The Nissan Navara-R is a pickup truck with the heart of a 1,000-horsepower GT-R.

UK-based drifter Steve "Bugsy" Biagioni has unveiled a Nissan Navara pickup truck powered by the heart of a GT-R.

First spotted by Motor1, the pickup truck, dubbed the Navara-R, is powered by a V-6 twin-turbo supplied by the GT-R. Named VR41 to reflect its displacement, the engine produces 1,000 hp. This power is transmitted to all four wheels via a custom dual-clutch transmission by Dodson Motorsports of New Zealand.

In addition to the GT-R engine, the Navara-R also features a GT-R subframe-based suspension, KW V4 racing coilovers, and an HLS 4 hydraulic lift system. The truck wears 20-inch wheels wrapped in flared fenders and is part of a complete body kit that includes new front and rear bumpers and sill extensions.

The interior features an aftermarket Kenwood head unit, a steering wheel and engine start button taken from a GT-R. Other than that, the interior appears to be nearly stock. The Navara itself was Nissan's mid-size pickup in most markets outside the US (we get Frontier instead) until it was discontinued in 2021.

This is not the first time a GT-R engine has been swapped into an elevated vehicle. British tuner Severn Valley Motorsport actually built two GT-R-engined Nissan Qashqai crossovers (the previous Qashqai is sold as the Nissan Rogue Sport in the U.S.) The second version had 2,000 hp and in 2018 had a top speed of 237.8 mph.

Nissan is also diving into the fun itself. Nissan introduced the Juke-R as a concept car in 2011 and built a small number of production models. The production version of the Juke-R boasted 545 horsepower (matching the output of the GT-R at the time), all-wheel drive, and a top speed of 160 mph. Only five were built, and prices reached six-figure territory.