The 3.8-liter at the front of the Nissan GT-R is the company’s pride and joy. The unit is hand-built by four craftsmen at the Nissan factory in Yokohama and now the company wants them to tell their story.
These men are called Takumi and you’ll find their names on the signature plates mounted on the powerplants and the video below brings us into the room where these engines are born. The Takumi aslo share their view on building these special engines.
By the way, you can read all about how the twin-turbo V6 feels in the real world in our Nissan GT-R test drive.
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