Joe Rogan Experience #2569 - Bill Thompson · Aired Oct 21, 2026
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The R35 Nissan GT-R was essentially the same continually refined model for more than twenty years.
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The refinement point is fair, but the R35 production run was 18 years, from 2007 to 2025, according to Nissan's final-production announcement. Earlier Skyline GT-R generations were different models. Joe and Thompson subsequently express uncertainty about the start and end dates; this is a minor duration error, not a refutation of continuous improvement.
Read the supporting source · philippines.nissannews.com ↗Quick answer & review status
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Is it true that the R35 Nissan GT-R was essentially the same continually refined model for more than twenty years?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. The refinement point is fair, but the R35 production run was 18 years, from 2007 to 2025, according to Nissan's final-production announcement. Earlier Skyline GT-R generations were different models. Joe Rogan said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2569 - Bill Thompson, aired Oct 21, 2026, at 1:46:55. The supporting source is philippines.nissannews.com, linked below.
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