2017 Nissan GT-R Nismo pricing confirmed

Future GT-R Nismo owners will be faced with two groups of people: Nissan aficionados who totally understand why somebody would spend a six-figure sum on the car, and everyone else who thinks that doing so is utterly baffling.

The second category is bound to have considerably more members than the first. Consequently, the 2017 GT-R Nismo's price tag of £149,995 (€184,950 in France and Germany) is going to demand repeated justification.

Nissan GT-R Nismo (2017) Front Side

It's not as if such a tough feat can be achieved by focussing on value for money.

Take cost per horsepower, for example. Sure, the Nissan's 3.8 litre twin-turbo V6 engine boasts an impressively high output, but most rival offerings from swankier brands score very similarly on this basis.

Model UK price Power £ per bhp
Audi
R8 V10 plus 		£134,520 601 bhp
(448 kW / 610 PS) 		£224
Aston Martin
V12 Vantage S 		£140,495 563 bhp
(420 kW / 571 PS) 		£250
Nissan
GT-R Nismo 		£149,995 591 bhp
(441 kW / 600 PS) 		£254
Porsche
911 Turbo S 		£145,773 572 bhp
(427 kW / 580 PS) 		£255
McLaren
570S 		£144,425 562 bhp
(419 kW / 570 PS) 		£257
Bentley
Continental GT V8 S 		£150,740 520 bhp
(388 kW / 528 PS) 		£290

Nissan GT-R Nismo (2017) InteriorNissan GT-R Nismo (2017) Rear Side

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