Sachin Tendulkar sells his Nissan GT-R Egoist, the one-off Godzilla in India, to Mumbaikar

Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulakar's love for cars is well documented. His car garage in Mumbai had some of the world's most adored mean machines like Ferrari 360 Modena-- gifted to him by the legendary Michael Schumacher, and BMW i8 hybrid sports car. In 2001, Sachin sold his Ferrari 360 Modena to a Surat-based businessman and added a Nissan GT-R to his collection.

The legend seems to be on the lookout for a new contraption to add to his burgeoning collection of cars. If the emerging reports suggest, the Nissan GT-R, an Egoist edition and the only one in India, has been sold to an auto connoisseur in Mumbai. The GT-R Egoist, a bespoke model, came fitted with a Wald body kit.

Sachin's GT-R will now share space with an Aston Martin Vantage, Ferrari F430 Scuderia, Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG, Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG and a Shelby GT500CR, reports Motoroids. Sachin's current garage includes BMW 7-Series, BMW X5 M50d, Mercedes-Benz C36 AMG, Audi Q7, to name a few. The Cricketer is also the brand ambassador of BMW India.

Nissan GT-R Egoist edition comes powered a twin-turbocharged 3.8-L V6 engine tuned to churn out 565bhp at 6,400rpm and 633Nm of peak torque. The engine can propel GT-R from 0-100kmph in three seconds.

The Nissan GT-R, nicknamed Godzilla, was launched in India in December 2016 with a price tag of Rs. 1.99 crore. The GT-R is produced at Nissan's plant, Tochigi, Japan and is retailed in India through Nissan High-Performance Centre (NHPC), in Noida. Each engine of GT-R is assembled by one of five master craftsmen, called Takumi, at Nissan's plant in Yokohama, Japan.

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