Nissan is taking the GT-R supercar off the European market. The last units will be built at the end of the month and will be delivered to the customer in June. Nissan cites the future noise emission regulations and declining customer demand as the reason for the end. In other parts of the world, the all-wheel drive vehicle with up to 600 hp remains in the range.
The coupé, also known respectfully as “Godzilla”, celebrated its premiere in 2007. Since then, Nissan has carefully kept the 2+2 seater up to date. It was and is significantly cheaper than comparable super sports cars (even if the NoVA has always hit the ground running in Austria), but was still able to convince with strong driving performance and a dynamic character. Because of this, and because of its prominent appearance in many video games, the GT-R still counts one of the most important image bearers of the brand. In Germany, however, this was no longer reflected in sales figures: while more than 200 units were sold per year at the best of times, only a double-digit number of customers ordered the most powerful Nissan. In Austria there were never more than 20 per year, in 2021 only two. At the moment it can still be ordered in Austria, from 152,363 euros with a 570 hp BiTurbo V6 engine. In our last test in 2016, it was an even more occasional occasion at 124,750 euros (incl. 32 percent NoVA), after all it is an athlete with a speed of well over 300 km/h. How the Nissan GT-R will continue, now , since Nissan has committed itself to electromobility, is not yet certain. If it gets a successor, then it will be electrically powered.
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