Nissan GT-R GT-R50 2019

The GT-R50 name directly refers to the two anniversaries celebrated by the project: the GT-R’s 50th anniversary in 2019 and Italdesign’s in 2018. Nissan also made clear that the car was not intended to represent the next GT-R generation. Its visual language was developed by Nissan’s design studios rather than by Italdesign alone, although the Italian coachbuilder handled the vehicle’s engineering and construction.

In December 2018, Nissan announced that Italdesign would build no more than 50 GT-R50s and begin accepting orders. The starting price reported at the time was approximately $1.1 million before personalization. Production was intended to be artisanal, using GT-R cars that would be transformed by Italdesign. This approach set the GT-R50 apart from a regular Nissan model assembled on a conventional production line.

The sources consulted clearly document the announced limit of 50 cars, but they do not establish with certainty how many vehicles were ultimately completed. It is therefore more accurate to describe the project as a planned production run of up to 50 examples rather than state that exactly 50 were delivered. Bespoke exterior and interior specifications were a central part of the model’s positioning and pricing.

Automotive coverage largely focused on the contrast between the familiar GT-R NISMO hardware and the project’s radically styled bodywork. Car and Driver praised the combination of Japanese design cues and Italian coachbuilding, while also noting that the first prototype remained a concept and that the cabin changed toward a more road-compliant production specification. Top Gear emphasized the transition from concept to production, the announced power output, the very high price and the small planned production run.

Media attention therefore centered more on design, rarity and exclusivity than on comprehensive comparative road tests. The available commentary is not sufficient to establish a consistent dynamic assessment for every production car.