Nissan parts ways with R35 GT-R

After 18 years, Nissan ends R35 GT-R production; the final Midnight Purple Premium T-Spec rolls off the Tochigi plant line in Japan. Image Credits: Nissan

Total units produced

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Powertrain

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Performance evolution over time

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R35 GT-R will have a successor

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To know more

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