The R36 Nissan GT-R Might do Without Electrification

• It wasn’t going to be all-electric just yet.

• Many suggested that electrification was the answer.

The vast majority of automakers working on a new performance car are turning towards electrification for a number of reasons. Be it a hybrid, a plug-in hybrid, or all-electric, the fact is that many electrons make for more speed and improved efficiency. It is for these reasons that most figured out that the next-generation R36 Nissan GT-R was going to be hybridized.

The R35 GT-R is, let’s face it, old. It remains a spectacular ultra-high-performance road car, no doubt, but still something of a relic as it nears its 15^th birthday. Nissan did note that they were working on the new GT-R some four years ago and there’s still nothing, or nearly, to go on. It was reported last November that the R36 would be assembled on a new bespoke platform.

This news seemed to lend credence to the GT-R’s electrification but now, according to carbuzz, it’s not going to happen at all. In fact, the next GT-R may turn out to be a heavily reworked R35 much like the new Z is a severely updated 370Z. In this scenario, the return of the R35’s twin-turbocharged 3.8-litre V6 seems imminent.

Based on the source story, the new Nissan GT-R may arrive in the spring or summer of 2023. This means we should find out more about the R36 in the coming months.