Italdesign Redesigns The Nissan GT-R Nismo Into What It Should Have Been All Along

The Nissan GT-R and renowned design house Italdesign share a 50th anniversary this year, so they’ve teamed up to celebrate in what now seems the obvious way. This is the Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign prototype, a very special and, we’re told, ‘ultra-limited’ version of the Nissan GT-R Nismo. Think far-reaching engine upgrades, bespoke bodywork, unique detailing and an adjustable rear wing.

Despite the Italdesign and GT-R brands celebrating their 50th birthdays in 2018, the Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign is an unusual move on one level because it boils down to Nissan working indirectly with Italdesign’s VW Group owners. Ignoring the boring industry politics, however, we’re confronted with a vehicle that looks worthy of two of the automotive world’s most iconic names. While Italdesign engineered and built the car, the Nissan Design centres in London and America took care of the styling.

MDarringer - 6/29/2018 4:10:45 PM

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Can't cure ugly.

monster - 6/29/2018 6:44:25 PM

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Wow, I really like the new look. I wish they come out with something like that with the next GTR.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 6/29/2018 8:08:16 PM

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This car has the earned all the accolades it deserves. But the clamshell type roof design has never appealed to me.

MDarringer - 6/29/2018 8:55:49 PM

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The GTR is a car that people are supposed to like. They don't like it enough to buy it, but they know that they will be judged viciously if they say they don't like it.

It's like the Porsche 911. You're supposed to be bamboozled by its similarity to a Corvair, but if you say that people lose their poop.

Yes, the GTR delivers impressive NUMBERS, but it not the car that many people in the price band want.

TomM - 6/30/2018 7:27:23 AM

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The Porsche PREDATES - in fact LONG predates the Corvair -Matt - and YOU should know that one.

THe Corvair was originally based on the swing axle VW - not a Porsche. THen the most successful small car in the world was the VW Beetle - and GM tried to mimic that.

MDarringer - 6/30/2018 10:18:49 AM

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@TomM are you just STUPID or purposefully refusing to get the sarcasm? Was your comment due to not having taken your pills or was it due to too much Jack Daniels? If neither and you're Mr. Literal then that would suggest a very low IQ. Maybe you should date Maxine Waters.

TomM - 6/30/2018 8:31:12 PM

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Oh geee - another rant from the alt right madman - whoopee!!!

MDarringer - 7/1/2018 10:05:26 AM

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Nice try TomM, but your attempt was feeble at best.

ricks0me - 6/29/2018 9:32:24 PM

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It's like the Porsche 911. You're supposed to be bamboozled by its similarity to a Corvair, but if you say that people lose their poop.

MD: you are on fire today. I have never thought to compare a 911 to a Corvair and now I need Depends !!!

MDarringer - 6/29/2018 11:20:44 PM

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TheSteve doesn't need Depends. When you are full of excretion and never purge...