The Nissan GT-R, a well-known classic sports car, has excellent performance that makes European car companies feel intimidated and helpless, and it is easy to win the championship in major events. It is for this reason that the Nissan GT-R was given the title of "Toei God of War" by fans.
The first generation of the Nissan GT-R was released in 1969, when it was equipped with a 2.0L inline six-cylinder engine code-named S20, with a maximum power of 160 horsepower and a peak torque of 177 Nm, using a front-facing rear-drive layout that could complete a 400-meter linear acceleration in 16.1 seconds, equivalent to today's hybrid version of the Accord.s. Although it is now weak, it was already comparable to the supercars produced by European manufacturers at that time, and set a record of 50 unbeaten games.
With the first-generation model gaining recognition in the market, four years later, Nissan introduced the second-generation Nissan GT-R, eliminating the four-door version of the model and adopting the popular hatchback sports car styling. In terms of power, it continues to be equipped with the S20 engine, and all aspects of the parameters are the same as those of the previous model. Unfortunately, during the Middle East oil crisis, the high-fuel-consuming sports car became a nightmare for people at the time, and it was only four months after it was launched and less than 200 units were sold.
In 1989, Nissan launched the third generation of gt-R, which also had a well-known name - R32, nicknamed Godzilla. The R32 is also the initial understanding of domestic consumers for GT-R, derived from the car of Yu Wenle in the movie "Head Text D".
This generation of GT-R is equipped with a 2.6-liter inline six-cylinder turbocharged engine code-named RB26DETT, which is limited by the "Gentleman's Agreement" of Japanese manufacturers at that time, and the maximum power is only 280 horsepower, but after later modifications, the horsepower easily reached 1,000 horses. In addition, it is equipped with an electronically controlled four-wheel drive system with distributable torque, and the acceleration time of 100 kilometers is only 4.7 seconds, which is equivalent to today's Audi S4, and the Porsche 911 (chassis code 964) of the same period is not its opponent at all. It was also from this generation that the title of GT-R God of War was established.
Six years later, Nissan launched the fourth generation GT-R (R33), but this generation of models is a failure in the GT-R series, and it actually uses the chassis of Nissan's "Duke King", although the comfort has been greatly improved, but it is not so pure, so that many fans do not like this generation of GT-R, or even say that they do not know.
After the failure of the fourth generation, Nissan realized that strong power and excellent handling were what consumers needed, so in 1999 it launched the fifth generation Nissan GT-R (R34), the most muscular model, which not only opened up the US market, but also the favorite generation of Chinese consumers.
It is worth mentioning that this generation of GT-R is also the favorite generation of the famous Hollywood actor Paul Walker, in "Fast and Furious 2", its car is R34, which has an enlightening effect on many fans. From this film onwards, North America also became the largest market for GT-R.
Due to the great success of the fifth generation model in the market, it was not until eight years later that the sixth generation model, code-named R35, was launched, and from the first generation model, the Nissan GT-R was officially introduced into the domestic market for sale, and it is also the most common generation GT-R in The country so far.
In addition, this generation of R35 abandons the RB26DETT engine used since the R32 era, using a new VQ38DETT engine, without the constraints of the "Gentleman's Agreement", the maximum power of the previous version reached 486 horsepower, and after improvement and upgrading, today's GT-R50 has reached 720 horsepower, and the original 100 km acceleration time has entered 3 seconds.
After the R35, Nissan never replaced it, and during the period, it was updated and upgraded based on this generation of models, and special models were constantly introduced. However, due to domestic emission regulations, it has not been introduced into China since the 2017 GT-R.
In overseas markets, it is not expected to survive for long, according to foreign media reports, Nissan will stop producing GT-R sports cars in European markets including the United Kingdom by the end of March. This is because the UK will implement a new vehicle noise regulation limit from July 1, 2022, and nissan GT-R will not be able to pass this noise regulation, and will be forced to stop production and sale.
It is understood that the Nissan GT-R entered the European market in 2009 and set a new standard with its excellent performance and relatively close price, which is favored in the European market. It is worth mentioning that it is only priced at 54,495 pounds (about 455,800 yuan) in the UK market, while the domestic starting price is 1.48 million yuan.
With the Nissan GT-R discontinued in various places, it can also be regarded as the end of an era, in the face of the changing times, the rapid development of the automobile industry, as well as changes in market demand and the issuance of various new policies, even the best cars have a time to end. Although the new Nissan GT-R cannot be bought in China, but it is very many used cars, such as the 2010 model of less than 500,000 can be bought, fans with feelings and faith can still consider it.