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‘Bolt Gold' Nissan GT-R charity auction to start Thursday

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Usain Bolt, the world's fastest man, is taking his passion for speed and performance, and his desire to help others, and applying them to charity. A unique 2013 model year "Bolt Gold" GT-R will go to the highest bidder in a global online charity auction to be held on eBay from Nov 22 to Dec 2.

The highest bidder in the charity auction will become the owner of the one-of-a-kind "Bolt Gold" GT-R, a 2013 model year Nissan GT-R painted the same gold color that left a lasting impression on Olympic champion Usain Bolt at a fan appreciation event hosted by Nissan in Yokohama on Oct 11. All proceeds from the charity auction will benefit the Usain Bolt Foundation, which was established to support educational and cultural opportunities for children and young people in Bolt's home country of Jamaica.

Bolt teamed up with Nissan in June 2012 as a brand ambassador, and he recently became the company's honorary "Director of Excitement" for the new Nissan "What IF_" global brand campaign. As part of this expanded partnership with Bolt, Nissan is preparing a special 2013 model year Premium Edition GT-R, painted "Bolt Gold," for the charity auction. The car will feature a gold plate embossed with Bolt's signature and his autograph.

It will be built to the performance specifications conforming to regulations in the winning bidder's country of residence. Nissan plans to deliver the car to the winner in March 2013.

The car will be auctioned on eBay Motors at www.NissanGoldGTRAuction.com. The online listing can be accessed by people in regions around the world, and bidding will be open to residents in countries where the Nissan GT-R is currently sold. Bidding is set to begin at 12:00 GMT on Thursday, and ends at 11:59 GMT on Sunday, December 2. Bids will be limited to residents of countries where the GT-R is currently sold. Please refer to the corresponding Nissan Global Facebook page at:www.nissan-global.com/EN/GoldGTR/ for more information, including FAQs and applicable regions.

All proceeds from the online charity auction will go directly to the Usain Bolt Foundation (http://usainbolt.com/foundation/), established by Bolt to give back to his community and help children in Jamaica.

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So...just a gold GT-R. That's it? I'd assume something like this would get all the NISMO goodness and like a 100-200 hp bump up.

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March this year, saw a gold-plated Lambo driving through Akiba. Still trying to work out if it was for real, or not, but considering the price of the car, a little gold plate probably wouldn't add much to the price.

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If the guy gets done for anything naughty, the resale value could drop horrendously.

Best to stay away from this... and let me bid quietly. Thanks.

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The car will feature a gold plate embossed with Bolt’s signature and his autograph.

...but not his John Hancock?

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...but not his John Hancock?

LOL I missed that. Thanks for pointing it out.

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Can we skip the tacky autograph? That's best left for his shoes.... not the gorgeous beast that is the GTR

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The GT-R seems like it’s more about bragging rights than driving pleasure. It’s kind of an oddball car, like most supercars. On the road, you can’t tap it’s potential without risking jail time or killing someone. On the track it’s insanely fast, but is it more fun than a pure sports car like Porsche 911 Turbo, Audi R8, or BMW M3?

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I LOVE GTR. They should have souped this up, not just painted it gold.

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i will be first bid

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