2023 GT-R NISMO Interior

It's evident that the Nissan GT-R Nismo's interior was designed many years ago, as we've found in prior reviews over the last few years. The climate controls and average graphics of the central screen are clear reminders of how much things have moved on, and there isn't the same sense of occasion you get in most other cars at this price point. That being said, the old-school layout does mean that most of what you see is perfectly logical and easy to use. The cabin was designed before screens took over, of course. The Recaro leather/synthetic suede front seats look great, too, and you get equipment like power-adjustable front seats, a Nismo-specific tachometer, and a sporty, Alcantara-wrapped steering wheel that feels lovely to hold. Yes, it's old, and yes, it's a cabin that doesn't pamper occupants, but it also allows the driver to focus on the important task of driving.

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Seating and Interior Space

The Nissan GT-R Nismo is styled as more of a traditional coupe than a low-slung supercar, and this has benefits for interior space. Both the driver and front-seat passenger will be happy with the amount of leg- and headroom on offer, but the rear seats are far more cramped and only really suitable for smaller children, lending itself towards a 2+2 classification rather than a full four-seater. The front Recaro bucket seats are sportily styled and, although they're suitably supportive for aggressive driving, they are less comfortable on longer journeys. Wider-framed individuals may also find the side bolsters too confining. Ingress and egress are straightforward and the view out isn't as restrictive as in some other sports cars.

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Interior Colors and Materials

The racy cabin feels like the antithesis to a Lexus or Mercedes-Benz, with glossy wood and chrome largely replaced by carbon fiber, Alcantara, and leather. Interior trim includes aluminum-trimmed pedals and machined aluminum inlays, while the steering wheel is unique to the Nismo and wrapped in Alcantara with a red 12 o'clock marker. Both the parking brake lever and shifter knob are finished in leather. Nismo spec restricts the color scheme to a sporty combination of black and red, with a mostly dark environment relieved by red stitching on the steering wheel, dashboard, and door panels. Those Recaro leather/synthetic suede seats, meanwhile, have red center sections and integrated headrests with the Nismo insignia stitched into them.

2023 GT-R NISMO Trunk and Cargo Space

Although offering more cargo space than the likes of an Audi R8, the Nismo's trunk still measures just 8.8 cubic feet. Owners will have to contend with a high liftover height, so loading and unloading heavier items does require some muscle. On the plus side, those small rear seats can double as extra storage space for anything that won't fit into the trunk.

Interior storage space is hardly generous, though, with a smallish center storage compartment, three cupholders (two in front and one at the back), an overhead storage compartment for a pair of sunglasses, and door pockets that are also not that large.

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2023 GT-R NISMO Infotainment and Features

Features

Our Nissan GT-R Nismo review showed that, at the price, this is by no means a generously equipped car. Here, once again, the coupe's intense focus on performance is evident. Among the essential items that you do get are push-button ignition, dual-zone automatic climate control, power-adjustable and heated front seats, a tilt/telescoping steering column, and an auto-dimming rearview mirror. Most of the advanced driver-assist features you can get in a lowly Nissan Sentra are missing here, such as blind-spot monitoring and pedestrian detection. At least the GT-R's specs include a rearview camera, front/rear parking sensors, cruise control, and hill-start assist. On the performance front, the Nismo gets steering-wheel-mounted paddle shifters, downshift rev-matching, a limited-slip rear differential, and three driver-selectable modes.

Infotainment

The GT-R Nismo comes with the NissanConnect infotainment system that uses an eight-inch central touchscreen display, which is paired with a physical rotary knob and a couple of hard keys around the screen itself. Even though the graphics have fallen behind, the system is appreciably easy to navigate. It can also display numerous driving data information such as boost and torque split. Although these readouts aren't necessary, they somehow feel entirely appropriate in the GT-R. Standard features linked to the infotainment system include navigation, SiriusXM Traffic with Travel Link and a three-month trial subscription, voice recognition, Bluetooth connectivity, Apple CarPlay, a hands-free text messaging assistant to easily let everyone know you're taking the long way home, and twin USB ports. Notably, Android Auto integration isn't included. The default sound system is a Bose unit with 11 speakers.