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According to reports, the GT-R is going to be getting a a 48V mild hybrid setup as early as 2022.
It makes sense given Nissan's goal to stop producing internal combustion engined-only cars in the 2030's and increasing Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) regulations.
If this is happening to the GT-R I imagine it's going to happen to Z as well?
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Under the pressure of electrification, which is pushing all carmakers to stop selling internal combustion engined-only cars by 2030, the GT-R is finally destined to get a hybridized powertrain in the form of a 48V mild hybrid setup as early as 2022. The new model should inherit the current sleek body seen above in this Nismo GT-R, but receive significant aero part upgrades.
Nissan’s ability to offer a large range of electrified vehicles, which includes pure EVs, hybrids and plug-in hybrids, will help it clear CAFE, or Corporate Average Fuel Economy regulations. In addition, after 2021, stricter regulations on noise emissions are expected to be enforced, further squeezing the GT-R out of the market. In fact, these regulation changes will ultimately force Nissan to cease production of the gasoline-only GT-R by 2022, which of course ties in nicely with the new hybrid version’s debut.
Nissan bosses felt that the GT-R still had some life left in it, and that it can beat those emissions and noise regulations for a little time longer, especially if it can be electrified in some way. So after careful thought, engineers decided to attach a 48V mild hybrid unit to the stock 3.8-liter twin turbo V6, an upgrade that would develop upwards of 600-hp and 481 lb-ft of torque. What that means is that this swan song edition GT-R would employ an integrated starter generator (ISG) which replaces both the starter motor and the alternator, and supplies power in certain driving conditions, thereby saving fuel and improving performance.
The $64,000 question is ‘when to expect this last-ever GT-R with the mild hybrid?’ According to one source close to Nissan, we should see a near-production ready version by late 2022, with a proposed on sale date of 2024 and with a sticker price hovering around $150,000.
It makes sense given Nissan's goal to stop producing internal combustion engined-only cars in the 2030's and increasing Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) regulations.
If this is happening to the GT-R I imagine it's going to happen to Z as well?

Nissan GT-R To Finally Get Hybrid In Swan Song Edition
Under the pressure of electrification, which is pushing all carmakers to stop selling internal combustion engined-only cars by 2030, the GT-R is finally destined to get a hybridized powertrain.

Under the pressure of electrification, which is pushing all carmakers to stop selling internal combustion engined-only cars by 2030, the GT-R is finally destined to get a hybridized powertrain in the form of a 48V mild hybrid setup as early as 2022. The new model should inherit the current sleek body seen above in this Nismo GT-R, but receive significant aero part upgrades.
Nissan’s ability to offer a large range of electrified vehicles, which includes pure EVs, hybrids and plug-in hybrids, will help it clear CAFE, or Corporate Average Fuel Economy regulations. In addition, after 2021, stricter regulations on noise emissions are expected to be enforced, further squeezing the GT-R out of the market. In fact, these regulation changes will ultimately force Nissan to cease production of the gasoline-only GT-R by 2022, which of course ties in nicely with the new hybrid version’s debut.
Nissan bosses felt that the GT-R still had some life left in it, and that it can beat those emissions and noise regulations for a little time longer, especially if it can be electrified in some way. So after careful thought, engineers decided to attach a 48V mild hybrid unit to the stock 3.8-liter twin turbo V6, an upgrade that would develop upwards of 600-hp and 481 lb-ft of torque. What that means is that this swan song edition GT-R would employ an integrated starter generator (ISG) which replaces both the starter motor and the alternator, and supplies power in certain driving conditions, thereby saving fuel and improving performance.
The $64,000 question is ‘when to expect this last-ever GT-R with the mild hybrid?’ According to one source close to Nissan, we should see a near-production ready version by late 2022, with a proposed on sale date of 2024 and with a sticker price hovering around $150,000.