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Nissan GT-R

The Nissan GT-R (Gran Turismo–Racing; model code: R35; Japanese: 日産・GT-R; Nissan GT-R) is a sports car, built by Japanese marque Nissan from 2007 to 2025. It has a 2+2 seating layout and is also considered a grand tourer. The engine is front-mid mounted and drives all four wheels. It succeeded the Nissan Skyline GT-R, a high-performance variant of the Nissan Skyline. Although this model was the sixth-generation to bear the GT-R name, it was no longer part of the Skyline line-up. The car was built on the PM platform, derived from the FM platform used in the Skyline and Nissan Z models. Production was conducted in a shared production line at Nissan's Tochigi plant in Japan. As per Nissan's intention of creating a world beating sports car, the GT-R brand was revived as part of the Nissan Revival Plan. Overall development began in 2000, following seven years of development and testing, including the introduction of two concept models in 2001 and 2005. The production version of the GT-R was unveiled at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show. The GT-R was a brand-new car built on the PM platform, and featured innovative concepts and technologies, such as advanced aerodynamics, the VR38DETT engine, an active suspension system and the ATTESA E-TS Pro all-wheel-drive system; it is the first ever rear mounted independent transaxle all-wheel-drive vehicle. It was one of the first production cars to feature launch control and a dual-clutch transmission. The overall body was made out of steel, aluminium and carbon-fibre. Unlike its predecessors, the GT-R was offered worldwide. It received various facelifts and updates comparable with the competition, and several special editions were offered during its prolonged production span. The car is used in motorsports, notably winning championships in the FIA GT1 World Championship, Super GT and in various GT3 racing series, including the GT World Challenge. It is well received among enthusiasts and automotive publications, British motor magazine Top Gear claimed it as "one of the most incredible cars of any kind ever built", due to its exceptional performance and practicality given at an affordable price. Listed among the fastest production cars—as it set the record for the fastest accelerating four-seater production car—it has won numerous notable accolades such as the World Performance Car of The Year among many others. In 2021, sales in the Australian market were discontinued due to new side impact regulations. The European market, including the United Kingdom, were also suspended, with new noise regulations. Followed by the suspension of sales in North America in 2024, sales in Japan and other markets remained until late-August 2025, ending production of the GT-R after 18 years and around 48,000 units were produced.

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Predecessor: Nissan Skyline GT-R|Nissan Skyline (R34) GT-R

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Specifications

name

Nissan GT-R

Manufacturer

Nissan

Production

December 2007 – August 2025

Model years

2009 – 2024 (North America)

Assembly

Japan: Kaminokawa, Tochigi (Nissan Motor Tochigi Plant)

Designer

Engine: Naoki Nakada, Exterior: Hirohisa Ono, Interior: Akira Nishimura, Chief Designer: Hiroshi Hasegawa, Design Director: Shiro Nakamura, Chief Engineer: Kazutoshi Mizuno

Class

Sports car/Grand tourer (S)

Body style

2-door 2+2 seater coupé

Layout

Front mid-engine, all-wheel drive

Platform

Nissan Premium Midship

Engine

3.8 L VR38DETT twin-turbocharged V6

Transmission

6-speed BorgWarner co-designed GR6Z30A dual-clutch transmission

Wheelbase

2780 mm

Length

2007–2009: 183.3 in, 2010–2015: 183.9 in, 2016–2022: 184.65 in, 2023–2025: 185.4 in

Width

2007–2009, 2012–2025: 74.6 in, 2010–2011: 74.9 in

Height

2007–2009, 2012–2015, 2023–2025: 53.9 in, 2010–2011, 2016–2022: 54.0 in

Kerb weight

2007–2009: 1740 kg, SpecV: 1680 kg, 2010–2013: 1735 kg, Black Edition: 1730 kg, 2014–2015: 1745 kg, Black Edition: 1740 kg, Track Edition: 1720 kg, Nismo: 1730 kg, 2016–2018: 1785 kg, Track Edition: 1775 kg, Nismo: 1775 kg, 2019–2025: 1785 kg, Track Edition: 1760 kg, Nismo: 1750 kg, T-spec: 1760 kg

Predecessor

Nissan Skyline GT-R

sp

uk

Top speed

321 km/h

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US EPA fuel-economy records

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Sources

• Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q499109CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_GT-RCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1375295292 · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2025_Nissan_GT-R_Premium_edition.jpgCC0 · Photo: TTTNIS · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Manufacturer website (link only) — https://www3.nissan.co.jp/vehicles/new/gt-r.htmlLink only; no content copied · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.

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