MARKET ANALYSIS

CBA (2007 to 2011)

AMAV$80,245↑

The Nissan R35 GT-R CBA, manufactured globally from 2007 to 2011, is the legendary first-generation "supercar slayer" that fundamentally rewrote the rules of performance. Upon its debut, the CBA famously embarrassed elite exotics from Porsche and Ferrari, delivering world-beating 0-100km/h sprints and Nürburgring lap times that were once thought impossible for a production car. However, this early-gen dominance came with a well-documented Achilles' heel: the GR6 dual-clutch transmission. These original units were notorious for mechanical "gremlins" such as failing solenoids, brittle circlips, and premature bellhousing rattle that could lead to catastrophic failures if left unaddressed. In the 2026 Australian market, the CBA has evolved into a dominant force in the high-stakes roll racing community, where it is the weapon of choice for extracting monstrous power at events like the GT-R Festival and Roll Racing Australia. This domestic obsession is fuelled by an elite network of Australian tuning specialists like Precision Racing, Maatouks Racing, and Croydon Racing Developments (CRD), who have mastered the art of bulletproofing these gearboxes to handle consistent, four-digit horsepower. As local Australian-delivered stock remains capped due to strict import regulations, the desirability for these original CBA units has plummeted for casual drivers but skyrocketed for builders, as they are now the primary targets for specialist importers like Just Jap, Cult and Classic, and Nippon2u. The buyer pool is now a dedicated group of performance purists and drag racers who source clean Japanese examples as the ultimate blank canvas for the world-record-breaking builds that have made Australia a global leader in GT-R performance.