Nissan officially started taking orders for the new GT-R in the UK on April 2nd and took a total of 700 deposits within the first 48 hours for pre-order reservations.

“The dealer order line lit-up on the 2 April with an unprecedented amount of orders being placed. This clearly demonstrates the UK’s passion for performance cars and the enthusiastic following that the GT-R has established,” said Paul Willcox, Managing Director Nissan Motor (GB) Limited.

Available in three different levels including Base, Premium and Black, the pricing for the GT-R starts from £52,900. First customer deliveries are expected in March 2009.

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