Nissan confirmed the announced the production design of the Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign and has opened orders for only 50 of the limited edition cars.
The exteriors of the car remain virtually unchanged from the prototype, which was first shown at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England, in July this year.
From the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England to Nissan Crossing in Tokyo, Japan, here are some highlights from the GT-R50 by Italdesigns international tour. #OMGTR50 pic.twitter.com/F3AkYJv8Ii
— Nissan (@Nissan) December 7, 2018
Nissan collaborated with the Italy-based Italdesign to create the prototype, based on the latest Nissan GT-R NISMO, to celebrate the 50 years of both GT-R in 2019 and Italdesign in 2018.
The prototype vehicle was given a special gray with gold accent finish, but the customers will be able to customize the colour combinations for the production version. They will also will be able to choose the interior colours and packages.
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“The reaction from Nissan fans around the world – and potential customers of the GT-R50 – has greatly exceeded our expectations. These 50 cars, which celebrate 50 years of the GT-R as well as 50 years of Italdesign, will be rolling tributes to Nissan’s engineering leadership and rich sports car heritage for a long time to come.”, said Bob Laishley, global sports car program director at Nissan.
The deliveries of the car will begin in 2019 and will continue through 2020. The 710bhp GT-R by Italdesign will start carry an approximate initial price tag of a fat Rs 8 crore.