2023 Nissan GT-R NISMO

Supercar · 3.8L Twin-Turbo V6 · AWD

80/100

AutoVault's overall score, weighted for what a supercar is actually for — performance, technology, comfort, reliability, safety and value.

Specifications

Engine	3.8L Twin-Turbo V6
Horsepower	600 hp
Torque	481 lb-ft
0–60 mph	2.5 sec
Top speed	196 mph
Drivetrain	AWD
Seats	2
Combined MPG	18 mpg (15 city / 22 hwy)
Range	315 miles
MSRP	$212,435
Body style	Supercar

The verdict

What's good

Launches off the line in any weather
Hand-built engine by one master technician
Track-tuned brakes and downforce
Legendary giant-killer reputation

What's not

Aging interior and infotainment
Loud, busy ride on the road
Awkward to enter and exit
Long waits for specialist service

The engine

VR38DETT

Twin-Turbo V6

The ferocious heart of Godzilla, a parallel-twin-turbo V6 that delivers a relentless, brutal wall of thrust and a hard-edged mechanical snarl unlike any other six.

Hand-built in Yokohama, Japan, the VR38DETT powered the R35 GT-R from 2007 to 2025, with NISMO units further hand-balanced for high-rpm smoothness.

Each engine is assembled start-to-finish by a single master craftsman, a 'Takumi,' whose name is fixed to the engine on a plaque.
Only a small handful of Takumi were ever certified to build it, working in a controlled clean room.
Its cylinder bores are coated with a plasma-sprayed liner just fractions of a millimeter thick instead of conventional pressed-in metal liners.

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The six sub-scores behind the 80 — performance, tech, comfort, reliability, safety and value
Market value today and year-by-year value history
All 3 trims with pricing
Studio photography — exterior, rear and interior
Side-by-side comparison with up to four cars

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