The imposing Nissan GT-R still exists and will be subtly adjusted this year. The 2022 edition is mainly distinguished for some externalities, although the role of the model at McDonald’s Japanese branches may also be there.
The Nissan GT-R has been around since 2007 and has been updated annually since then. More power was regularly required, but in many years it will also remain with some externalities. That is again the case, as it appears now that Nissan has presented the model year 2022 GT-R Nismo in Japan.
100 grams lighter
Indeed, Nissan is only presenting the Nismo for the time being. It is not known whether that means that the ‘regular’ version will disappear permanently. It is clear that the GT-R Nismo still delivers 600 hp from a 3.8-liter twin-turbo V6. The news includes the Stealth Gray exterior color of the photos above. There is also – at least in Japan – a Special Edition, which distinguishes itself with a carbon bonnet that is only covered in a transparent layer of paint. That looks nice ‘Need for Speed’ and saves, according to Nissan, 100 grams of weight. Also new are the red accents around the 20-inch wheels.
News that applies to all versions is the fact that Nissan is mounting its new logo on the GT-R. For the top athlete, the logo on the electric Ariya launched can only be found on the hub caps and rear, as the nose and steering wheel bear a GT-R logo.
McDonald’s
In Japan there is another GT-R news, especially for children. At McDonald’s Japanese branches, a miniature model of the latest GT-R is hidden in the local equivalent of the Happy Meal. That seems like a smart move, because in this way the children can already share in the magic of this Japanese supercoupe.
Still fast
The Nissan GT-R is not only special for what it is, but also because it is there. After all, there are not many home, garden and kitchen brands with a serious sports enthusiast. At its introduction, it was a car that made it easy to drive supercars that cost twice or three times as much. With the introduction of countless super-fast supercars and EVs in the fourteen years since its introduction, you would expect that to be different by now. That turns out to be better than expected, because with a 0-100 time of less than 3 seconds, the GT-R is still fully on board with the fastest.
Truly a very impressive thing, such a GT-R. At the same time, it is also a car with an almost untenable position in the Netherlands, because even a non-Nismo copy now costs about 180 grand. Anyone who manages to find one somewhere for a reasonable amount, however, still buys a very special car with it.