The Father of the Nissan GT-R: An Exclusive Interview with Munsan

We are honored to have the chance to sit down with Mr. Munsan, the father of the Nissan GT-R, for an exclusive interview. This is a serious privilege for us to be able to do this, and we thank you very much indeed.

Mr. Munsan has taken us for a little drive in his new car, which has more power, uses less fuel, and features cleaner power with lean mixture gasing. He explains that achieving these improvements requires allowing the engine to rev a little bit higher or making it more efficient at high revs. The maximum revolution is the same, but torque BL area changes.

We ask Mr. Munsan about the horsepower of his car, and he confirms that the maximum horsepower announced for home cars is slightly lower than the actual development value. He reassures us that safety is always a top priority and explains how different performance levels can affect accident statistics.

Mr. Munsan shares with us the origins of his love for cars, which dates back to his use of racing car technology in developing the GT-R. Racing technology is essential to him, and he believes it's what sets the GT-R apart from other sports cars. His favorite part of the new 2012 car is the engine horsepower change and the suspension patton.

One of the notable improvements in this model is the lighter weight, which Mr. Munsan attributes mainly to modifications made during development. The car is approximately 5 or 6 kilograms lighter than its predecessor. He also mentions that body stiffness changes and the use of harder springs contribute to the car's reduced weight.

When asked if he believes the GT-R will eventually lap the Nürburgring in under 7 minutes, Mr. Munsan thinks it's possible with the right tires. However, he notes that only a limited model will achieve this feat, specifically those with slick tires.

As for what's next for Mr. Munsan and his development team, he expresses excitement about continuing work on this model. He has announced plans to continue development for another five years. Before concluding our interview, Mr. Munsan thanks us once again for having him and comments on the value of good communication in making professional projects enjoyable.

It was a pleasure meeting you, despite my limited English skills. Your English is significantly better than my Japanese; I'm sure you've heard that before. We look forward to interviewing you by Japanese next time.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthe father of the Nissan GTR Mr Muna San this is a serious serious privilege for me to be able to do this and I do thank you very much indeed but anyway we're just going to go for a little Drive in the new car so it has more power it uses less Fuel and it's cleaner power with lean mixture gasing it's a very important point and presumably you achieve that by allowing the rev the engine to rev a little bit higher or or it's just more efficient at high revs the engine oh maximum Revolution is the same but uh torque BL area is a change okay will you tell me what the horsepower is you won't tell me will you approximately 5 560 5 570 R roughly so normally carer announce engine maximum horsepower is most higher level uhhuh but how about the Eng horsep power developed for customer so most of lower level horsepower I announced for home so almost customers car is a more power than my announcement it's a g policy do you ever a worry see you know that you may you may be stretching things too far does that does that concern you at all or or not is are very important for make a safety uhhuh keep our Liv okay if another car has a same breing performance level and handling uh stability level in that case so accident number maybe changed to less okay where is Your Love of cars come from so for development of GT I using a many kind of a Racing Car Technology yes so racing te technology basically is f FS is very important what is your favorite part about this car about the new 2012 car so engine horsepower change and the suspension pation so especially light side handle car I developed light suspension setting less side suspension is a different actually different especially front suspension Spring right and left side is a harder than light side mhm is the car lighter yes so T has model car about 5 or 6 kilm lighter than before current model and where does that come from is that the wheels or the brakes or no mainly it's uh many passes modific get okay so of course uh additional weight is a very big volume for example body stiffness changed uhhuh and the suspension using more hard spring do you think this model of GTR will ever eventually lap the nurbo gring in less than 7 Minutes uh uh under 7 minutes with cl Tru Edition I think it's possible with the sck tires but it's only limited model that's the one with slick tires is that right yes yes yes so what's next what's next for for Muno sand would you get involved with infinity if if Red Bull and infinity did did a road car I have a many development menu for about this model GT so for a while I continue this work okay and for how many more years will will this model oh last year formerly I announced I five year this model continue development well look I want to thank you very much indeed because I I think your car is fantastic we all know that your car is fantastic but it's down to you it's all but but for making your creative dramatic emotion I do my best every year model like as a action have professional job okay for customer quite good fun job to have though oh thank you thank you very much okay thank you very much M good to meet you s I speak bad English you speak very good English put it this way your English is an awful lot better than my Japanese I'm sure you've heard that before so next time please interview by Japanese okaythe father of the Nissan GTR Mr Muna San this is a serious serious privilege for me to be able to do this and I do thank you very much indeed but anyway we're just going to go for a little Drive in the new car so it has more power it uses less Fuel and it's cleaner power with lean mixture gasing it's a very important point and presumably you achieve that by allowing the rev the engine to rev a little bit higher or or it's just more efficient at high revs the engine oh maximum Revolution is the same but uh torque BL area is a change okay will you tell me what the horsepower is you won't tell me will you approximately 5 560 5 570 R roughly so normally carer announce engine maximum horsepower is most higher level uhhuh but how about the Eng horsep power developed for customer so most of lower level horsepower I announced for home so almost customers car is a more power than my announcement it's a g policy do you ever a worry see you know that you may you may be stretching things too far does that does that concern you at all or or not is are very important for make a safety uhhuh keep our Liv okay if another car has a same breing performance level and handling uh stability level in that case so accident number maybe changed to less okay where is Your Love of cars come from so for development of GT I using a many kind of a Racing Car Technology yes so racing te technology basically is f FS is very important what is your favorite part about this car about the new 2012 car so engine horsepower change and the suspension pation so especially light side handle car I developed light suspension setting less side suspension is a different actually different especially front suspension Spring right and left side is a harder than light side mhm is the car lighter yes so T has model car about 5 or 6 kilm lighter than before current model and where does that come from is that the wheels or the brakes or no mainly it's uh many passes modific get okay so of course uh additional weight is a very big volume for example body stiffness changed uhhuh and the suspension using more hard spring do you think this model of GTR will ever eventually lap the nurbo gring in less than 7 Minutes uh uh under 7 minutes with cl Tru Edition I think it's possible with the sck tires but it's only limited model that's the one with slick tires is that right yes yes yes so what's next what's next for for Muno sand would you get involved with infinity if if Red Bull and infinity did did a road car I have a many development menu for about this model GT so for a while I continue this work okay and for how many more years will will this model oh last year formerly I announced I five year this model continue development well look I want to thank you very much indeed because I I think your car is fantastic we all know that your car is fantastic but it's down to you it's all but but for making your creative dramatic emotion I do my best every year model like as a action have professional job okay for customer quite good fun job to have though oh thank you thank you very much okay thank you very much M good to meet you s I speak bad English you speak very good English put it this way your English is an awful lot better than my Japanese I'm sure you've heard that before so next time please interview by Japanese okay\n"