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All-electric Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 coming soon

At the 2025 Tokyo Motor Show (January 10-12), Nissan will unveil an all-electric version of its sports car, the Skyline GT-R R32. The project began last year and the idea was born from the desire of an engineer who wanted to make the car attractive to new generations.

Nissan has not yet released information about the car, but some assume that Nissan could also present all-electric versions of the successors of the GT-R R32.

According to information previously revealed by the Japanese company, the next generation of the GT-R (R36) could be all-electric, and the final configuration is still being considered. The manufacturer presented the Hyper Force EV concept at the 2023 Tokyo Motor Show, and although it was not presented as a GT-R, its design clearly pointed to the evolution of the current GT-R R35.

Nissan has started offering special versions of the GT-R R35, which clearly indicates that this model has come to an end. However, it is still unknown when its successor, the GT-R R36, will debut.

Source: Nissan

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The world’s fastest Nissan Z

Two years ago, Nissan unveiled the seventh generation of its Z-car line of sports cars, the Nissan Z. It’s not a race car, but Emelia Hartford and a team of experts prepared the car for a 1/4 mile test to determine whether this Nissan Z was the fastest or slowest in the world.

After a series of technical changes to make the car stable on the track, they installed a twin-turbo 3.8-L DOHC V6 engine with 2,000 hp (1,491 kW) in the Nissan Z. Nissan executives and Motortrend were present to document the test, and the car was tested at the Famoso Dragstrip, home to the annual March Meet, also known as the U.S. Fuel and Gas Championships.

After the car was warmed up, they began testing. The first two runs were trial runs to get the car tuned to its maximum and achieve the desired goal. They took a slow-mo video of the car launching and see that the car is actually pulling left without the wheel pulling left. After that, the car went out on the track again and achieved a time of 8.5 seconds, which was already a new record. But that was not enough, because they wanted more.

On her last outing on the track, Emelia achieved a time of 7.75 seconds with a top speed of 291.2 km/h. This meant that this Nissan Z was the fastest Z model in the world.

Source: Emelia Hartford via YouTube

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Nissan is in trouble

Nissan is just one of many carmakers going through tough times, with layoffs and production cuts inevitable. However, new data suggests the situation is worse than ever, with the company even facing total collapse.

Nissan plans to cut production capacity by 20 percent, cutting more than 9,000 jobs, and reduce its stake in Mitsubishi to around 24 percent. Also, Renault has already reduced its share in the Japanese company to below 40 percent, which further complicated the already difficult financial situation. How difficult the situation is, the statement of one of the sources for the Financial Times shows: “We have 12 or 14 months to survive.”

Nissan is in an intensive search for a new investor who could be the company’s salvation, and some are already predicting that it could be Honda, with which the Japanese manufacturer has signed a cooperation agreement on the development of electric vehicles. It is expected that Honda could buy Renault’s stake in Nissan.

Nissan management believes that operating income will be around 905 million euros by March, which is three times less than the initial estimate.

Source: Financial Times