Earlier this week reports out of Japan pointed to 2025 being the final model year for the R35-generation Nissan GT-R, which was first unveiled in 2007, and now Nissan has unveiled the 2025 model year GT-R in Japan. Details are slim and changes seem to be few, but it’s great to see the GT-R soldier on for at least one more year.
In Japan there 8 different trim levels available. The Pure Edition, the Black Edition, the Premium Edition and the Track Edition are all the “standard” GT-R, and both the Premium and Track models are offered in T-Spec form. Then there is the Nismo and the Nismo Special Edition, though Nissan hasn’t said what makes the latter one special.
The Premium T-Spec and Track Edition models get a number of upgrades from the Nismo. There’s a new crankshaft, new connecting rods and high precision weight-balancing piston rings, which Nissan says provides “snappier revs and faster turbo spooling.” Those two models also get aluminum takumi certification plates and gold model number plaques in the engine bay.
Nissan just gave the R35 a facelift last year, so the 2025 model doesn’t get any styling changes. I’ve always liked how the R35 looks, and I think this latest iteration is the best one since the original, especially the R34-esque front grille treatment. Premium models get a new Blue Heaven interior color that looks phenomenal, and the T-Spec cars can still be had in the throwback Midnight Purple and Millennium Jade colors and with dark Mori Green leather.
A Nissan representative couldn’t yet confirm to Jalopnik whether these changes will come to the U.S. or if there will be a 2025 model year GT-R here at all. Nissan’s Japanese press release does say that production will be limited and not all orders will be accepted, which gives credence to the end-of-production rumors. It would be a shame to see the GT-R get discontinued now, just a couple years away from hitting the milestone of 20 years of production. But with Nissan allegedly, finally working on a fully electric successor inspired by the recent Hyper Force concept, at least the GT-R won’t just fade out of existence.
