GT-Rs a-plenty
In your July '08 issue, you claim to have "hit the road with the first R35 GT-R in the USA." Well, I'm in no way, shape or form trying to make you feel less special about your ride in that R35, but there are-and have been-R35 GT-Rs here for a while, although not technically available to the public.
I work for a company that supplies Nissan North America with interior parts. This is a pic of the new Maxima that isn't out yet (as of our printing date -JL). They were having an issue with the headliner and it got so frustrating for the Nissan people, they decided to just get in the car and zip down the road to our facility so we could see it in person.
No matter what Nissan's official stance is on whether there are any GT-Rs here, there are. It makes me sick seeing all the cellphone pics and videos (that they shouldn't have been taking) because it makes me wish I could have been there at the right place at the right time. The truth is, a US-spec, R-35 GT-R was driven on public streets in Michigan before the Japanese public could even buy them.Brandon Atervia e-mail
We're aware that many OEMs keep development mules, pre-production models and test cars on company property for various purposes. And while those cars have seen street duty, we were after the first private-owner R35 GT-R in the US. This was a car that could be driven anywhere, at any time-without being under Nissan's watchful eye. And don't tell anyone where you work. You might find the office a few GT-Rs short, maybe even a Maxima too. -JL
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