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“I’m thinking of
trading it in, it makes
everything look blurry”
Nissan’s supercar comes to Europe
The long awaited – and
newly modified – GT-R will
own our roads from April
When Jeremy Clarkson threw a
Nissan GT-R around a Japanese
racetrack on Top Gear in 2007,
he swore, he reached 193mph,
he cricked his neck and was
carried off in an ambulance.
Now that car, the one that
blew Clarkson’s mind – and his
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preconceptions – is destined to
arrive on our shores this spring.
Back then, he managed
0-60 in 3.5 seconds, which,
we’re sure you’ll agree, is very
impressive for a four-door
saloon, even if it does sport a
hand-built 3.8-litre V6 twin-turbo
engine. But the model coming to
Blighty next year promises to be
even faster – an extra 5bhp has
resulted from some very fine
Doughnut liked to make
an effort at Christmas
tuning, taking the performance
figures up to 485bhp, while the
fuel-tank capacity has also
increased from 71 to 74 litres.
Suspension upgrades come
as standard, as do the bespoke
Dunlop SP Sport 600 DSST
tyres which, according to
Clarkson, have to be held
in place by rims when the
car performs one of its
extraordinarily fast corners.
Prices start at £56,795 on
the road for a standard edition,
with a rise of £1,300 for the
premium edition, and another
hike of £1,300 for the prized
black version. But expect to
wait for yours to arrive: Nissan
has already received 1,200
orders from the UK, taking
the backlog to mid-2010.
Gtrnissan.com
New Sony ad breaks world record
AC Milan’s Kaká stars in
biggest zoetrope of all time
This is the Sony Bravia-drome,
which, at 9.98 metres in
diameter and 10 tonnes in
weight, is officially the biggest
zoetrope ever built. It’s
true – we were there when
Guinness World Records man
The bespoke tyres have to
be held in place by rims
when the car performs its
extraordinarily fast corners
verified it – and it’s central to
Sony’s spring ad campaign.
Can’t place the zoetrope?
Well, it’s a 19th-century
optical illusion that, through
the repetition of gradually
changing static images,
creates a flipbook-esque
‘film’. Sony’s update features
64 images of AC Milan and
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The smartphone may
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top PDAs still rule
Best for
computing
HP iPAQ 214
This model
shuns phone
chatter for
a four-inch
screen,
624MHz
processor and extensive
PC-peripheral connectivity
(£207.66; amazon.co.uk).
Best for
travelling
Nokia N810
The full
Wayfinder
sat-nav in
this portable,
Flash-enabled
internet tablet
is great for finding your way
home. The media centre
isn’t bad either (£255;
shop.nokia.co.uk).
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Brazil forward Kaká showing
off his silky skills.
The advert is promoting
Sony’s new Motionflow
200Hz technology for its
Bravia TVs, which eliminate
jerkiness by examining
broadcasts and inserting
transitional images to smooth
onscreen movement.
WORDS: LUCY FOSTER, MATT HILL
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