The Nissan GT-R celebrates
its golden jubilee this year. To
mark the occasion, Nissan is releasing
a special 50th anniversary of what
is arguably Japan’s most celebrated
high-performance sports car. Unique
to the GT-R 50th Anniversary Edition
is its color. It’s available in Bayside
Blue - a legendary color that was
synonymous with the older R34 GT-R
and one that has been retired since- It doesn’t end there. The sports
wheels have matching blue accents
too, and the car features titanium
muffl ers that are - you guessed
it - heat-treated to a shade of blue
too. Finally, there are special 50th
Anniversary badges all over the car
to remind you that you are indeed
driving something special.
Though the current GT-R has been
in production since 2009, it still is
a seriously quick car. The 3.8-liter
V6 within produces 565hp but it
receives new turbos that improve
low-rpm response and reduce lag.
Performance is therefore formidable
even in comparison to today’s
supercars. 0 to 100km/h in under
three seconds and a top speed of
over 300km/h means you need to be
driving something seriously exotic to
outrun it. All in all, this sounds like a
tting tribute to a motoring icon.
Nissan GT-R 50th
Anniversary Edition
By Kenny Yeo50 years
of Godzilla
PICTURENISSAN30 HWM | JUNE 2019