Nissan
Sunny GTI-R (GNN14, Europe)

Why it matters

The Sunny GTI-R was the only form in which Nissan's Group A rally homologation car, the four-wheel-drive turbocharged Pulsar GTI-R, was officially sold in Europe. Against more than 13,800 Japanese-market Pulsars, only 771 Sunny-badged cars were built, which makes it the rare branch of the GTI-R family.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Photos

Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.

• Nissan Sunny GTI-R (GNN14, Europe) (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: Rutger van der Maar · CC BY 2.0
• Nissan Sunny GTI-R (GNN14, Europe) (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: Rutger van der Maar · CC BY 2.0

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

Nissan built the Pulsar GTI-R from August 1990 to secure Group A homologation for the World Rally Championship, and a European version badged Sunny GTI-R followed in February 1992. The Sunny was offered in left-hand-drive form in many European countries and in right-hand drive for Britain, Ireland, Cyprus and Malta.

Its engine maps were revised for European fuel, so it is rated lower than the Japanese Pulsar, and unlike the Pulsar it had no speed limiter. The registry counts 668 LHD and 103 RHD cars and notes that the production phases are still being researched.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

A genuine Sunny GTI-R carries the European GNN14 type rather than the Japanese RNN14 and has the lower-rated SR20DET (162 kW/220 PS versus 169 kW/230 PS for the Pulsar). Right-hand-drive cars were sold only in Britain, Ireland, Cyprus and Malta; the registry identifies cars from Nissan FAST build data.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   Nissan Sunny GTI-R Data Level B

   • 771 Sunny GTI-R cars built according to Nissan FAST build data compiled by the registry (668 left-hand drive, 103 right-hand drive)

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   Nissan GTI-R Specifications Level B GTI-R Registry

   • SR20DET / 54C
   • 4 cylinder, 16-valve DOHC, intercooled turbocharged
   • Displacement: 1998cc
   • Bore x stroke: 86 x 86mm
   • Compression ratio: 8.3:1
   • Max power (Sunny): 162kW (217hp / 220PS) @ 6400rpm
   • 220PS @ 6400rpm
   • Max torque (Sunny): 267Nm ... @ 4800rpm
   • Transmission: 5-speed manual
   • "ATTESA" 4WD with viscous coupling
   • Wheelbase: 2430mm
   • Length: 3975mm

   Accessed 2026-11-12