Inevitability happened. Nissan offers Saonara bids fond of the beloved GT-R. After 18 years of production, R35 has reached the end of the assembly line. About 48,000 units were built since the first line of the TOCHGI factory line in 2007. The last example is the T-Spec version in midnight purple, heading to a customer in Japan.
Looking at half of the glass is full, this is just a temporary farewell. The CEO of Nissan and President Ivan Espinoza confirmed that Godzilla will rise again: “For many fans of GT-R all over the world, I would like to tell you that this is not a goodbye to GT-R forever, it is our goal in the GT-R board for one day.”
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However, his follow-up comment shows that the R36 does not arrive any time soon: “So, all I can offer is your chest. Although we do not have an accurate plan that has been completed today, the GT-R will develop and decrease in the future.”
Espinoza is not the first to be the first senior executives in April to express his commitment to return. Talk to Motor1 In April at the New York Motor Show, Bonns Bandicra, the chief product planner in Nissan, said, with confidence: “GT-R will undoubtedly return.” Likewise, Arnoud Sherbnthir, Vice President of the Product Marketing Strategy, told Auto Express Which – which “There are people working“On the caliph directly to R35.
Nissan has already shouted to the direction that R36 can take. Remember the Bunker The concept of excessive power? The highly dazzled holes in the 20023 exhibition in Japan in Tokyo led 1,341 horsepower, solid status batteries, and a top speed of 200 miles per hour. If the next GT-R will become completely electric or keep the combustion power of another generation still to be seen.
Currently, Nissan is facing greater challenges. The company is trying to recover from the extreme financial situation. Although Halo Supercar can help restore its destroyed image, a low -sized product will not fix the public budget. Cost reduction measures, which is why Nissan is preparing to close Seven factories And lower 20,000 jobs under the “Re -Nissan” plan. The company also plans to reduce the complexity of parts by 70 percent and unify the platforms from 13 to seven.
Looking at these conditions, it is difficult to imagine a very specialized product such as GT-R returning soon, although the Nissan driving has made it clear that the R36 is still part of the long-term agenda.
The GT-R35 was among the oldest Japanese cars that are still in production, although its long operation compared to Land Cruiser 70 series. Toyota has been building J70 since 1984, and after 41 years, the esteemed road in Japan, Australia and the Middle East is still sold.
