Oil supply structures inside the engine are also improved with the addition of a lateral wet and dry sump system that further assists in securing oil supply and oil-pressure under the most drastic driving situations.

The GT-R engine, like the transmission, is hand made with one specialist assembling each unit in a special Nissan GT-R 'clean room' inside Nissan's Yokohama plant. The all-new GR6-type transmission was exclusively developed for the car. The paddle shift six-speed twin-clutch gearbox is highly efficient and unlike automatic transmissions with conventional torque converters, there is minimum power loss so response and fuel economy are optimal.

Naturally, an ultra-hot engine such as that in the new GT-R needs a transmission to handle the high outputs in the most efficient manner. For the true enthusiast, the ‘M’ (manual) range paddle-shift system offers lightning-quick changes. Such quick gear changes go a long way in maintaining turbo boost by maintaining a more constant air supply, guaranteeing acceleration in strong, powerful and seamless charges.

The twin clutch set-up makes a significant contribution to shift speed, too, with separate clutches for the odd {1, 3 and 5 gears) and even gears (2, 4 and 6). When the car is running in odd number gears, the adjacent even numbered gears are pre-selected and ready to make the shift immediately. To assist in what is known as double-de-clutching when downshifting in a normal manual gearbox, the synchronised rev-controller 'blips' the throttle to precisely synchronize engine speed for those extra-fast downshifts for smoother and quicker responses. To this end Borg-Warner triple cone synchronizers are used.

When the ‘R’ range is selected (that’s ‘R’ for racing), a computerized control predicts the driver's next gear change based on throttle opening, vehicle speed, braking and other information. However the GT-R also offers exceedingly quick gearshift speeds in full automatic mode. In ‘A’ range, gear changing is automatic, with the added bonus of fuel efficiency as higher ratios are used whenever possible via the massive 588Nm, for an extremely linear torque curve.

In fact the high torque outputs allow the engine to operate in 6th gear for extended periods at low speeds and still offer quick throttle response – a certain highlight feature of this engine compared with comparable rivals. To fully take care of its high power to weight ratios, an advanced full-time four-wheel drive system is in place for prime traction.

This four-wheel drive system uses a world-first independent transaxle 4WD to correctly get the engine’s high outputs onto the ground. In fact this must be of prime importance when the rumoured 520kW version of the GT-R engine becomes available - this with equally optimised air-fuel ratios and even better fuel efficiency and exhaust cleanliness.