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We used to look towards the Orient for cheap
imitations cars that may have been rammed to
the gunwales with extras but lacked the quality
build and longevity required to cut it with the best
Europe had to offer. Not any more.
It’s not been the case for quite some time,
actually. Honda’s current range of passenger cars
and people movers represents a viable alternative
to customers looking at entry level premium
s e d i s t n e r e f f i d m o r f e m o c y a m y e h T brand cars, while Lexus, Inifniti and other makers
e h t t u b , n i o c r a c e c n a m r o f r e p e h t f o continue to push the development envelope with
exciting concepts.
f o o w t e r a R T G n a s s i N d n a 5 S i d u A Nissan has always delivered with its top end
products. The Skyline’s reputation for supercar
u o y s é p u o c t a e s r u o f D W A y l n o e h t rivalling pace, power and handling was cemented
n i r e h t e g o t r i a p e h t h c t i p e W . y u b n a c during the early 1990s. The R32 GT R decimated
tin top racing categories around the globe and
. l e u d g n i l a e v e r y l b a k r a m e r a was largely responsible for the demise of Group
A Touring Car racing, such was its dominance.
It was banned from competing at Australia’s
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premiere endurance race Bathurst, and continued
to solidify this mystique with the release of the
R33 GT R and R34 GT R.
Believe it or not, it’s been 10 years since the