2021 Nissan GT-R50 on the market, quantity 11 of 19

A 2021 Nissan GT-R50—quantity 11 of 19 produced—is on the market by Canadian dealership Legendary Motorcar Firm.

The GT-R50 is a coach-built particular collectively developed by Nissan and Italdesign to have fun the GT-R nameplate’s fiftieth anniversary. The preliminary idea model was unveiled in 2018, and confirmed for manufacturing later that yr with a $1.1 million price ticket.

You would possibly assume $1.1 million is so much to pay for a Nissan—even a GT-R—however the GT-R50 options distinctive bodywork formed by Italdesign. The coach builder truly approached Nissan in regards to the venture, and all GT-R50 our bodies had been handmade by Italdesign craftspeople. The automobile proven right here wears Liquid Silver Metallic paint—a roughly $25,000 choice, based on the advert.

Modifications to the usual GT-R physique had been fairly intensive. Italdesign lowered the roof 2.1 inches and redesigned the rear window so it flows farther towards the rear of the automobile. The entrance and rear ends are utterly completely different as properly. A few of the most noticeable variations are the 4 taillights that stand pleased with the bodywork and the massive rear wing—which is hydraulically actuated on the automobile up on the market.

The GT-R’s 3.8-liter twin-turbo V-6 was additionally tuned to provide 710 hp and 585 lb-ft of torque, or 110 hp and 104 lb-ft of torque greater than the donor GT-R Nismo the GT-R50 is predicated on. That additional output was achieved with turbochargers primarily based on those used on GT-R GT3 race vehicles, beefed up engine internals, bigger intercoolers, and new consumption and exhaust programs.

Nissan and Italdesign deliberate to make 50 vehicles in reference to the GT-R’s fiftieth anniversary, however the seller advert claims solely 19 had been produced. So the GT-R50 could also be even rarer than its creators meant.