We haven’t heard much about the Nissan GT-R 50 by Italdesign since the first production model was unveiled in May, but, apparently, that’s about to change. In a couple of cryptic tweets, Nissan and Italdesign hinted something is in the works as they released pictures of a black and white model emblazoned with “Test Car” badging.
While that’s interesting by itself,
Italdesign said: “The Nissan GT-R 50 by Italdesign test car is ready to take
off. Just after the final test it’s heading to the airport for its first
intercontinental trip to Tokyo. Fancy to know what’s going to happen? Stay
tuned.”
Nissan released tweeted that “ship has
left and the test car is coming to Japan early next year.” The company also
added “stay tuned” and this seems to suggest they have something up their
sleeves. What that is, though, remains a mystery. As a refresher, the model was
created to celebrate the 50th anniversaries of Italdesign and the GT-R in 2018
and 2019, respectively. Production will be limited to 50 units and the first
cars are slated to be delivered “between the end of this year and early 2021.”
Besides the unique styling, the special
GT-R features a twin-turbo 3.8-liter V6 that’s been tuned to deliver 710 hp and 780 Nm of torque. That’s quite a bit more
than the 600 hp GT-R Nismo, but the extra power, along with everything else,
comes at a cost as pricing starts at € 990,000 (US$ 1.2 million / £ 898,821) before
taxes and options.
