The 1996 Nissan NISMO 400R is one of those rare, ultra exclusive performance cars that came out of Japan in the 1990s and currently up for auction. To be honest, NISMO built this model mostly as a tribute to their work on the Le Mans GT-R LM. Engineers took the R33 Skyline GT-R V-Spec base and made it into something far more capable than a production car.
The engine, a twin-turbo inline-six, was bored from 2.6 to 2.8 liters, resulting in the RBX-GT2 engine built by REINIK. This resulted in it generating an impressive 400 horsepower and 346 pound-feet of torque, well above the unofficial Japanese limit of 276 horsepower. The acceleration from zero to 60 mph takes around four seconds, and the top speed is 186 mph.
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They tackled the challenge with a twin-plate clutch and a six-speed manual transmission to handle the power coming from that behemoth. The suspension was also updated with NISMO springs and Bilstein dampers, which reduced the ride height by nearly two inches in order to make the car drive more sharply. The brakes on the V-Spec base were fine, but NISMO chose to enhance them with their own pads. The styling has also been updated, with bigger fenders, new bumpers to increase airflow, side skirts, a carbon fiber hood, and a large rear spoiler. Then they slapped on some three-piece Rays LM-GT1 wheels.
Prior to the R33 shutdown, just 44 units were built, compared to the original plan of 100 units. Because of its rarity, the 400R has become the ultimate collector’s item. The majority of them were held in Japan for many years.
This specific car carries the chassis number 008, indicating that it is the eighth car ever manufactured. It’s a true show stopper, with QM1 White exterior and a black interior with plenty of red stitching. There are just 16,313 kilometers (10,136 miles) on the odometer and was initially registered in July 1996. It remained in Japan for more than 30 years until being shipped to Canada in 2023 and, finally, to the United States in 2024. Last year, this car won the Hagerty Car Culture Award at the Amelia Concours.
Broad Arrow Auctions will offer this 400R at The Amelia Auction on March 7, 2026, in conjunction with the Amelia Concours. They estimate the price between $900,000 and $1,100,000, demonstrating the increasing value of low-mileage and documented cases. A similar vehicle sold for $995,000 at the RM Sotheby’s Monterey auction in 2025.
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