The Nissan GT-R is a high-performance sports car and grand tourer produced by Nissan, unveiled in 2007.?It is the successor to the Nissan Skyline GT-R, a high performance variant of the Nissan Skyline. Although this model was the sixth-generation to bear the GT-R name, it is no longer part of the Nissan Skyline line-up since that name is now reserved for Nissan's luxury-sport vehicles. The GT-R is built on the exclusively-developed PM platform, which is an evolution of the FM platform used in the separate Nissan Skyline luxury car and the Nissan Z sports car. The GT-R abbreviation stands for? Gran Turismo Racing, obtained from the Skyline GT-R.