The Design Secrets of the 2005 Nissan GT-R Proto That Still Define the R35 Today
The Design Secrets of the 2005 Nissan GT-R Proto That Still Define the R35 Today Hero Introduction The first time I really studied the photos from the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show, I was sitting in front of a low-resolution download at about two in the morning, and something stopped me cold. I’d been following GT-R development rumors for months — the whole community had, we were all starving for information — but this was different. Looking at the GT-R Proto on that stage, something clicked into place. Nissan wasn’t showing us a concept car. They were showing us a finished thought. An engineering statement wearing a body that happened to be one of the most purposeful, deliberately considered shapes I’d ever seen on a road car. ...