Nissan confirms new GT‑R
Nissan’s CEO Ivan Espinosa said a new GT‑R is already in development and hinted the company plans to keep building sports cars alongside its broader lineup. (motor1.com) He made the remarks amid New York Auto Show coverage that paused on practical product plans as much as concept theatrics. (carbuzz.com)
Nissan says a new GT-R is already in development, ending months of public uncertainty after the R35 left production in 2025. (motor1.com) Chief executive officer Ivan Espinosa told Motor1 that the company is “already working” on the next GT-R and said Nissan also wants more sports cars in its lineup. Espinosa became Nissan’s president and chief executive officer in April 2025. (motor1.com) (nissan-global.com) Espinosa gave a similar message to The Drive, saying the next GT-R will arrive with the “credentials” the badge has always carried. He did not give a launch date, powertrain, or production timetable. (thedrive.com) (motor1.com) The timing lands in the middle of a reset at Nissan. Espinosa took over after a sales slide and launched a recovery plan the company calls Re:Nissan, while the 2026 New York International Auto Show spotlighted bread-and-butter products as much as concepts. (semafor.com) (nissan-global.com) (carbuzz.com) Nissan’s own 2024 calendar-year report said global sales fell 0.8% to 3,348,687 vehicles. Semafor reported the company sold 3.2 million vehicles last year, down sharply from a 5.8 million peak in 2018. (global.nissannews.com) (semafor.com) That makes the GT-R more than a niche coupe inside Nissan’s lineup. It is one of the company’s halo cars, the kind of low-volume model used to advertise engineering ambition while crossovers and sedans pay most of the bills. (motor1.com) (thedrive.com) The outgoing R35 GT-R ran for 18 years, starting in 2007 and ending at Nissan’s Tochigi plant in August 2025. Reports from the production finale said about 48,000 were built over that run. (goauto.com.au) (paultan.org) Nissan has been hinting at the shape of a successor for more than two years. The Hyper Force concept shown in October 2023 was an all-electric performance car with a claimed 1,000 kilowatts and a solid-state battery, and Nissan described it as a vision for driving pleasure with high environmental performance. (nissan-global.com) Motor1 reported the next GT-R will likely use some form of electrification, but Espinosa has not committed publicly to a battery-electric or hybrid setup. For now, Nissan has confirmed the badge survives and the engineering work has started. (motor1.com)
