RICCI’S GARAGE

Report 26 Mark’s GT-R has had the car equivalent of a designer clothing spree… and it looks good

Mark Riccioni

“THE DEPTH AND SHINE GOES WAY BEYOND ANY FINISH YOU’D EVER SEE FROM THE FACTORY” Any car you can’t drive is just an expensive paperweight. Those were my exact words when introducing the GT-R back in TopGear’s December 2020 issue. And I said them with every intention of being some holier-than-thou missionary sent by God to ensure car culture remained good and true. But on the seventh day, I started building a car that’d become exactly that; a really expensive paperweight. And just like that, all those other lessons and teachings could be disregarded for being complete and utter balls. Although if we’re pulling the religion card, perfect time to say, “do as I say, not as I do”. Anyway, that’s more than enough to keep the BBC’s ethics department…

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BBC Top Gear (digital) - 1 Issue, Oct-22

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