It’s been nearly two years since Nissan and Italdesign introduced the GT-R50, but the companies are finally ready to show the first production model.
They aren’t saying much about the car, but Italdesign took to Twitter earlier today to tweet out an image of the GT-R50 and say “No need to explain.”
The model will be introduced on March 3rd and deliveries will begin later this year. Production will limited to 50 units and, back in December, Nissan said a “limited number of reservations” were still available.
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No need to explain. See you at the @GimsSwiss 5-15 March. Press Conference: March 3rd, 8:15am. #GIMS2020 pic.twitter.com/3XrlbUFJQK
— Italdesign (@italdesign) February 18, 2020
It remains unclear if the GT-R50 has sold out since then, but the model starts at €990,000 ($1,069,250 / £822,615) before taxes and options. That’s a significant premium over the 2020 GT-R which begins at $113,540 in the United States and tops out at $210,740 for the NISMO variant.
Of course, the GT-R50 is a lot more special as it features unique styling inside and out. It’s also notable as model was created to celebrate the 50th anniversaries of the GT-R in 2019 and Italdesign in 2018.
Given the bespoke nature of the car, customers can fine tune the model to match their tastes. Nissan hasn’t go into specifics, but has previously said “customers will be able to specify their preferred color combinations” as well as “choose interior colors and packages.”
The unique touches don’t end with the styling as the GT-R50 has a NISMO-tuned twin-turbo 3.8-liter V6 engine that produces 710 hp (530 kW / 720 PS). That’s a significant improvement over the GT-R Nismo which is rated at 600 hp (447 kW / 608 PS) and 481 lb-ft (651 Nm) of torque.
We’ll likely find out more about the car next month but, in the meantime, the companies have previously said all deliveries should occur by the end of 2021.
