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Curiously enough, the world where the Tesla Cybertruck exists is the real world. It's also a realm where Rivian successfully challenged the traditional OEM establishment with the rugged R1T and R1S off-road pickup truck and SUV, or Fisker was reborn like the Phoenix and now sells the Ocean mid-size EV crossover SUV.
You see, if you dream big enough, you could even try to ask $249k for the world's first fully electric luxury super-sports sedan, the Lucid Air Sapphire, which allegedly hits 60 mph in 1.89 seconds, 100 mph in 3.84s and then stops the quarter-mile dragstrip's ET clock at 8.95 seconds! And why are we telling you all that? Well, maybe because the future is finally here.
Of course, we could be influenced by the long-awaited arrival of the Tesla Cybertruck. This fully electric full-size pickup truck seems to change the paradigm because it's lighter than its rivals, faster than a 911, and highly uncompromising in electric performance. As such, we might be forgiven if we don't judge a potential R36 Nissan GT-R electric supercar too harshly.
After all, the current iteration – R35 – has seemingly done it all. In continuous production since 2007, this 2+2 grand tourer equipped with the 3.8-liter twin-turbocharged VR38DETT V6 has seen a lot of stuff, lived a lot of lives, and has seemingly morphed into countless variants, including the anniversary GT-R50, which many could say it's like a next-gen GT-R confined within the time slot of the R35.
As such, after all this time, maybe it's time for a major shift in strategy. The Japanese automaker currently asks at least $121k for a 2024 GT-R, a far cry from the affordable $42,210 Nissan Z. That's for the base Premium variant; if you want the reborn T-spec, that's $141k, and the Nismo jumps to no less than $221k! In fact, although it's a lot older, the GT-R Nismo is not far off from the Lucid Air Sapphire, which is – without a doubt – a technological marvel.
So, what if the company decided to water down the MSRPs to more manageable, below-$100k levels? Well, if Tesla achieved that with the Plaids and the new Cybertruck 'Cyberbeast' flagship level, I am pretty sure Nissan could do the same with the GT-R if they accepted it's time to go all-in on a fully-electric version.
In case they need a pointer or two regarding the design, no worries – the imaginative realm of digital car content creators has them covered. For example, this virtual artist - Nima Farzin (aka farzinnimaa on social media), is the Exterior Design Manager at Fisker Inc., but he's also into fan-made-like projects. Just recently, he imagined stuff like a Lambo EV sports car, a Rolls-Royce 4-door EV grand tourer, as well as this minimalist Nissan GT-R with no exhaust outlets. So, would you buy one if it came below the $100k threshold?
Of course, we could be influenced by the long-awaited arrival of the Tesla Cybertruck. This fully electric full-size pickup truck seems to change the paradigm because it's lighter than its rivals, faster than a 911, and highly uncompromising in electric performance. As such, we might be forgiven if we don't judge a potential R36 Nissan GT-R electric supercar too harshly.
After all, the current iteration – R35 – has seemingly done it all. In continuous production since 2007, this 2+2 grand tourer equipped with the 3.8-liter twin-turbocharged VR38DETT V6 has seen a lot of stuff, lived a lot of lives, and has seemingly morphed into countless variants, including the anniversary GT-R50, which many could say it's like a next-gen GT-R confined within the time slot of the R35.
As such, after all this time, maybe it's time for a major shift in strategy. The Japanese automaker currently asks at least $121k for a 2024 GT-R, a far cry from the affordable $42,210 Nissan Z. That's for the base Premium variant; if you want the reborn T-spec, that's $141k, and the Nismo jumps to no less than $221k! In fact, although it's a lot older, the GT-R Nismo is not far off from the Lucid Air Sapphire, which is – without a doubt – a technological marvel.
So, what if the company decided to water down the MSRPs to more manageable, below-$100k levels? Well, if Tesla achieved that with the Plaids and the new Cybertruck 'Cyberbeast' flagship level, I am pretty sure Nissan could do the same with the GT-R if they accepted it's time to go all-in on a fully-electric version.
In case they need a pointer or two regarding the design, no worries – the imaginative realm of digital car content creators has them covered. For example, this virtual artist - Nima Farzin (aka farzinnimaa on social media), is the Exterior Design Manager at Fisker Inc., but he's also into fan-made-like projects. Just recently, he imagined stuff like a Lambo EV sports car, a Rolls-Royce 4-door EV grand tourer, as well as this minimalist Nissan GT-R with no exhaust outlets. So, would you buy one if it came below the $100k threshold?
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