The Nissan GT-R has been around for a while. When it first went on sale, the year was 2008, the President was George W. Bush, and the suggested retail price was $69,850. Fifteen years and three Presidents later, the 2024 GT-R soldiers on with fundamentally the same underpinnings. That long lifespan hasn't resulted in a cheaper starting price, though. For 2024, the revised GT-R starts at $120,990 before destination charges.
That's a $51,140 gain over the GT-R's lifetime, but as Autoblog notes, that's just for the base model. The mid-range T-spec model goes for $140,990. But the Nismo is the real wallet-emptier. It starts at $220,990, a full $100,000 over the base car and $151,140 more expensive than the original R35.
Of course, the 2024 GT-R isn't the same as the 2008 model. The new model does still have the same fundamental 3.8-liter V-6 it's had since the beginning, but a range of tweaks have pushed output up to 565 hp and 467 lb-ft of torque. The Nismo gets even more punch. It makes 600 hp and 481 lb-ft of torque. The power figures for both, though, haven't changed since 2020. The '24 update mostly focused on aerodynamic, styling, technology, and tuning tweaks.
To read more about the 2024 GT-R, check out our first look.
Arguably the most fickle member of the Road & Track staff, Reviews Editor Mack Hogan is likely the only person to ever cross shop an ND Miata with an Isuzu Vehicross. He founded the automotive reviews section of CNBC during his sophomore year of college and has been writing about cars ever since.
