After 18 Year Run, Nissan Bids Farewell To R35 GT-R As Final Vehicle Rolls Off The Production Line

After a tremendous 18 year run, Nissan bids farewell to R35 GT-R as the final vehicle rolls off the product line.

Destined for a customer in Japan, the final vehicle, a Premium edition T-Spec, finished in Midnight Purple paint.

It is powered by a powerful VR38DETT twin-turbo V6 engine and acclaimed ATTESA ET-S all-wheel-drive system.

But this isn’t a goodbye to GT-R (Gran Turismo–Racing) as the performance nameplate will reemerge in the future.

The final production Nissan R35 GT-R has rolled off the assembly line at the Japanese brand’s Tochigi plant in Tokyo, after a tremendous 18 year run and approximately 48,000 units produced and sold since its launch in 2007.

Destined for a customer in Japan, the final vehicle, a Premium edition T-Spec, finished in Midnight Purple paint and powered by a powerful VR38DETT twin-turbo V6 engine and acclaimed ATTESA ET-S all-wheel-drive system.

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While workers at Nissan’s Tochigi plant gathered to celebrate the extensive legacy of the R35, this isn’t goodbye to GT-R nameplate (Gran Turismo–Racing), according to Ivan Espinosa, President and CEO of Nissan.

“To the many fans of the GT-R worldwide, I want to tell you this isn’t a goodbye to the GT-R forever, it’s our goal for the GT-R nameplate to one day make a return,” CEO of Nissan noted.

Back in November 2013, a GT-R NISMO equipped with track options managed to record a blistering 7 minutes 8.679 seconds at the Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany – the R35’s best ever time at the hallowed circuit.

“We understand the expectations are high, the GT-R badge is not something that can be applied to just any vehicle… it is reserved for something truly special and the R35 set the bar high. So, all I can ask is for your patience. While we don’t have a precise plan finalized today, the GT-R will evolve and reemerge in the future,” Espinosa added.

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