Nissan
GT-R 50th Anniversary Edition has been launched in the United Kingdom with a
£ 92,995 price tag. This version is limited to 50
units in Europe, including the 18 RHD examples destined for Britain, where
customer deliveries will commence at the end of next month.
Making a return for the limited edition supercar is
the Bayside (Wangan) Blue paint job that was last seen on the GT-R R34 and is
complemented by the blue accents on the new 20-inch alloy wheels and contrasted
by the white racing stripes. All versions of the GT-R 50th Anniversary Edition
aimed for Europe will be finished in this shade.
Opening the door reveals a typical GT-R cabin,
albeit with a few visual changes. The model builds on the Prestige trim level
and gets grey leatheron the seats, steering wheel and gearshift lever,. seat
embossing, an Alcantara headliner with unique stitching and Alcantara-wrapped
sun visors.
The oily bits are unchanged, which means that power
comes from a 3.8-liter, twin-turbo V6 that makes 565 PS and
633 Nm of torque. Offered alongside the special edition GT-R is the
370Z 50th Anniversary Edition. Only 22 cars will be available in the United
Kingdom, where the first units have already been shipped last month.
Pricing
starts at £ 38,995 for the model that wears a retro color
scheme and comes with a few updates inside. The 3.7-liter V6 develops 332 PS and 366 Nm of torque and is hooked up to a
standard six-speed manual or, optionally, a seven-speed automatic transmission.
