This 16,700-Mile 2018 Nissan GT-R NISMO Is Already Bid to $155,000 — And the Reserve Still Hasn't FallenA Jet Black 2018 Nissan GT-R NISMO showing 16,700 miles has drawn ten bids and a $155,000 high bid on Cars & Bids, and the seller's reserve still has not been met with the auction set to close Thursday, August 20 at 1:30 p.m. EDT. Nearly 700 users are watching, the listing has cleared 8,800 views, and the bidding has already blown past what the price guides say a good-condition example of this car is worth. Photos and auction details courtesy of Cars & Bids.Godzilla's Halo Car, Still Doing Godzilla ThingsThe R35 GT-R spent its entire life being the car that embarrassed machinery costing three times as much, and the NISMO was the version that stopped apologizing about price altogether. When Nissan published U.S. pricing for the 2018 model year, the Pure trim opened at $99,990 while the NISMO asked $175,490 before a $1,695 destination charge — roughly $177,000 out the door for a Nissan badge. That number looked absurd in 2018. It looks a lot less absurd now that the final R35 has rolled off the line and the model has closed out a legendary 17-year run with no direct replacement waiting in the wings.That is the backdrop for what is happening in this auction. Buyers are not bidding on a used sports car anymore. They are bidding on the last chapter of a nameplate that defined an era of accessible supercar performance, and the NISMO sits at the very top of that chapter — short of the six-car Italdesign GT-R50, which exists in a different universe entirely.What the Seller Is OfferingThis particular car is listed by nexusautobrokers, a Cars & Bids Certified Seller based in Marietta, Georgia, and it carries a clean Georgia title. The dealer reportedly acquired it earlier in 2026. The attached Carfax report shows no accidents and no mileage discrepancies.AdvertisementAdvertisementUnder the hood is the hand-built VR38DETT — a 3.8-liter twin-turbocharged V6 tuned to NISMO spec at 600 horsepower and 481 lb-ft of torque, routed through the six-speed dual-clutch transaxle and Nissan's ATTESA E-TS all-wheel-drive system. The NISMO hardware list is intact: 20-inch RAYS forged wheels, Brembo brakes, the full NISMO aero kit, the carbon fiber rear wing, heated Recaro front buckets in leather and suede, a rearview camera, and the Bose audio system. Jet Black over a black-and-red interior is arguably the strongest color combination the car was offered in.Most importantly for the bidding, the selling dealer reports no notable modifications. That matters enormously with R35s. The tuning aftermarket swallowed a huge share of these cars, and a stock example with a clean history is now the exception rather than the rule — as anyone who has watched a widebody, big-turbo GT-R cross an auction block can attest.What the Valuation Data Actually SaysHere is where the $155,000 figure gets interesting. The Hagerty Valuation Tools entry for the 2018 GT-R NISMO currently places a #3 "good" condition car at $130,000, up 0.8 percent in the most recent revision. Hagerty also notes that only 14 examples of the 2018 NISMO have crossed public auction blocks in the past three years, with a low of $86,741, a high of $216,004, and a most recent result of $166,719 back in May 2026.So this car is already $25,000 clear of the #3 number with three days still on the clock, and the reserve remains unmet. The seller is clearly aiming for the upper half of that range — somewhere between the recent $166,719 result and that $216,004 ceiling.AdvertisementAdvertisementThe broader trend supports the ambition. Hagerty's market analysis found that R35 GT-R values stopped depreciating once production ended, dipping a few percent in early 2024 before flattening out. The split within the model line is stark: base cars that stickered around $100,000 now change hands near $59,500 in excellent condition, a roughly 40 percent haircut, while low-mileage NISMOs have been bid past $300,000. A 1,300-mile 2021 NISMO sold for $312,500 on Bring a Trailer just days ago, echoing the pattern we flagged when that car first hit the block.The lesson for anyone shopping the R35 market: the trim badge is doing far more work than the model year. A Pure or Premium is a performance bargain. A NISMO is a collectible, and it is being priced like one.The Fine PrintThe listing is refreshingly light on disclosed problems. The only known flaw called out is a scratch on the rear diffuser. Recent service includes an oil and filter change performed in preparation for the sale, and the Carfax shows an earlier oil and filter service in January 2022 at 7,428 miles. The windows are tinted. The sale includes one key and the owner's manual — worth noting, since a second key is a small but real line item on a car in this bracket.The mileage is the other variable. At 16,700 miles, this is not a delivery-mile museum piece, and it will not command the money that a sub-2,000-mile car does. But it is also low enough to read as a car that was enjoyed carefully rather than one that lived at a track day, and the unmodified status backs that up.Where This One LandsIf the reserve is somewhere in the $165,000 to $180,000 neighborhood, this auction should get there. If the seller is holding out for the $200,000-plus territory that ultra-low-mileage NISMOs have found, the 16,700 miles will likely be the sticking point. Either way, the fact that ten bidders have already pushed a seven-year-old Nissan past $155,000 tells you everything about where the R35 sits in the collector conversation right now.AdvertisementAdvertisementBidding closes Thursday, August 20 at 1:30 p.m. EDT.⚡️ Read the full article on MotoriousSign up for the Motorious Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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