Miami custom wheel specialists Vossen have recently launched a new set of race-ready alloys which are as light as they are cool. They're called VFS-2, and to promote them, they asked one of their friends to lend them a car. And what a car!
This could very well be the coolest Nissan GT-R in the world right now, a rear-wheel drive conversion built by South Side Performance for owner Jeremy. Starting at the business end, this Godzilla packs catless down pipes, Catless Y-Pipe and a catback race exhaust for better breathing. Also fitted are a new intercooler, throttle body spacers, Kaizen Tuning Sakura Performance intake package and UPIC pipes, 1000 cc fuel injectors and Cobb Access Port.
According to the dyno, the result is 605 rwhp and 598 lb-ft of torque. That's right, it's not going to all-fours, only to the rear, which means Godzilla can hang its tail out and smoke some rubber.
Looking at its underbelly, the SSP GT-R impresses using 5-way adjustable race suspension, massive 400 mm brake rotors with Carbotech XP-16 racing brake pads. That's just the tip of the iceberg though, as the Texan tuners also upgraded the sway bars, control arms and installed a lift kit to ensure all those awesome carbon fiber bits are safe from the speed traps. You can find the excruciatingly long list of parts added to the car in the press release section below.
And get this, the purple finish is not vinyl wrap but plasti-dip, sprayed onto the car. Its bright colors are beautifully set off by the 20-inch Vossen VF2 wheels, wrapped in Toyo Proxes performance rubber. Feast your eyes on this beauty!
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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