Godzilla will be back, promises Nissan as a new GT-R is on the card
The new Nissan GR-R is on the card and it claims to come reinventing the notion of a sportscar.
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Nissan GT-R may not be currently in business, but that doesn't diminish the consumer attention towards this car. And keeping that in mind, Nissan is working on a new GT-R. The Japanese car manufacturer that has been sailing through troubled waters has confirmed that a new GT-R is in development.
Nissan GT-R, which is popularly known as Godzilla as one of the insanely powerful sportscar is gearing up for a return. Auto Express has quoted Nissan's VP of Product Marketing Strategy, Arnaud Charpentier, saying that the GT-R will be back, without a doubt. This comment comes at a time when Nissan is undertaking a massive cost-cutting agenda after losing billions in recent years due to sales slumping short of investments.
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While the car manufacturer's new product strategy centres on the usual body styles like SUVs and crossovers, owing to the high demand for such models, the next-generation GT-R is also in development. 'There are people working on this. When, how, honestly, this we don't know. But today, we don't just need to make a sports car, but to do one with a powertrain that we foresee [working] in the coming years. If it is electric or electrified, it needs to remain a sports car. [But] if you end up with the same performance as an EV SUV, this is an issue," Charpentier said.
He also said that upon arrival, the new Nissa GT-R will reinvent the notion of a sports car. It's been about a year and a half since the company hinted that the next GT-R might come as a fully electric car. The Hyper Force concept, an ultra-angular supercar promising about 1,341 bhp peak power, was described as a tangible dream to achieve by the end of the decade. Also, it previewed what the new Nissan GT-R may look like.
While Nissan is still enthusiastic about a new GT-R, there are a host of challenges ahead of this project as well. The struggling Japanese carmaker has bigger priorities and is unlikely to favour a GT-R soon at the expense of a high-volume SUV. Surely, a new supercar would boost Nissan's image and draw more people into the showrooms, but in reality, the OEM may be more inclined to play it safe with volume-driven vehicles like SUVs and crossovers.
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First Published Date: 25 May 2025, 13:29 PM IST
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