{"id":2007,"date":"2025-08-30T05:34:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T05:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanbrochure.com\/tokyo\/?p=2007"},"modified":"2025-08-30T05:34:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T05:34:50","slug":"nissan-says-goodbye-to-the-iconic-r35-gt-r","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanbrochure.com\/tokyo\/nissan-says-goodbye-to-the-iconic-r35-gt-r\/","title":{"rendered":"Nissan Says Goodbye to The iconic R35 GT-R"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Nissan has marked the end of an era. On August 26, 2025, the company celebrated the final production run of the R35 GT-R \u2014 the high-performance icon that has been a headline maker for Japanese car fans for nearly two decades. At the same time, Nissan is moving quickly to reshape its business with new vehicle lines, hybrid (e-Power) tech and factory changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A quick look back<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Built to amaze: Launched in 2007 with the bold goal of offering a supercar experience accessible to everyday drivers. It blended GT comfort with Racing tech.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Engineering marvel: Powered by the twin-turbo VR38DETT V6 engine, all assembled by hand by nine expert technicians, with each engine displaying their names.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Performance through the years: From 480 PS at launch to 570 PS by 2017, and up to 600 PS with the NISMO version.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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N\u00fcrburgring and motorsport glory<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Nurburgring records<\/strong>:\n
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2007: ~7 min 38 s<\/li>\n\n\n\n
2008: ~7 min 29 s<\/li>\n\n\n\n
2009: ~7 min 26 s<\/li>\n\n\n\n
2012: ~7 min 18 s<\/li>\n\n\n\n
2013: 7 min 08.679 s, set by Michael Krumm in a GT-R NISMO.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Circuit success<\/strong>:\n
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Super GT: 5 wins in GT500 and 3 in GT300<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Other major wins: 2013 Blancpain Pro-Am, 2015 Bathurst 12-Hour, plus five Super Taikyu titles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Domestic lap records<\/strong>:\n
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Tsukuba Circuit:\n
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December 2019: 59.361 s (2020 NISMO)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
January 2024: 59.078 s (2024 NISMO driven by Juichi Matsuda)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Record-breaking drift<\/strong>:\n
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In 2016, a tuned GT-R achieved a Guinness World Record\u2014304.96 km\/h drift at 30 degrees in Fujairah, UAE.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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What Nissan says\u2014and plans next<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa expressed deep gratitude:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cAfter 18 remarkable years, the R35 GT-R has left an enduring mark on automotive history\u2026 This isn\u2019t a goodbye forever\u2026 GT-R will evolve and reemerge in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
While no official successor\u2019s details are confirmed, reports suggest a plug-in hybrid R36 GT-R by 2030, possibly using a twin-turbo V6 plus electric power for around 70 miles of daily range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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What\u2019s next for Nissan\u2019s legend?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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No final farewell: Though production ends, Nissan promises the GT-R badge will return\u2014evolving with new technology.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Likely direction: A high-performance hybrid successor is expected\u2014combining EV range with racing pedigree.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Nissan has marked the end of an era. On August 26, 2025, the company celebrated the final production run of the R35 GT-R \u2014 the high-performance icon that has been a headline maker for Japanese car fans for nearly two decades. At the same time, Nissan is moving quickly to reshape its business with new […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2008,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[158,159],"tags":[202,201],"class_list":["post-2007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life","category-technology","tag-gt-r","tag-nissan"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbanbrochure.com\/tokyo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbanbrochure.com\/tokyo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbanbrochure.com\/tokyo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbanbrochure.com\/tokyo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbanbrochure.com\/tokyo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2007"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/urbanbrochure.com\/tokyo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2007\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2010,"href":"https:\/\/urbanbrochure.com\/tokyo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2007\/revisions\/2010"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbanbrochure.com\/tokyo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbanbrochure.com\/tokyo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbanbrochure.com\/tokyo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbanbrochure.com\/tokyo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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