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Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign production version shown, will cost over $1 million

The final design for a production Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign is done, and Nissan has officially opened the order books for the limited-run vehicle. Thankfully, the production version is just as stunning as the prototype because Nissan didn’t change much of anything.

This blue/gold color combination shown here is but an example of what a customer could special order for the 50th anniversary GT-R — you can have whatever you want. Interior colors and packages will be completely customizable as well. The base price for the GT-R50 is $1,126,799 converted from Euros — and that’s before you add any options. That number is over $100,000 more than the first estimate Nissan gave us back in July of this year. We don’t imagine that price increase will bother any of the über-rich who plan to buy one of these anyway.

Nissan didn’t specify any change in performance from what it revealed to us at its debut. The car is essentially a GT-R Nismo with all the bodywork done by Italdesign. The 3.8-liter V6 gets the larger turbos from Nissan’s GT3-class race car, beefier internals, more aggressive cams and larger intercoolers. All this allows it to make an extra 110 horsepower and 94 pound-feet of torque over your run-of-the-mill GT-R Nismo.

Stronger differentials and axles are fitted to better handle hard launches. Bigger six-piston Brembo brake calipers up front and four-piston clampers in the rear bring it all to a stop, while active Bilstein dampers soak up the bumps.

If you want to get your hands on one of these, it’s not going to be easy. There are only 50 set for world production, and we can be sure that a fair amount will end up in Asia and Europe. Now’s your chance to buy a Nissan for over $1 million.

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December 7, 2018 / Comments Off on Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign production version shown, will cost over $1 million
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Nissan GT-R50 By Italdesign

On its own, Nissan already does a fine job with its automotive designs. However, in order to celebrate its 50th anniversary, the Japanese carmaker decided to go a little overboard—but in a good way. Meanwhile, Italdesign, a design and engineering company based in Moncalieri, Italy, is likewise in its 50th year in existence. The two agreed to combine their respective prowess to give us the GT-R50.

We are always pumped to see bold new designs presented by automakers, but these often end up as a concept or one-off models only. Hence, we were delighted to know that Nissan and Italdesign will push this beauty into production. What makes it even more exciting is the fact that no one was expecting another version to follow the recently unveiled 2018 GT-R NISMO variant.

Whoever came up with the idea to throw the Japanese supercar into the skillful hands of some of Europe’s finest automotive designers deserves our praise. They managed to give the GT-R50 a refined appearance that still manages to retain its trademark aggressiveness. It’s coated in black with a splash of gold accents and masterfully given a mix of glossy and matte finishes.

Modifications did not just end with the frame and color scheme. Nissan obviously wants the GT-R50 to be in a class of its own—so Nismo worked its magic to enhance supercar’s 3.8-liter twin-turbo V6 engine. The upgrade pushes it past the standard model with 710 horsepower and 575 pound-feet of torque. Only 50 of these will be manufactured and estimated to cost over $1 million.

Nissan GT-R50 By Italdesign

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September 26, 2018 / Comments Off on Nissan GT-R50 By Italdesign
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Nissan and Italdesign will build 50 GT-R50s

We’ve got some good and bad news for Nissan GT-R fans. The good news is that stunning Nissan GT-R50 designed by Nissan and Italdesign won’t just be a fancy one-off concept. The companies are prepared to build 50 units of the sports car, provided it’s received well at its public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The bad news of course is that there will only be 50 examples of this amazing car.

It’s also going to be eye-wateringly expensive. While a top-rung 2018 Nissan GT-R Nismo starts at $177,185, the GT-R50 will cost an estimated 900,000 euros. At current exchange rates, that’s about $1,060,000. For some additional perspective, that’s more than a McLaren Senna, which comes in just under the $1,000,000 mark.

But this is a seriously exclusive GT-R that marks the important 50th anniversary of the model, and that of Italdesign. It also features radically different styling from a typical GT-R, and each one will be customized to the buyer’s taste. Not only that, but the forged internals, race car turbochargers, upgraded suspension and brakes all ensure this 710-horsepower GT-R is the best performing version of the car to come from Nissan directly. Well, at least the best performing one, so far.

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July 9, 2018 / Comments Off on Nissan and Italdesign will build 50 GT-R50s
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