Nissan will produce its GT-R model in Japan until 2025 after ceasing sales in Europe, but it would “live” much longer if company bosses were to ask.
“It’s still on sale, it’s been on sale for 17 years and we’d love to make it for another 17 years, but the laws are giving us problems,” Nissan product chief Pierre Loing said of the GT-R, which is marketed as the R35. generation.
After Godzilla finally goes down in history, the question is whether something else will fill the void.
“Of course, I would like to have something that will fill the gap, but if you look at the history of the GT-R model, you can see that we have had these gaps before. We showed the GT-R concept in 2001, then in 2002 we ended the production of the model The R34 Skyline GT-R, and the R35 didn’t arrive until 2007. The period between the Kenmeri Skyline GT-R from 1975 and the start of the R32 generation was even longer in production. We need breaks because we’re entering an electrified world. There’s a lot of debate about what the GT-R is in the electrification era, we’re in the middle of those debates.” Top Gear.
More precisely, it is discussed whether the GT-R will have a hybrid or fully electric drive, as well as the role it will play. The question is whether it will be an all-out assault on performance or will serve as a guide for other future models as Nissan moves towards an all-electric future in Europe.
“Every step is an advance on what we can do with lithium-ion batteries right now. We’re close to having a prototype solid-state battery by spring 2025. We’ll have a prototype car two years later that uses real batteries. Eventually, by We want to have a car for sale in 2028, probably in small quantities to start with, and everything is going according to plan .Vehicles with a capacity of 150 or 200 kWh are pointless because of the weight, cost, large rims, tires and brakes they need. Solid-state helps us break that cycle,” Loing concluded.
Source: Klix.ba / Topgear.com
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