Even though the GT-R doesn’t sell a lot, Tamura is satisfied with the volume posted by the sports coupe. Sales topped 1,730 examples in 2008 in the United States, going down to 538 last year.

Given the R35 GTR has been around since 2007, the new R36 model should have decent longevity as well. Hence it could be well into the 2030s before the potentially fully electric R37 GTR arrives ...