Nissan GTR 

I'm sure you've heard this a million times by now. The Nissan GT-R is a technological marvel. It is what you get when you use the laws of physics to your advantage. It is savagely fast; can tear apart race tracks, and yet drive you back home in comfort. You don't expect anything less from the most practical people on earth, do you?

The GT-R is a legend in itself, and has often been hailed to be among the best cars on the planet. We put together a list of things that you possibly didn't know about the Nissan GT-R:

The GT-R brand is nearly five decades old! 

 

Just like everything Japanese, the brand too has had an extremely long shelf life. The words 'GT-R' first appeared on a Nissan Skyline in 1969, on what's now popularly called the 'Hakosuka' (Japanese - Hako = box / Suka = skyline). The first ever version produced a rather modest 160PS from a 2.0-litre motor. To put that into perspective, that's about a fourth of what the GT-R makes today.

The Obakemono connect

 

The Japanese would refer to GT-R's as an Obakemono - that loosely translates into a shape-shifting monster. Australian motoring magazine Wheels went one step further, christening the R32 GT-R as the Godzilla - claiming it would 'slay' the Ford Sierra. The name has stuck ever since.