- Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa has confirmed {that a} new GT-R (R36) is at present in improvement.
- The subsequent GT-R is predicted to stay a real efficiency automobile, doubtless incorporating some type of hybrid know-how.
- Nissan can be contemplating increasing its sports activities automobile lineup, with the potential for a extra reasonably priced mannequin like a revived Silvia.
The Nissan GT-R is an icon—a cornerstone of Japanese efficiency with a legacy that spans almost 60 years. The beloved R35 era exited the marketplace for good in 2024, marked by two particular editions bringing the sports activities automobile’s spectacular 17-year run to a detailed. However that doesn’t imply the GT-R is gone for good.
Throughout a dialog at Nissan’s headquarters in Yokohama, CEO Ivan Espinosa confirmed {that a} new GT-R is already in improvement. Whereas he didn’t share particular particulars, Espinosa emphasised that the GT-R stays a defining image of the model—and one that can dwell on nicely into the long run. He famous:
‘Sure, we will probably be working—we are literally working—on GT-R. Not many particulars I can share at present, however the GT-R will come, and it’ll include the credibility and credentials it has at all times had, as a result of it is an icon of an organization, however extra so an icon of the business. It’s proof of what Akashi-san’s staff can do technically.’
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This isn’t the primary time a Nissan govt has confirmed {that a} new R36 GT-R is on the way in which—however it’s the first time the affirmation has come straight from the CEO. Last April, on the New York Auto Present, Nissan USA’s chief product planner, Ponz Pandikuthira, instructed us the GT-R would return to the lineup “unquestionably.”
Each Espinosa and Pandikuthira emphasize that the following GT-R should stay a real efficiency automobile. Some stage of hybridization is probably going—as is the case with many fashionable high-performance automobiles—but when early rumors are any indication, the R36 ought to dwell as much as the legacy of its identify.
Curiously, it is probably not the one efficiency mannequin in Nissan’s future plans. Rumors have lengthy hinted at a extra reasonably priced sports activities automobile beneath the present Z, probably reviving the Silvia nameplate. Espinosa hinted {that a} automobile just like the Silvia is one thing he’d wish to see occur, although nothing has been formally confirmed. He added:
‘Sports activities automobiles are the core of what we’re as an organization. So we have been doing that for a lot of generations, and there are a number of nameplates that we may leverage on. When you ask one a part of my mind, I’d love to do this in a short time. However the different a part of my mind tells me that we’ve got to be prudent in the mean time and go step-by-step. However for positive, we are going to see extra sports activities automobiles coming into the portfolio.’
Motor1’s Take: Extra sports activities automobiles within the lineup is at all times a superb factor, however we’re particularly wanting to see what Nissan does with the following GT-R. Espinosa clearly understands how essential the nameplate is to the model, which supplies us loads of cause to be excited.
