NISSAN SKYLINE GTR R35

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The fastest car down an unknown road. Which sounds like the title of a concept album, but is nevertheless true. The R35 Nissan GT-R is Nissan’s finest hour, and almost makes up for the Micra. A four-seater two-door with a decent boot and four-wheel drive that’s mightily rear-biased. Bolt that to a suite of electronic cleverness that’ll boggle whatever’s left of your mind, and you’ve got a legend that reliably minces cars twice the price.

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The engine is a 3.8-litre V6 (VR38DETT, if you want to get technical), punting out 550bhp and 466lb ft of torque. It’ll do over 193mph, but more than that, use the ‘R-Start’ launch control, and you can get 0–62mph acceleration times below three seconds, run after run. That’s not a car, that’s a missile. But it’s not enough for Nissan: it’s to get Nismo branding and become even faster. Like, wow.

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For 2020, Nissan updates its most expensive model but falls short of the comprehensive redesign the GT-R needs. The previously available Pure model is gone, which essentially means the price of the base model increased by about $14,000. Nissan also adds a 50th Anniversary edition to commemorate the car's history and racing pedigree. However, it mainly consists of exclusive exterior features and better interior pieces. The Track Edition inherits performance equipment from the NISMO, and that model in turn adds more go-fast goodies. This includes reduced weight, a recalibrated transmission, and turbos from Nissan's GT-R GT3 race car.

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Complimentary scheduled maintenance might not mean much to someone who can afford any GT-R, but some rivals offer it while Nissan doesn't. Its limited warranty period is also shorter than most rivals that offer four years or 50,000 miles.

 Limited warranty covers 3 years or 36,000 miles

 Powertrain warranty covers 5 years or 60,000 miles

 No complimentary scheduled maintenance