Nissan and Italdesign may seem like strange partners, but they created a truly lovely-looking thing in the GT-R50 by Italdesign.
After some apparent delays, the Japanese automaker said on Thursday
that it's finally ready to deliver these bad boys to customers next
year.
Well, at least the first ones will be ready -- and not until we near
the end of next year. Late 2020 is the scheduled delivery date for the
first Nissan GT-R50 models, with the rest of them shipping to owners in
2021. Not only did Nissan lay down specifics for deliveries, it also
provided photos of some color combinations customers have chosen.
That
includes this super-incredible mint color, shown above. The other
colors look good, but something about the mint recalls the subdued hues
so many fantasized about when filling their Gran Turismo garages in the
1990s.
Nissan revealed the GT-R50 by Italdesign in the summer of 2018 to mark the GT-R's and Italdesign's 50th anniversary. Immediately, it was met with a lot of praise. Shortly after, the automaker said it'd make 50 of these hand-built sports cars
with an eye-watering $1.1 million price tag. The work that will go into
make the design a production one surely warrants the price tag, though.
The
company didn't say how many build slots are left, but there are a
"limited number" still available, the company said in its announcement.
Demand, meanwhile, has been "strong" for the special GT-R, which is
essentially a GT-R Nismo
with a very handsome skin. A familiar twin-turbo 3.8-liter V6 cranks
out 710 horsepower here. Each customer will work with Italdesign to
create their GT-R50, and Nissan's global sports car program director Bob
Laishley said every one will be a masterpiece in their own way.
We
won't need to wait until the end of 2020 to see these cars in the
metal, though. Nissan plans to showcase the first customer cars at the
2020 Geneva Motor Show this coming March.
