Nissan’s Tochigi production facility has rolled out the last GT-R R35, also known as Godzilla, of its assembly line. The Nissan GT-R R35 was launched in 2007, and it eventually became one of the most popular and desirable sports cars around the world. Read all the details about it below.
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Nissan GT-R: End of a saga
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The last production model of the GT-R R35 rolled out of Nissan’s Tochigi, Japan, facility. Painted in a beautiful shade of Midnight Purple, the last GT-R R35 is a T-spec Premium Edition. Although it is unknown to whom this car belongs and where it is headed.
Speaking of the GTR’s legacy, the R35, aka Godzilla, came into existence in 2007. It debuted in Japan in 2007, and later it became the fastest production car around the Nurburgring circuit, where it did a lap time of 7 minutes and 29 seconds.
Ever since its launch, the GT-R has been utterly famous among car enthusiasts globally due to numerous reasons. It looks sexy, it handles well, it has a potent V8 engine, and it can be easily tuned for high performance that is suitable for motorsports events.
With that said, Nissan has nearly made and sold 48,000 units of the GT-R R35 cars globally in the past 18 years of its production.
Nissan GT-R: UAE story
Nissan launched the R35 GT-R in the UAE in 2016 and became an instant hit among premium sports car buyers. The potential of its engine tuning and high performance was immediately recognised among tuners.
The stock GT-R produced 565 bhp of peak power, while tuner shops were easily able to fetch more than 700 bhp from it. Additionally, Nissan also introduced a NISMO GT-R R35, which packed better hardware, improved performance, and more power.
Comeback of the Nissan GT-R confirmed?
With the end of the production of the GT-R, Ivan Espinosa, President and CEO of Nissan, said that a new-generation model will come for sure. The next-generation GT-R will use high-tech engineering, and it might feature the use of a hybrid or electric powertrain.
However, the exact launch timeline of the next-generation GT-R is undefined as of now.
Our verdict
The end of the production of the GT-R is a sad day for car enthusiasts around the world. It was an iconic sports car that featured in some of the top-rated movies and motorsports. The records set by the R35 GT-R were hard to break, but now its legacy will remain incomplete until the launch of a new-generation model.