Nissan Rumored To Send Off R35 GT-R Next Week With Limited 2025MY

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The R35 generation Nissan GT-R has been around since 2007, which in the automotive world makes it quite the geezer — not that you would be able to tell by its performance figures. However, the supercar slayer won’t stick around for much longer. According to a new report, Nissan is gearing up to release one final limited-edition model for the 2025 model year.

Insider sources cited by Japanese publication Mag X indicate that Nissan is set to unveil the final 2025 model year GT-R on March 14. The report suggests that only 1,500 units will be produced, with approximately 300 of them anticipated to be Nismo models.

However, it is unclear whether these will be limited to the Japanese market or offered globally. We reached out to Nissan for clarification, but they informed us that they cannot comment on future product plans.

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Limited details about the model are known, but considering that the 2024 GT-R was unveiled only 12 months ago with a suite of visual changes, including new front and rear fascias, we don’t expect to see many upgrades in the 2025 version. Perhaps there will be some slight aerodynamic tweaks or adjustments to the different trim levels, but it seems unlikely that Nissan will invest a significant sum of money to develop a thoroughly updated model only to discontinue it after producing 1,500 units

If the report from MagX proves to be accurate and 2025 does indeed mark the final year of the R35 GT-R, there may be some commemorative touches added to the sports model, such as special badges or decals. Mechanically, the regular variant will likely retain the same 3.8-liter twin-turbo V6 of the 2024 model with 565 hp and 467 lb-ft (632 Nm), figures that are boosted to 600 hp and 481 lb-ft (651 Nm) for the GT-R Nismo.

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When the GT-R was first launched, it sent shockwaves through the supercar world, much like the original Honda NSX did back in the day. It was among the most accelerative production vehicles on the planet, capable of outpacing nearly any other car on the circuit for a fraction of their price. Remember, when it was released in 2008, it cost an unbeatable $69,850. However, over the past 17 years, numerous lighter and more powerful supercars and hypercars have entered the market, comfortably outperforming the GT-R.

Irrespective of the rumored 2025MY send-off, it is almost certain that Nissan will introduce a replacement for the R35 in the near future. The exact form of that R36 model, however, is still up in the air. At the recent Japan Mobility Show 2023, Nissan provided some exaggerated hints at what the future could hold with the very GT-R-like Hyper Force concept, powered by electric motors capable of producing 1,341 hp (1,000 kW/1,360 PS).