But as the current two-time reigning champions, Nissan isn't about to give up without a fight, and to that end, it has announced a new version of its GT-R to compete in the same top-tier GT500 class.

The Nissan GT-R GT500 (R35 MY2017) raced in the Super GT championship. There's also a Z33 Nismo team car and plenty of other important Nissan sports cars from past seasons. Nismo had some original ...

And let’s not forget the race car content, with the outrageous Kondo Advan GT-R GT500 race car, as well as the Motul Autech GT-R (above), which won five of the eight races in Japan’s Super GT ...

The Gran Turismo videogame series has long included Japan’s GT500 racing cars in its vehicle lineup. and the Pennzoil Nismo Skyline GT-R is a stalwart of that selection. The GT500 class opened ...