After 17 years, the current-generation Nissan GT-R finally rolls off into the sunset.
When Nissan finally overhauled the midsize Frontier pickup for the 2022 model year, the GT-R gained the status as the brand’s longest-running car — until now. As the world held its breath every year wondering if this was going to be the year Godzilla finally bowed out, it’s actually happened. With these two special editions, the T-Spec Takumi Edition and the Skyline Edition, the 2024 Nissan GT-R will indeed be the last year for the R35 generation.
The 2024 Nissan T-Spec Takumi Edition, shown in Midnight Purple here, is an homage to the craftspeople who assemble the GT-R’s 3.8-liter, twin-turbocharged VR38DETT engine. While the powertrain still manages 565 horsepower here, the Takumi brings special touches like a gold VIN plate in the engine bay, red-etched writing on the engine badge, Nismo carbon ceramic brakes, and gold-painted 20-inch RAYS forged wheels. You also get Nismo-specific tuning for the Vehicle Dynamic Control system and wider front fenders.
As for the 2024 Nissan GT-R Skyline Edition, you get a nod to the R34 GT-R with Bayside Blue paint, which Nissan revived in 2019 for the 50th anniversary model.
Pricing for the Skyline Edition starts at $132,985 including Nissan’s $1,895 destination fee. That’s about $10,000 more than the entry-level GT-R Premium on which it’s based, but you do get the snob appeal of that Skyline name. The T-Spec Takumi Edition kicks off at $152,985. Nissan says it will peg production at “fewer than 200 units”, saying both will represent a “rare and exclusive exit from the North American market.”
We still don’t have official confirmation of the R36 model or its performance just yet, but one thing is clear: With the R35’s nearly two-decade production, it will have some huge shoes to fill.
