Nissan has teased a restomod prototype of the long-lasting Skyline GT-R R32 sports activities automotive with an all-electric powertrain.
The Japanese carmaker posted a brief, 20-second video on Twitter of a daily, combustion-powered Skyline GT-R R32 beginning up. Nissan additionally created a touchdown web page on its Japanese web site for the Skyline GT-R R32 EV prototype.
“I need to construct a extra thrilling automotive by including the most recent electrification expertise that I’m concerned with to my favorite automotive,” mentioned an undisclosed engineer when translated from Japanese to English.
This engineer apparently joined Nissan as a result of he admired the GT-R.
At this stage it’s unclear what electrical powertrain setup this Skyline GT-R R32 makes use of, nor what the outputs can be.
The enduring combustion-powered mannequin is powered by a 2.6-litre twin-turbo RB26DETT inline-six engine producing a claimed 206kW of energy and 353Nm of torque, although the precise outputs have been a lot increased.
This was mated to a five-speed guide transmission with drive despatched by means of an all-wheel drive system.
The Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 was launched in 1989 and was in manufacturing till 1994. A complete of 100 examples got here to Australia in 1991 and have been priced at $110,000 every.
This automotive got here to be generally known as ‘Godzilla’ attributable to its overwhelming success within the motorsport realm, particularly in Australia the place it achieved back-to-back Bathurst 1000 wins in 1991 and 1992.
Quick ahead to 2023, Nissan not too long ago revised its Ambition 2030 long-term imaginative and prescient with extra electrified autos deliberate.
The Japanese carmaker now plans to announce 27 new electrified fashions – comprising 19 new electrical autos (EVs) and eight new hybrid fashions – throughout the Nissan and Infiniti manufacturers by fiscal 12 months 2030.
Certainly one of these new electrified fashions could possibly be a brand new GT-R that’s powered by a hybrid or all-electric powertrain.
NISMO CEO Takao Katagiri not too long ago informed Autocar the corporate is engaged on a “very thrilling mannequin” that can be offered in Japan, the US, the UK, and Europe.
The brand new automotive will probably be the next-generation GT-R, or on the very least, the GT-R’s non secular successor.
Katagiri-san hinted the car can be launched this decade, and mentioned will probably be out there with a “mixture” of hybrid and EV drivetrains.
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