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Gold Nissan GT-R with Metal Engraving Has Matching Gold Engine in Japan

A day ago, I saw a cool YouTube video that explained the entire history of Japan in 9 minutes. The thing I picked up from this is that it's a nation of poets and artists that only became modern and economically successful after WWII. That would explain why this particular Nissan GT-R is more of a work of art than the performance machine it was originally intended to be.
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Photo: Kuhl Racing
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A gold Nissan GT-R unlike any other car in the world made its debut last month at the Tokyo Auto Salon, a sort of extreme tuning show. It was born from the collaboration of two companies we've mentioned before, Artis and Kuhl Racing.

You may know the chrome Nissan GT-R from the SEMA Show of 2015. But we spotted that creation even before that. Given the overwhelmingly positive response they got in Las Vegas, the two Japanse companies decided to do another GT-R.

It's not only a labour of love but also a work of art. Every panel of the car had to be painstakingly detailed using the engraving tool. We've left a couple of photos in the picture gallery to show you what that was like. A leaf motif was once again combined with crisscrossing geometric lines. The main difference between this and the old GT-R project is the top coat of gold paint.

With all these details, it's easy not to spot the new body kit, which is made by Kuhl racing. It consists of the usual skirts, bumpers and fender flares that give the Nissan supercar a meaner appearance. If you don't take a look at the exhaust system as well, you'll be very sorry. That has to be the coolest Heat Blue system that's ever been made.

Even before the car had been engraved, they had to paint the engine bay gold to make room for a gold twin-turbo V6 engine. The R35's mill has been a loyal workhorse of the tuning industry, so it's nice to see it getting some much-deserved laurels.

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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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