Has The Nissan GT-R Reached The End Of The Road?

Ever since the Nissan GT-R burst onto the US scene in July of 2008, the humble Japanese supercar has been putting the hurt on exotica that costs far more. With the most recentNissan GT-R Nismo, not to mention continuous updates over its 14-year lifecycle, the cost disparity between the so-called 'PlayStation supercar' and the established supercar order has dwindled; the Nismo now costs a fair bit more than $200,000. Yet it has stayed relatively competitive in comparative tests, which is why it has stuck around for so long. But all good things must come to an end.Australia killed off the GT-R last yearwhileHolland did so in March. Now it's dead in its home country of Japan, so is it dead globally, and is it dead permanently?

The news that the GT-R is dead for the Japanese domestic market comes via the brand's website, where the tab for the 2022 GT-R was updated to read that sales have come to an end "because the number of orders has reached the planned sales volume."CarScoopsreached out to Nissan to find out how this would affect the US market following thereveal of the limited-edition T-specin September last year, and a spokesperson had this to say:

"The 2022 GT-R was only released in Japan and was only designated with the GT-R T-spec and Nismo Special Edition models while the US kept its Nismo Special Edition and T-spec models as 2021s. Beyond those models, we can't comment further on future product plans or endorsements."