The Nissan GT-R is a 2-door 2+2 high performance vehicle produced by Nissan, unveiled in 2007. It is the successor to the Nissan Skyline GT-R line, although no longer part of the Skyline range itself, the name having been given over to the R35 Series and having since left its racing roots.
Between 1969 and 1974, and again between 1989 and 2002, Nissan produced a high performance version of its Skyline coupe called the Nissan Skyline GT-R. This car proved to be iconic for Nissan and achieved much fame and success on both road and track. The Nissan GT-R, now a standalone model no longer based on the Skyline, has heritage in the Nissan Skyline GT-R.
Similar to the later generations of the Skyline GT-R, the GT-R is four-wheel-drive with a twin-turbocharged six-cylinder engine and has the signature four rounded taillights. However, the GT-R is an entirely new model, sharing little with its Skyline siblings and is a complete redesign from previous Skylines, rather than an incremental evolution; the four-wheel-steering HICAS system has been removed and the former straight-6 RB26DETT engine has been replaced with a new V6 VR38DETT. Because of the GT-R's heritage, the chassis code for the all-new version has been called CBA-R35, or 'R35' for short (where CBA is the prefix for emission standard), carrying on the naming trend from previous Skyline GT-R generations. The GT-R has also retained its Skyline predecessor's nickname, Godzilla, given to it by the Australian motoring publication Wheels in its July 1989 edition. Further revisions of the car were made in 2012 (with the code of DBA-R35) and 2017 (as EBA-R35), with a final update to the EBA-R35 revision in 2024.
The GT-R had achieved the official world record on the Nürburgring Nordschleife for production cars, with a time of 7'38'054, but has since dropped to 26th place as of 2018.
After multiple rumors of the model being possibly discontinued into the 2020s, Nissan stopped orders for the R35 GT-R in March 2025 in Japan,[1] with the last car rolling off the production line on August 26, 2025, signaling the definite discontinuation of the model.[2]
Variants[]
Concept cars[]
| Car | Games | Picture |
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| Nissan GT-R Concept (Tokyo Motor Show 2001) '01 | GT Concept–GT6 | 
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| Nissan GT-R Proto '05 | GT5P–GT6 | 
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| Nissan GT-R Black Mask '07 | GT5P–GT6 | 
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Road cars[]
| Car | Games | Picture |
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| Nissan GT-R '07 | GT5P–GT6 | 
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| Nissan GT-R SpecV '09 | GTPSP–GT6 | 
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| Nissan GT-R SpecV (SP Model) '09 | GTPSP | 
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| Nissan GT-R SpecV (GT Academy Version) '09 | GT5 | 
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| Nissan GT-R SpecV (GT Academy Special) Car no longer obtainable. |
GT5 | 
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| Nissan GT-R Black edition '12 | GT5 (DLC) , GT6
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| Nissan GT-R Black edition Tuned Car '12 Car no longer obtainable. |
GT5 | 
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| Nissan GT-R NISMO '14 | GT6 | 
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| Nissan GT-R Premium edition '17 | GT Sport–GT7 | 
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| Nissan GT-R Safety Car | GT Sport–GT7 | 
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| Nissan GT-R NISMO '17 | GT Sport–GT7 | 
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| Nissan GT-R Premium edition T-spec '24 | GT7 | 
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