Twin-turbo 3.8L V6 – Hand-built by Nissan‘s elite "Takumi" master engine builders, the GT-R powerplant churns out 565-600 hp depending on trim. So what enables the Nissan GT-R to back up its imposing reputation with raw speed and handling decades after its introduction? Here are some of the key mechanical elements that make the GT-R one of the world‘s premier supercars year after year: Unmatched Performance Kitchen – Under the Hood As both a road car and racing icon, the Nissan GT-R enjoys universal appeal across continents that only seems to grow stronger with time. Impressively, over 160,000 GT-Rs have been sold worldwide since the R32 was introduced in 1989. *Still in production – sales are combine R35 models globally. The Nissan GT-R has endured across multiple generations since 1969: GT-R Generations By The Numbers: GT-R Generations and Sales No longer a "Skyline", but the one and only Nissan GT-R. This marked the GT-R‘s elevation from Nissan‘s luxury coupe stable into an elite high-performance brand of its own. Then in 2007, Nissan introduced the R35 generation GT-R as a stand-alone vehicle separate from the Skyline lineage. The 1989-1994 R32 GT-R era was particularly significant, as this "Godzilla" GT-R began humiliating established European sports cars like the BMW M3 in motorsport competitions. Over the next 40 years, successive Skyline GT-R generations earned a reputation for dominating on both track and street. The 1969 Skyline GT-R (KPGC10) introduced the GT-R legend.
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"We named it ‘GT-R‘ to identify it as a Gran Turismo racer that people could enjoy driving freely on any kind of road, or – as the first two letters suggest – as a ‘Grand Touring‘ car equally suited to long-distance driving." The GT-R legend begins in 1969 with the launch of the first Nissan Skyline GT-R (PGC10) exclusively in the Japanese market. Origins: From Skyline GT-R to Standalone Supercar But what exactly does GTR mean when it comes to defining this automotive icon? Let‘s take a comprehensive look at the GT-R‘s illustrious 50+ year history of dominating tracks and streets worldwide. The GTR abbreviation stands for Gran Turismo Racing, originating from Nissan‘s famous Skyline GT-R model.