Nissan And Honda Talking About Platform Sharing For GT-R And NSX

Nissan executives revealed ongoing dialogue between the two automakers during the 2025 New York Auto Show.

Ponz Pandikuthira, Nissan North America’s Senior Vice President and Chief Planning Officer, told The Drive that discussions between the companies never fully ended.

He floated the idea of co-developing the new Nissan GT-R and Honda’s next-generation NSX while preserving the distinct identities of each vehicle. “Can we do a next-generation NSX and GT-R off the same platform, make the NSX authentic to what it stands for, and make a GT-R authentic to what it stands for? I think we can,” said Pandikuthira.

Officially, there is no formal plan to jointly develop the models.

The two automakers have a long history of building performance nameplates with very different characters. Pandikuthira described the GT-R as a “sophisticated brute,” while calling the NSX “super precise” and “aerospace-like.” If a shared platform were used, both would need to be engineered to meet their own brand's interpretation of performance.

Pandikuthira pointed to Aston Martin’s partnership with Mercedes-Benz as a successful example of joint development that maintained brand distinction. “They aren’t clones of each other.”

Both models are currently in early development. Nissan is targeting a three- to five-year timeline for its next GT-R, which is now expected to feature a hybrid or plug-in hybrid drivetrain with a turbocharged internal combustion engine.

Honda, meanwhile, has publicly committed to introducing a new electric sports car but has not confirmed if it will carry the NSX name. A senior Honda executive previously hinted that a new model in the NSX spirit is in the works, though it will not use solid-state battery technology.

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