We had the opportunity to talk with Mizuno Kazutoshi, the development manager for the GT-R!

We had the opportunity to talk with Mizuno Kazutoshi, the development manager for the GT-R!

There are many people in my industry that I respect.
From an engineer's perspective, the person I respect and admire the most is Kazutoshi Mizuno.
Mr. Mizuno is now retired, but he is a former Nissan employee and is a Japanese adult male.
A Japanese-made car that everyone knows, and that car enthusiasts all over the world will know.
He is said to be the development manager of the supercar "GT-R" and was its main designer.
Yesterday, the lecture was held with only about 30 people, and lasted nearly three hours.
There was even a social gathering, and the recently released book "The Unconventional Essence" was also introduced.
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I was able to learn a lot, going into more depth, focusing on the content of the seminar.
At the same time, I was able to get a glimpse of Mr. Mizuno's thoughts on cars, which is his forte.
Recently, I have been giving a lot of lectures and not going to listen to other people's lectures as much as I used to.
It was becoming like that, but I'm really glad I went.
I like cars, but rather than car status, I am interested in "what it means to be an engineer"
I am someone who really likes to ask myself, "Is it designed with a certain design method?"
My favorite book about cars is "Everything about the Skyline," which is released every time a new car is released.
This is a book like this. When you read a book like this, the engineers come out and actually
It's easy to see what kind of thinking went into designing this car.
I first learned of Mr. Mizuno in 2001 when he was driving a V35 Skyline.
When it was released, I bought a book called "Everything about the Skyline" and that's when it happened.
The way of thinking about design at that time was something I had never seen in any book before.
It was a design methodology that essentially optimized the car from the ground up.
I am a total Mizuno fan, and I have comments on the cars that Mizuno has developed.
I have continued to check almost all of the magazines and online information I have read.
Those who are not familiar with cars may not know this, but the GT-R is a car that costs around 800 million yen.
It can run faster, more comfortably and safely than Ferraris and Porsches, which cost over 20 million yen.
This made it possible for the brand to become globally recognized the moment it was released.
The source of this idea comes from inside Mizuno's head.
To build such a car, they had to do it with only one-third the number of people it would normally take, and in an incredibly short period of time.
Moreover, this was not due to budget cuts, but to improve quality.
In fact, he says it is necessary.
If you are interested, I recommend you read the book.
I think this will be a real eye-opener for those working in technical jobs.
In fact, most of the people who came yesterday were engineers from mid- to large-scale companies.
Moreover, during the social gathering, everyone was enthusiastic and bombarded us with questions.
There are so many things I want to write about, but I'm afraid that my poor explanations will change the true meaning.
I think I'll stop here because it would be a shame.