GT-R,® you only need to lift the hood. Only four master craftsmen in the world are allowed to hand-assemble the GT-R®’s engine. They are known as Takumi – a Japanese term used to describe a master craftsman who has perfected his skills over years of painstaking work and dedication. And with over 100 years of combined Takumi experience in building engines, the passion is very, very strong. Each GT-R® engine is assembled by a single craftsman – and proudly bears a plaque carrying their signature. Perfection comes in many ways; each Takumi inspects each piece for quality and to guarantee precision. But it’s more than just exceptional skill that goes into the process that makes the GT-R® so special. As one of the Takumi says, “We put our souls into each engine, hoping to deliver that excitement to customers.”
During testing in 2007, the all-new GT-R created a sensation when it posted an official 7-minute, 38.5-second lap – the fastest lap ever for a production car. But for team GT-R, it was just the beginning. In 2009, the GT-R sent another shock wave through the performance world with an unofficial time of 7 minutes, 26.7 seconds. Why stop at just one lap? In May 2012, the GT-R returned to the Nurburgring to compete in a grueling 24-hour race. Against full-on race cars, the stock production GT-R took incredible punishment, and was able not only to finish – it was first in class.
Driven to constantly improve, on September 30, 2013, the all-new 2014 GT-R Nismo with the Nismo N Attack Package took to the Nurburgring, and ran an incredible 7:08.679, making it – once again – the fastest volume production car in the world. We cheered. We celebrated. And and then we went back to work. Because where others see a finish line, we just see the start of the next lap.
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