Nissan President and CEO Ivan Espinosa told The Drive in Yokohama that the company is already working on a new GT‑R and that he can green‑light a successor to the R35, saying it “will come with credibility and with the credentials that it has always had.”
Ponz Pandikuthira, Nissan North America senior vice president and chief planning officer, told The Drive at the 2026 New York International Auto Show he expects concrete announcements by 2028 and elaborated in Yokohama that the timeline depends on potential administration changes and emissions trajectories. Pandikuthira added that much of the engineering work must start before 2028.
Pandikuthira confirmed the next GT‑R will be a hybrid likely retaining the R35’s VR38 block to keep six cylinders while featuring a mostly new powertrain and an all‑new chassis. Espinosa said the project highlights what Eiichi Akashi’s team can do; Nissan retired the R35 GT‑R in August 2025.
This summary is based on coverage by The Drive.
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