More than five years ago, the Nissan Vision Gran Turismo concept was released. We studied its angular flanks, knowing that the next GT-R would be taking styling inspiration from the striking vehicle. Fast forward to today, however, and the R35 is still here, getting older and more expensive.

A replacement is far from imminent. The R36 is still only in the discussion phase, with Nissan yet to decide if the car will be hybrid or fully electric, Motoring reports. Speaking to the publication, GT-R programme chief Hiroshi Tamura dropped a few hints as to where the next GT-R’s journey is at right now. “I have it in my mind, but not for outside. So nobody knows. I cannot tell you,” he said, adding, “But I can say, imagining for a next-generation [GT-R] is already in a chat. Talking about the solutions.”

Even though Tamura-san isn’t revealing a whole lot at this stage, it’s pretty clear that we won’t be seeing a production car for years. So does that mean the world will be left GT-R-less once the R35 stops being made? Not necessarily.