For many, Japanese models, especially those from the eighties and nineties, are among the most coveted (and idolized) in the motor world. For JDM car lovers, the Nissan GT-R was the last supercar of the 1990s… and the version that captures our attention today may be the most expensive in the world.
We found it through Larry Chen, one of the best photographers in the business. During his visit to the Top Rank Importers facilities, he meets some of the best Japanese vehicles imported into the United States and discovers true wonders… like this one. Nissan GT-R Nismo 400R. Their last names give us a clue to deduce why it is one of the most expensive units in the world.
It was in 1996 when Nissan joined forces with Nismo to bring to life the Nissan GT-R Nismo 400R: they took the RB26DETT as a base and transformed it creating the RB-X GT2, it had a displacement at 2.8 liters and reinforced components to be able to deliver 400 horsepower. They also improved the brakes, the suspensions… The result was an armed version of the Nissan Skyline R33 GT-R, which, in terms of performance, was compared to the Ferrari F40.
Valuing a Nissan GT-R Nismo 400R
Brian Jannusch, head of Top Rank Imports, is reticent when it comes to pricing the Nissan GT-R Nismo 400R. He explains that his valuation is complicated because, according to the records, there are only forty units and they rarely go on sale. The one that stars in the video is one of the four silver ones and there are only 30,000 kilometers on its odometer. Top Rank Imports bought it from a collector in Canada and it appears to be the only one in the entire US.
Buying a Nissan GT-R Nismo R400 requires a huge amount of money. In Top Rank Imports they talk about a unit that, before being auctioned privately, was valued at $760,000. They also say that in Japan they talked with an owner who believed he could sell it for $300,000 when, in reality, it was worth four times that amount.
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The Nissan GT-R Nismo 400R isn’t alone at the Top Rank Imports facility. In another video, Larry Chen shows a Honda NSX-R: the improved version of the Honda NSX, whose set-up was carried out by Ayrton Senna. It is a very unique unit because its body is completely white.
does not go unnoticed a Mazda RX-7 with 92 kilometers traveled or the Porsche 911 993 Turbo, with the Alpine Silver finish, which barely has 4,100 kilometers on its odometer. The collection of German models does not end there because there is also a RUF RT12 R inspired by the 911 of the 997 generation. And don’t miss the Toyota Supra or the Mitsubishi Evo collection.
