LEGO® Speed Champions · Nissan · 2020

Nissan GT-R NISMO

Q: Is LEGO® set 76896 still available?

No. 76896 launched 1 January 2020 and retired 31 December 2021.

Q: How big is the LEGO® Nissan GT-R NISMO?

Approximately 14 cm long and 6 cm wide.

Q: How many pieces does LEGO® set 76896 have?

298 pieces and one driver minifigure.

Q: Are there other LEGO® Nissan sets?

Yes — 76917 R34 Skyline GT-R 2 Fast 2 Furious.

Q: What does NISMO stand for?

Nissan Motorsport — Nissan's in-house motorsport division since 1984.

The first LEGO® Nissan GT-R — a 298-piece miniature of the R35 GT-R NISMO, the track-focused tip of the long-running R35 family.

Set #76896 2020 298 pieces 8-stud Retired

76896 launched in January 2020 as part of the first wave of 8-stud Speed Champions sets — the move that finally widened the platform from the original 6-stud era. It models the hardcore NISMO variant of the long-running R35 Nissan GT-R, which Nissan had been refining continuously since the platform's 2007 debut. Brix Plus presents this set as a piece of LEGO® Speed Champions transition history — and the only LEGO® Nissan GT-R road car ever made.

LEGO® Speed Champions set 76896 Nissan GT-R NISMO, product image — LEGO® Speed Champions 76896. Source: Brickset.

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The 76896 set models the production R35 Nissan GT-R NISMO — Nissan's flagship performance car for over a decade.

THE ROAD CAR

Nissan R35 GT-R NISMO

3.8L twin-turbo V6, hand-built with NISMO motorsport-derived upgrades

The Nissan R35 GT-R was launched in 2007 as a clean-sheet design replacing the R34 Skyline GT-R, with a hand-built 3.8-litre twin-turbocharged VR38DETT V6, all-wheel drive, and a dual-clutch transaxle gearbox. The NISMO variant — first introduced in 2014 — applied Nissan's in-house NISMO motorsport division to the road car: stiffer suspension, larger turbos, carbon-fibre body addenda, and a power output that grew from 600 PS at launch to 600+ PS in the 2020-spec car that LEGO® 76896 represents.

Each NISMO engine is hand-built by a single 'takumi' (master craftsman) at Nissan's Yokohama plant, with the takumi's name inscribed on a plaque attached to the engine — a tradition Nissan inherited from the R34 GT-R era. NISMO N-Attack package upgrades (offered separately) added Recaro seats, full carbon ceramic brakes, and chassis revisions that delivered a sub-7:09 Nürburgring Nordschleife lap in 2013. The LEGO® 76896 set captures the white-and-red NISMO livery and the carbon-fibre rear wing through printed parts — see Brickset for set photography.

The R35 GT-R remained on sale for over 17 years — an unusually long production run that Nissan justified by ongoing year-on-year refinement rather than full platform changes. Production ended in 2024 with no direct R36 successor announced. LEGO® 76896 launched alongside 76895 Ferrari F8 Tributo and 76897 Audi quattro S1 in the January 2020 Speed Champions wave per Brickset.

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Display ideas

Pair 76896 with 76917 Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) 2 Fast 2 Furious for an R34/R35 GT-R generation comparison.
Group 76896 with 76920 Ford Mustang Dark Horse and 77241 Honda S2000 for a JDM-/American-muscle 8-stud shelf.
Display 76896 alongside 76895 Ferrari F8 Tributo and 76897 Audi S1 quattro for a complete first-wave 8-stud-era 2020 trio.

People

Two figures from Nissan and NISMO shape the GT-R NISMO's story: the chief engineer who refused to let the R35 platform retire, and the NISMO racing director who built the variant.

Hiroshi Tamura

CHIEF PRODUCT SPECIALIST, NISSAN GT-R (2013–2025)

Tamura is widely credited as the godfather of the modern GT-R programme. He led the R35's product development for over a decade, including every NISMO update from the 2014 launch through to the final 2024 Final Edition. He was personally responsible for keeping the GT-R in production well past Nissan's commercial cut-off — at multiple points reportedly going over the heads of Nissan management to do so. Period interviews with Top Gear, Road & Track, and Motor Trend document the campaign to keep the platform alive. See NISMO.com.

Takao Katagiri

PRESIDENT & CEO, NISMO (2014–2018)

Katagiri ran NISMO during the launch and early refinement years of the R35 GT-R NISMO, and oversaw NISMO's broader expansion from a pure motorsport division into a road-car performance brand. The 2014 GT-R NISMO road car was the first major road-car project NISMO had owned end-to-end, and the template for subsequent NISMO road-car derivatives. The model that LEGO® 76896 represents is closer in spec to the late-2010s NISMO than to the original 2014 launch car.

The build

Scale and era

76896 sits in the LEGO® Speed Champions 8-stud era — and is in the first wave of 8-stud sets, launched in January 2020 alongside the 76895 Ferrari F8 Tributo and 76897 Audi quattro S1.

Build highlights

The standout is the rear wing — a printed flat element that replicates the NISMO carbon-fibre wing without resorting to stickers. The front splitter and side skirts are also printed parts. The white-with-red-accent NISMO factory livery is preserved through bodywork colour rather than decals.

What the 298 pieces buys you

298 pieces is mid-range for an 8-stud single-vehicle set — a 25–35 minute build. The piece count reflects the GT-R's complex bodywork and integrated rear-wing assembly.

FAQ

Common questions about the LEGO® Nissan GT-R NISMO 76896.

Is LEGO® set 76896 still available?

No. 76896 launched on 1 January 2020 and was retired on 31 December 2021 according to Brickset. Sealed copies appear regularly on BrickLink at moderate premiums above original RRP.

How big is the LEGO® Nissan GT-R NISMO?

Approximately 14 cm long and 6 cm wide — the 8-stud Speed Champions footprint introduced for the 2020 wave. See LEGO.com 76896 for archived dimensions.

How many pieces does LEGO® set 76896 have?

298 pieces and one driver minifigure unique to this set, per Brickset.

Is this a 6-stud or 8-stud LEGO® Speed Champions set?

8-stud. 76896 is part of the first 8-stud wave introduced in January 2020, replacing the 6-stud-era scale used 2015–2019, per Brickset.

Are there other LEGO® Nissan sets?

Yes — LEGO® 76917 Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) 2 Fast 2 Furious is the other Speed Champions Nissan, capturing the R34 from the film. 76896 R35 NISMO is the only modern-era GT-R road car in the LEGO® range.

What does NISMO stand for?

NISMO stands for NISsan MOtorsport — Nissan's in-house motorsport and high-performance division, founded in 1984. NISMO has run Nissan's factory racing programmes (Le Mans, Super GT, Formula E, Nissan Le Mans LMP1) and produces NISMO-branded road-car variants. See NISMO.com.