissan-speak. In recent years, Direct fuel injection has emerged as one of the best ways of improving power output without increasing fuel consumption and it seems odd that Nissan would do without such technology in what will become their high-performance flagship. Besides, it's not like Nissan is unfamiliar with DFI systems - they've been using it in the VK45DD since 2002.
HA also say that the VR38VETT will feature exhaust manifolds with integral turbine housings in the casting, which may prove a headache for the aftermarket industry. However, we're sure the Japanese aftermarket will have plenty of time in which to get a bolt-on turbo/manifold kit ready while the GT-R depreciates enough to allow regular joes to start modifying them - it's estimated the cost of entry for a GT-R will be around 7,900,000 Yen.
Head over to 7Tune for more tidbits of info and a translation of Holiday Auto's article.
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