Nissan’s GT-R has had a good April so far, with a specially-tuned model recently setting a new Guinness World Record for performing the world's fastest drift, and most recently, being named the most iconic car to come out of Japan.
At Japfest, the largest event of Japanese culture and cars in Europe, the Nissan GT-R has beaten out the Subaru Impreza and Toyota Supra according to a survey carried out by the event’s organisers via its social media channels.
Of course, the term ‘Nissan GT-R’ is used to encapsulate the entire generation of cars that have led to the most recent R35 GT-R, starting with the Nissan ‘Hako’ GT-R Skyline of 1969 to the R32 GT-R that first got the nickname of ‘Godzilla’, evolving to the R34 that shot to fame in the west after starring in the Fast and Furious film series.
Taken as a unit, there’s really no surprise when it is revealed that most people think of the Nissan GT-R first when they think of a Japanese car. It has been so prevalent in culture and garnered so much respect among the general public and in car-loving circles.
Other honourable mentions that the GT-R won over on that survey wee thec, the Mazda MX-5, Mazda RX-7, Honda Civic Type R, Mitsubishi 3000GT, and the Toyota Corolla AE86.
Prestigious company indeed, but as an icon, doesn’t quite match the GT-R. Japfest in 2016 will begin on April 24th at the Silverstone Circuit in Great Britain.
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