{"id":348573,"date":"2019-07-30T13:35:42","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T13:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=348573"},"modified":"2024-03-26T13:05:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T13:05:50","slug":"is-the-new-2020-nissan-gt-r-nismo-worth-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/is-the-new-2020-nissan-gt-r-nismo-worth-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the New 2020 Nissan GT-R NISMO Worth It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Henry Catchpole of Carfection Takes a Closer Look<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/2020-nissan-gt-r-nismo-guide-history-specifications-performance\/\">Nissan GT-R<\/a> is an old car at this point. The car&#8217;s design dates back to 2007, which was 12 years ago. With a design this old, you might be thinking there&#8217;s no way that the GT-R can even compete with the new designs out there, but Nissan has spent a lot of time and effort fine-tuning its AWD supercar.<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zto1KfLoJTQ&amp;t=41s\">Henry Catchpole of Carfection<\/a> decided to get behind the wheel of the new Nismo version of the car to see if it&#8217;s still worth it.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What Catchpole finds is that the updates that Nissan has made some very important updates. The car is definitely better than it was before. <strong>Nissan&#8217;s fine-tuning efforts have turned the GT-R, especially in Nismo trim, into an even more impressive machine.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s clear that Catchpole feels <strong>there&#8217;s still plenty to love in the GT-R.<\/strong> It will be interesting to see how much longer Nissan chooses to continue on with the vehicle&#8217;s current design. We&#8217;d assume they have the next-generation GT-R in the works, but it seems like all the fine-tuning the company has done over the last several years has been worth it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With that said, <strong>he says that he would get the Track Edition over the Nismo version.<\/strong> The reason is that you get much of the notable upgrades\u2013like the suspension and some of the fine-tuning elements\u2013at a lower price point.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"NEW Nissan GT-R Nismo: Is It Worth $212K? Road And Track Review | Carfection 4K\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zto1KfLoJTQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"NEW Nissan GT-R Nismo: Is It Worth $212K? 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