The R35 Nissan GT-R is no more – almost

Nissan’s iconic supercar is soon to leave another market in its slow departure from global showrooms – ahead of an electric successor expected later this decade.

The 17-year-old ‘R35’ Nissan GT-R supercar is due to end production for US showrooms this October after a pair of special-edition models wearing iconic names and colours roll off the line.

It is not yet the end of the GT-R internationally, as reports out of Japan have previously claimed production for Nissan’s home market will continue until August 2025, with 2025 model-year vehicles to be the last.

The GT-R was axed in Australia nearly three years ago as it was not re-engineered in time to meet new side-impact crash safety regulations in effect from November 2021.

Any potential successor to the current R35-generation Nissan GT-R unveiled in 2007 – previewed by last year’s Hyper Force concept – is set to be electric, likely with next-generation solid-state battery technology.

MORE: “We will not do a half-baked GT-R” – Nissan exploring solid-state batteries for flagship sports car

Nissan USA said it is “hyperfocused on the future and the next era of exciting innovation in performance.”

Farewelling the GT-R in the US is a pair of special editions, the Skyline Edition – reviving the iconic name of the GT-R’s predecessor – and T-spec Takumi Edition.

Fewer than 200 examples of the special editions will be offered through select dealerships, though it’s unclear if the tally applies to one model, or both.

An earlier iteration of the US-market T-spec Takumi Edition was offered in Australia, and it adds Midnight Purple exterior, a Mori Green interior, a red engine badge, and a gold VIN plate under the bonnet.

MORE: This could be the last R35 Nissan GT-R (in Japan)

It also gains 20-inch Rays forged wheels from the GT-R Nismo, revised Nismo vehicle software tuning, wider front wheel arches, and carbon-ceramic Nismo brakes.

Meanwhile, the Skyline Edition is finished in Bayside Blue – an iconic colour reprised for the 50th Anniversary R35 GT-R of 2019, after it was phased out after the late 1990s ‘R34’ Skyline GT-R – with a Sora Blue interior.

The 3.8-litre twin-turbocharged ‘VR38DETT’ petrol V6 is unchanged in both cars, matched with a six-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission and all-wheel drive.

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