Considering how long Nissan's R35 has been in production, it's little surprise to hear countless rumours swirling around the next-generation car and whether it will be electrified or not.
According to Nissan, a replacement has been in the works for the last few years, but a recent interview with the brand's Chief Executive Makoto Uchida hints that the power system is still yet to be decided.
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“We are looking at how we can do it electrified,” he said. “It’s something that’s a really professional sports vehicle with no compromise. The Z is for someone like me who enjoys sports cars. The GT-R is a professional machine and we need to work it out for the future.”
The current R35 GT-R is powered by a twin-turbo 3.8-litre V6 engine, and considering that the new Z is using a similar setup, we'd be surprised to see Nissan stray from this tried a true power plant.
Recent versions of this VR38 have produced over 500kW, so with a decent electric motor setup, pumping over 700kW to all four wheels shouldn't be out of the question for the R36.
Though we can expect to see a new design, it seems that Nissan is going to stick with a familiar shape according to the brand's design boss Alfonso Albaisa.
“It doesn’t care what every other supercar in the world is doing,” he said. “It simply says: ‘I’m a GT-R, I’m a brick, catch me.’ It’s the world’s fastest brick, really. And when I review sketches for the new car, I say that a lot: ‘Less wing, more brick.’”