Alright, so "R35s in the UK for a decade" requires some qualification, because it wasn't actually until 2009 that you could officially buy a GT-R over here from your Nissan dealer. However, for the truly committed, importers like Litchfield could bring one over before then, and so we really have had 10 years of them. Crikey.
It's a Litchfield import that features in this classic Autocar video, alongside an E92 BMW M3 and a first generation 997 911 GT3. It's presented by that man Chris Harris off the telly, who you might not recognise with all that hair. And a fleece.
It's a jolly good watch, too, for it's all too easy to forget what a seismic impact the GT-R had on the UK fast car scene. Here was a car that cost less than £60k, yet was faster around a circuit than the most track focused 911. It remains like nothing else in 2018, and that's with 10 years of getting used to its abilities. Back then, the way it pulled an M3's pants down for not much more money really was a shock.
We won't spoil the conclusion of the feature here - it's split across two videos - although it's fair to say the big Nissan gave a pretty good account of itself even once the stopwatch had been put back. And while the GT-R's impact may have dwindled over the decade since 2008, its abilities remain extraordinary. How much longer does this generation have to run? That's something only Nissan knows at present, and news that enthusiasts await with baited breath; whenever that car emerges and whatever it may be, the next GT-R has one heck of a legacy to live up to.