Since Nissan’s latest special edition GT-R is only
available to buyers in Japan, bringing the car to the 2019 Tokyo Auto Salon
makes perfect sense, especially since it was built in order to honor the
automaker’s business partnership with tennis star Naomi Osaka.
Osaka is currently acting as a brand ambassador for
Nissan, and actually gave her input on the three exterior color schemes for
this GT-R – Midnight Opal, Brilliant White and Meteor Flake. This special edition is limited
to just 50 examples, and we doubt that Nissan will have any trouble finding
sufficient suitors for it, especially with this spec (LED taillights, carbon
fiber rear wing, dual-tone leather interior and more).
The GT-R on display at the Makuhari Messe convention
center is wearing its Midnight Opal exterior to go with a black/cream leather
interior. It’s by no means a new look for the GT-R, but we suspect that was
never the goal here – Midnight Opal is actually a well established paintjob for
the Japanese supercar.
Looks aside, the GT-R remains one exceptionally fast
machine thanks to its twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter V6 unit, six-speed
dual-clutch gearbox and advanced AWD, which allow for 0-96 km/h sprint in well under 3 seconds. Also, it’s no wonder Nissan chose someone like
Osaka to tie into the GT-R’s image, as she is already a Grand Slam champion at
just 20 years of age.
