The current R35 Nissan GT-R may be reaching its eighth year on the market, but a string of methodical technical and aesthetic updates over the years have kept the Godzilla relatively fresh. And it appears a more thorough revamp is still on the cards, judging by these spyshots of a facelifted model being tested in the United States.
Despite the heavy camouflage, a number of changes are apparent, including a more shapely front bumper, new Y-spoke alloy wheels and a more angular rear diffuser section. The adaptive LED headlights with LED positioning lights and the redesigned LED round tail lights seen here were introduced in a previous 2014 model year update.
Of course, updates to the GT-R tend to be on the under-the-skin variety, so the visual tweaks probably barely scratch the surface – although it has to be said that this would be the first proper revision to the car’s looks since the first facelift in 2011.
However, Nissan has hinted at making the current GT-R a more premium, sophisticated and cosseting sports car to live with, now that its considerable performance credibility – culminating in the sensational GT-R Nismo – is beyond reproach.
Programme manager Hiroshi Tamura told Top Gear UK that he still wants “to hit some of the other objectives first” regarding the R35 – specifically in terms of adding creature comforts, including a premium leather interior and high-end sound system – before moving on to developing a successor.
“I want to make the GT-R more premiere. Not just fancy, but real premium. Quality,” he said. “Handling quality, ride and comfort quality, NVH quality, some high quality in the body construction. We still have big opportunities here.”
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Can see the bright colored plush leather there. Looks more premium. Wanna beat Bentley Continental GT perhaps?
Can see bright colored plush leather seats there. Look awesomely luxury too. Wanna beat the Bentley Continental GT perhaps?
Mana itu orang kata surat kahbar lama?
Lol even GTR got old newspaper all over
His user name is Jobless, maybe now change already
Becum Useless
When it come more premium, meaning more expensive… one day will same price as Ferrari ,
Nissan still a Nissan….
exactly what i had in mind. it’s a nissan after all albeit a very fast one.
well, this one is iconic and a legend in motorsport arena
when 1st come out, it come out strong beating other supercar by priced 5-10times cheaper.
beat that.
Already fast, agile, near-perfect weight distribution but at 1730 kg is still too heavy lol. I was quite dissapointed when the mighty GTR Nismo was beaten by that blue 911 Turbo in WGDR 4! I hope that weight reduction will be included in your “some of the other objectives first” Tamura-san!
Somebody said is newspaper stick on it
Children say such things
I know who said so that newspaper stick on car already, is Jobless said so
what ever it is, the old version or this new facelift…i still cant afford to pay the annual roadtax tho i did #3jobs perday…huhuuuu
To save development costs ,
the next GT-R might just have a reviesed version of the same engine ,
but maybe enhanced with hybridization
the front wheels might be solely driven by electric motors, hence reducing the need for another propshaft running back from the gearbox to the front …
the engine then might be put lower and further back into the center of gravity…
this will give it a longer bonnet and sleeker look
might lose boot space and rear seats to accomodate the battery tho…
or the GT-R might go mid engined altogether like the NSX