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Used Nissan GT-R review

A full used buyer's guide on the Nissan GT-R covering the GT-R (2007-date)

29 Oct 2018

Nissan made changes to the GT-R most years, so the newer the car, the faster and more adult it is. But you won't feel short-changed by the original 473bhp model, with its stellar performance (193mph, 0-62mph in iii.8 seconds). Many of these cars have been driven on track and/or tuned to equally much as 800bhp, but if maintained properly reliability is rarely an outcome. Road tax, tyres, fuel, insurance and maintenance can exist plush, simply when you lot await at what yous're getting for your coin, the Nissan however represents something of a bargain.

Side by side twelvemonth will marking half a century since the launch of the Skyline GT-R, which Nissan introduced in 1969 with a 2.0-litre straight-six engine powering the rear wheels. By the time the third-generation model appeared in 1989, the R32 GT-R featured a ii.six-litre twin-turbo engine and iv-wheel drive – a formula that continued with the side by side 2 generations (R33 and R34).

These seminal supercars blended huge performance with straightforward tuning and impressive reliability – all of which came as standard with the R35 GT-R (no longer a Skyline) that made its debut in 2007 and reached the UK two years later. The primeval GT-Rs are now a decade old and worth £35,000, but should you buy i?

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History

Club books opened in April 2008, merely the first GT-Rs weren't delivered until March 2009, past which signal the ability had increased from 473bhp to 478bhp.

At the end of 2009 the infotainment was improved, while the transmission software and the pause were recalibrated. For 2011 the power was upped to 523bhp and the gearbox software tweaked farther; 2012 model-year cars got even more than ability (now 542bhp), and a Track Pack edition arrived with no rear seats, retuned break and beefed-upwards brakes.

In 2014 LED headlights became standard and a 592bhp GT-R Nismo hit UK dealers, and so in 2017 the regular GT-R's power was increased to 562bhp.

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Which one should I purchase?

Early cars came in standard, Premium (Bose sound system, motorcar headlights) and Black Edition (blackness paint, grey alloys, red and blackness leather) specs.

The Recaro edition from 2012 brought improved sports seats; for 2015 there was a Prestige trim with 'touring' seats.

For 2017 the entry-level GT-R was called the Pure; higher up this were the Recaro and Prestige. The GT-R Nismo is astonishingly capable, only it makes niggling sense when the regular car is so good.

Standard equipment has inverse over the years, only even the earliest cars take xenon lights, sat-nav, dual-zone climate control, leather and tyre pressure monitoring. All GT-Rs characteristic a half dozen-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.

Alternatives to the Nissan GT-R

THE 997-generation Porsche 911 Turbo offers similar levels of performance, build quality and usability to the GT-R, and information technology as well comes with iv-bicycle bulldoze to assist become the power downwardly. In that location's a selection of manual or auto boxes and a convertible if you fancy information technology also. All of these things are similarly true of the V8-powered Audi R8, which dissimilar the Porsche and Nissan has two seats only.

On newspaper the GT-R is up confronting the Vauxhall Monaro VXR with its 6.0-litre V8, simply this feels rather unsophisticated next to the Nissan. You could also consider a BMW M5, Audi RS half-dozen or Mercedes-AMG E 63 which are all great to drive, very quick and beautifully built.

What to look for

Gearstick

Gear choice issues are common on pre-2011 cars. Post-2013 examples are better.

Leaks

Look for leaking dampers on early GT-Rs. Cracks around the restriction discs' drilled holes betoken to rails employ.

Pumps

ABS pumps fail, given away by a alert light. New ones cost £1,200, plus 2 hours' fitting.

ECU clues

ECUs can be quizzed to see how a GT-R has been driven, including how many times the launch control has been used.

Interior

Although the GT-R is billed as a 4-seater, it'south really more of a two+2. The rear seats (which are fixed) are best viewed as extra luggage space to go with a kick that has a pretty reasonable 315-litre capacity.Upward front, the Nissan'south cabin is well equipped as standard, but some of the materials in early cars were downmarket; newer models are much better.

Prices

Running Costs

Up to and including the 2010 model year, GT-Rs need maintenance every six months or half dozen,000 miles; limits for later cars are 12 months/nine,000 miles. At that place are thirteen service levels, but pre-2011 models fit into bands G1, G2 and G3; later cars are G2 or G3. Services for earlier GT-Rs range from £262.50 to £1,500; for later cars the span is £500 to £1,200, but a typical service for all models should be £500-£700 – bold fresh brakes aren't needed.In that location are no cambelts to alter, but fresh gearbox oil is required every two years or eighteen,000 miles, at £460.

Recalls

And then far, the GT-R has had iii recalls. The starting time was in 2010 for possible faulty steering-cavalcade locks; 1,548 cars were affected. Restriction vesture sensor glitches saw 106 models recalled in 2012. Then in 2017, a full of 501 cars were chosen back, having left the manufacturing plant without a required certification characterization stitched into the headlining.

Driver Ability Owner Satisfaction

The GT-R is too rare to have made information technology into our new or used Driver Power satisfaction surveys, but there are 45 owner reviews on our sis site carbuyer.co.united kingdom, most of which are glowing. Owners buy with their eyes open, so they know about the loftier running costs, still are often notwithstanding wowed by the performance, reliability and usability.

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