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THERE’S NOTHING LIKE PLUCKING THROUGH THE GEARS OF A SEQUENTIAL — ESPECIALLY WHEN THE ENGINE IN FRONT OF IT IS A 3.2-LITRE BORGWARNER-STRAPPED STROKER

In the past eight years, how many cars have you owned? How many engine combinations and set-ups have you been through? How many cars have conquered you? Eight years is a long time — especially when you’ve dedicated almost every minute of that time to honing and perfecting something.

“It takes three generations for a restaurant to perfect the taste of its dishes” — a statement made by the modern GT-R’s creator, Kozo Watanabe and used in Emil Roshan’s first feature (Issue No. 226) some five years ago; a statement that to this day still represents Emil’s persistence with this particular black R34 GT-R. At the time, we told you that it