Is the new Nissan GT-R still a supercar bargain?

The new Nissan R35 GT-R will set you back £79,995. A fiver under eighty grand looks like a mighty climb from the R35’s early days as a sub-£60k BMW M3-rival, but Nissan’s adamant that a decade’s worth of power upgrades and chassis development – not to mention that smart new cabin – is worth the money. You’ll pay £79,9995 for the regular ‘Pure’ model, or for a ‘Prestige’ version with smarter Recaro leather and other trinkets, up to £83,495. An even racier Track Edition with Nismo bits on board is £91,995.

Which rather begs the question: what, for between, say, seventy and a hundred grand or so, would be your everyday super coupe of choice? Here’s TG’s quick run-down of – on price alone – the new 562bhp GT-R’s closest rivals.

The new 991-gen Carrera S, complete with turbochargers aboard its new 3.0-litre flat-six, develops 414bhp, which for this basic model, is sent to the rear wheels alone via a seven-speed manual gearbox. Of course, you can have four-wheel drive and a twin-clutch transmission like the GT-R, but it’ll cost ya...

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Sure, the new 200mph F-type SVR is set to be more on a par with the GT-R in raw performance terms, but the 542bhp V8 R Coupe is the one more directly in the GT-R’s price crosshairs. A much lairier proposition that the Nissan this, though some of that can be dialed out if you pump the price north of £91k and select an AWD one.

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The ‘non-S’ AMG GT develops 462bhp – exactly 100 ponies fewer than the new GT-R, and is dangerously close to six-figure prices even pre-options. In that case, perhaps it’d interest prospective GT-R buyers to note the new AMG C63 Coupe offers the GT’s powertrain in a far cheaper, more practical package...

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The M6 is one of BMW’s performance-meets-tech flagships, though for vaguely GT-R-like money, you’ll only get the boggo 552bhp car, not the 592bhp Competition version. More of a German muscle car than a track-eater.

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Like the BMW, Audi’s closest offering on raw performance terms is way, way pricier than the GT-R, and yes, we’re comparing  the regular R8 V10 here, not the 602bhp Plus version. Like the GT-R, there’s over 500bhp, a dual-clutch gearbox and all-wheel drive as standard, but boy do you pay for that supercar status.

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All getting a bit German for you? Aston’s venerable Vantage Coupe is still in the mix, though a bit outdated as a piece of technical engineering. Still, it's easily considerable for sheer verve and the damn joy of driving. Possible the most charming machine around at this kind of money.

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Sure, a bit cheaper than the GT-R. But if you’re into the Nissan's manga feel and tech-laden approach, there’s a lot to be said for the rumbling RC F as a sort of budget alternative. You won’t bump into many more...

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We’re not trolling, we promise. But you have to admit that if you’d like to transport the family to a drag strip then film one of those YouTube-pleasing films of shocked reactions as you slingshot away from the lights, Tesla’s electric super-saloon is a ripe candidate for GT-R levels of internal organ-bothering urgency.

Failing all of that, what would you go for?

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