Three-quarters front view of a Nissan GT-R50 concept on display in the GT-R Drivers Club area of the 2019 Silverstone Classic
To celebrate the GT-R's 50th anniversary, Nissan announced that, in 2019, they introduced a limited-production GT-R called the GT-R50. Only fifty of these cars will be produced with a price tag of US$ million and the car became the most expensive vehicle produced by Nissan. The GT-R50 shares its powertrain with the GT-R NISMO but is rated at 530 kW (721 PS; 711 hp) and 780 N⋅m (575 lb⋅ft) of torque. Upgrades to the engine include large diameter turbochargers shared with the GT3 specification GT-R, a heavy duty crankshaft, pistons and connecting rods, a modified intake system, a new exhaust system, a recalibrated gearbox and a reinforced differential. The rear suspension system uses Bilstein continuously variable dampers and the car uses carbon ceramic brakes. The GT-R50 comes standard in 21-inch carbon fibre wheels with Michelin Pilot Super Sport tyres. The design of the body work is a result of a collaboration between Italdesign and Nissan, with the former celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2018. Construction of the body work is mainly of aluminium and carbon fibre. It was originally shown as a concept car not intended for production but Nissan decided to produce fifty of them to celebrate Nissan's 50th anniversary but it was delayed 2 years to 2020 due to some modifications required to make it road legal since the concept was not designed to be street legal as it was not intended for production. The design was developed by a team of Nissan's European and American designers and has been described as a "car within a car". The front and back sections are designed so they appear to be emerging from the bodywork. Key design elements include a redesigned rear section, stretched LED headlamps at the front, a power bulge on the hood, a lowered roof line and "Samurai blade" cooling ducts behind the front wheels. The first production model of the GT-R50 was revealed in May 2020 in Italy. It retains all the design elements of the prototype such the new headlamps
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Location: Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8TN
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