Upgraded Nissan GT-R revealed

An upgraded 2022 Nissan GT-R line-up including two new T-spec limited-editions have been revealed in Japan.

Both have been confirmed for release in Japan and the US from October, but Nissan Australia is yet to announce local availability.

“We will confirm the details for Australia soon including launch timing and price. Stay tuned!” said Nissan Australia today.

In Japan, the MY22 Nissan GT-R Premium Edition T-spec and the GT-R Track Edition Engineered by NISMO T-spec will be limited to 100 units, with customers selected via ballot.

Both special-editions are fitted with exclusive carbon ceramic brakes, an exclusive engine cover, a carbon-fibre rear spoiler and an exclusive T-spec badge front and rear.

In North America, where the T-spec specials will slot above the Premium grade in the MY22 GT-R range, both models score wider front fenders from the previous Track Edition, gold-painted RAYS forged aluminium alloys, carbon ceramic brakes, brake air guides from the GT-R NISMO, a carbon-fibre rear spoiler, body-coloured door mirrors, black bonnet ducts and T-spec badging.

But the most noticeable change for the new T-spec variants in both markets (and likely Australia) will be two exclusive new purple paint colours – Millennium Jade and Midnight Purple.

Millennium Jade was previously offered for the Nurburgring-inspired R34 GT-R V-Spec II Nür – one of the rarest GT-Rs ever with just 718 produced and only 156 wearing the Millennium Jade colour.

Meantime, Nissan says the new Midnight Purple hue is a modern interpretation of the Midnight Purple III paint from the R34 V-Spec, which was limited to 132 units, and the 2014 Midnight Opal R35 GT-R special-edition that was limited to only 100 units worldwide (50 in the US).

Inside, T-spec models come with a special ‘Mori Green’ interior colour, premium semi-aniline leather-appointed seat trim with pearl suede accents, quilted Alcantara headlining and T-spec badging.

There are no mechanical upgrades under the bonnet, where Nissan’s epic hand-built 3.8-litre twin-turbo V6 continues to produce 419kW/632Nm (441kW/652Nm for NISMO variants).

Nor is there any change to the GT-R’s six-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission or its rear transaxle ATTESA E-TS all-wheel drive system.

In Japan, the MY22 GT-R has been released in Pure, Black, Premium and ‘Track Edition Engineered by NISMO’ grades, so an updated MY22 NISMO version is likely to follow soon.

If US and Japanese pricing is any guide, expect MY22 GT-R prices to increase over the current model, which in Australia ranges between $193,800 for the Premium variant and a cool $378K for the NISMO flagship.

There’s still no sign of the mooted 520kW-plus mild-hybrid swansong for the current R35 GT-R, which was first produced in December 2007, let alone an all-new, all-electric R36 successor.

Stand by for details of Australia’s MY22 GT-R line-up, which could include the NISMO model with Stealth Gray paint previously revealed in Japan.