After the huge unveiling that was the new Z, Nissan has another sports car reveal up their sleeve. The automaker will be debuting a new GT-R for the Japanese market this Tuesday, September 14.
However, before you get too excited, this is probably another update of the current car rather than an all-new model. That would make this the third facelift for the R35 GT-R, and as has been the case with the previous two, expect some styling tweaks inside and out, some updated tech, and possibly a slight bump in power.
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The original R35 came out back in 2007 and received minor changes in 2010. For 2012, the car saw a massive performance boost and some styling tweaks, then received some more minor changes in 2013. In 2016, the current GT-R got a design overhaul and a decent amount more power. Since five years have passed, should we expect another major update?
In its current iteration, the now 14-year-old GT-R makes 565 hp (572 PS / 421 kW) and 467 lb-ft (633 Nm) of torque from its 3.8-liter twin-turbo V6. This was an increase over the outgoing car’s 545 hp (553 PS / 406 kW) and 463 lb-ft (628 Nm), which itself was a significant increase over the original car’s 485 hp (492 PS / 362 kW) and 434 lb-ft (588 Nm) of torque. Since the hardcore (and much more expensive) Nismo delivers 600 HP and 481 lb-ft (652 Nm) of torque, the “new” GT-R might get close to, say, 580 hp – but that’s just a guesstimate.
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However, should Nissan decide to break the pattern, and some reports seem to suggest they might, we could potentially see a GT-R with a mild-hybrid powertrain making up to 592 hp (600 PS / 441 kW) and 651 lb-ft (883 Nm) of torque as the R35’s swan song. Another report claims it could receive the Italdesign GT-R50’s powertrain, which pumps out a staggering 710 hp (720 PS / 529 kW) and 575 lb-ft (780 Nm) of torque, and that’s without a hybrid system. However, we find this highly unlikely, since the GT-R50 was a limited edition of just 50 units with a US$1.1 million price tag.
Regardless, this car is likely to be one of, if not the final iteration of the GT-R as we know it, and its reveal will take place on September 14 at 2:30 PM JST / 5:30 PM GMT / 1:30 AM EST. You can watch it for yourself in the livestream below.