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Models and Pricing

With one look at the 2009 Nissan GT-R, it should be fairly obvious that the car is all about performance. But aside from that, there’s a bounty of standard features, some tied to the coupe’s go-fast goals and others intent on making the everyday drive comfortable and convenient.

Starting at $69,850, the base 193-mph GT-R includes an HDD Music Box system with a 30-gigabyte hard drive including 9.3 gigs of space for audio storage, an in-dash flashcard reader, and three months of complimentary XM satellite radio and NavTraffic service. A touch-screen navigation system with voice recognition is also included, as are Bluetooth wireless capability that lets you call your lawyer before Johnny Law finally catches you, a dual-zone climate control system to cool down your freaked out passenger, push-button ignition, and alloy pedals. Finding a comfortable driving position is fairly important for a car that approaches 200 mph, so Nissan has included a tilt and telescoping steering wheel, and standard Advanced Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC-R) will work to keep Nissan’s supercar on the straight and narrow. For buyers taking their new all-wheel-drive toy out for a spin in areas with cooler temperatures, the available Cold Weather Package adds all-season run-flat Dunlop tires and a 50/50 engine coolant mix.

That option is also available on the GT-R Premium, which features an additional five standard speakers, heated front seats, and front-side and side-curtain airbags. We drove the GT-R Premium (without the Cold Weather Package), and though our tester was a pre-production unit lacking a window sticker, a quick check of Nissan’s website confirmed that the base price was $71,900. Of course, that’s what you’d pay if you could find a dealer not tacking on a significant markup, or better yet, if you find a dealer who even had one to sell.