SIMS GT-R, Oxford, is one of ten dealers nationwide who will be taking orders from next week for the Nissan GT-R.

Buyers will face a wait until March of next year for the car, priced from £52,900, which is billed as the world's most practical supercar.

Selected dealers - Nissan High Performance Centres - including Sims, at the Oxford Motor Park, Kidlington, will be accepting pre-orders accompanied by a £3,500 deposit from Wednesday, April 2. From Friday, April 4, customers will also be able to pre-order GT-Rs by placing a deposit on-line at www.gtrnissan.com The top model, the Nissan GT-R Black Edition with exclusive Kuro black paint, gunmetal grey alloy wheels and black leather and Pearlsuede interior with red leather highlights, is priced at £55,500.

In stark performance terms, 62mph from a standing start appears in about 3.5 seconds, while its potential top speed is 195mph (provisional figure). Behind those statistics lies a unique powertrain, made up of a 480 horsepower, twin-turbo 3.8-litre, V6 engine, a world-first rear transaxle with a dual-clutch, paddle-shift, six-speed transmission and full-time four-wheel-drive. Underpinning them are sophisticated electronic controls designed to make best use of engine output in all conditions without diluting either driver enjoyment or involvement.

The ten specialist dealers have been appointed in the UK to ensure that GT-R customers receive the level of specialist attention and aftersales care that the car warrants and will invest in specialist sales and technical training for staff.