Sibling rivalry: Nitto’s seven-second GT-R
24 June 2016
“When you decide your nine-second R34 GT-R is too heavy, and transplant the engine into its older and lighter brother, great things can happen”
“When you decide your nine-second R34 GT-R is too heavy, and transplant the engine into its older and lighter brother, great things can happen”
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