After working for over a year behind closed doors, the Nissan will showcase an electric R32 Skyline GT-R at the 2025 Tokyo Auto Salon.
Nissan has officially taken the covers off its electric R32 Skyline GT-R, more than a year after the Japanese marque teased the conversion project on social media.
The legendary sports coupe – colloquially known as ‘Godzilla’ around the world – will be on display from 10 to 12 January at the 2025 Tokyo Auto Salon show alongside other models like the GT-R NISMO Special Edition, Ariya NISMO and two X-Trail concepts.
Dubbed the ‘R32 EV’, “a dedicated team of volunteer engineers” at Nissan started work on the project in March 2023, with the donor car swapping its iconic RB26DETT petrol engine for a battery-powered powertrain.
“The initiative aims to capture and recreate the charm of the BNR32 by integrating modern electrification,” Nissan Motor Corporation said in a written statement.
However, the Japanese car maker has not officially confirmed any spec changes or outputs of the electrified R32 Skyline.
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For context, the R32 Nissan Skyline GT-R first appeared in 1989, with the sports coupe gaining infamy on Australian race tracks.
As previously reported by Drive, Nissan Australia imported 100 road-going examples of the GT-R in 1991, with retail costs starting from $107,000 (approximately $242,656 in 2024).
The iconic model has a decorated history in Australian motorsport, which includes dominating the Australian Touring Car Championship, winning the 1990, 1991, and 1992 titles, in addition to the 1991 and 1992 Bathurst 1000 races.
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While Nissan claims the race version has a maximum engine output of 405kW, the production version of the R32 Skyline GT-R is powered by a 2.6-litre twin-turbo six-cylinder engine with an official maximum output of 206kW/353Nm and a claimed 0-100km/h sprint in 5.0 seconds.
In October 2024, one example of the legendary sports coupe was stolen directly from Nissan Australia’s headquarters in Mulgrave – a suburb approximately 21km south-east of Melbourne.
Australia bid goodbye to the most recent R35-generation of the Nissan GT-R supercar in 2021 after it failed to meet new crash safety rules.
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