If you’re reading this then you probably already know that the GT-R is lightning fast, features razor sharp steering and has a cult following among Gran Turismo PlayStationers.

Reviewers rave about the performance – but I’m just as interested in living with the car on a day-to-day basis.

The simple answer to that question is yes. However, you wouldn’t expect a car costing this much to be plagued by badly adjusted headlights, awkward door handles and now, a rattle in the daashboard.

I may be more critical than most but if this was my car, it would have been sent back to dealership last week with a list of ‘to do’ jobs.

Headlights – even supercars have their flaws. The Lamborghini Huracan features a dip/beam button on the steering wheel that your fingers can’t locate in the dark – the Audi RS7 Performance is equipped with a main beam that takes longer to flick on than Trump’s brain.

The GT-R’s issue is slightly more worrying. The dip beam is not adjusted corectly, so oncoming drivers are constantly flashing their annoyance in your face.

Just adjust the headlights, right? Well, I can’t find any mention of adjustment in the manual and there is nothing on the dashboard.

Frustrating and mildly dangerous.

And while we are on the subject of lights, the Nissan has flush door handles – an aerodynamic triumph, except you can’t locate them when approaching the car in the dark because they are not illuminated.

Silly. Remind the dealer about that when you are haggling ot the £80k pricetag…

In this age of common platform manufacturing and even commoner brand identity ” it’s no surprise that motor cars have been accused of ‘all looking the same’.

I mean, head-on in your rear-view mirror, can you tell the difference between an Audi A4, 5 or 6? BMW and Mercedes are especially flawed in this area.

If you want to be part of the middle class ‘gang’ then you need an aspirational vehicle to match. Thus the owner of a BMW 1 Series can feel the same brand attachment as a 7 Series driver.

Which is why cars like the Nissan GT-R are important. Yes, it costs around £80k (not far off the unique and very individual BMW i8, or the Audi R8 for that matter) but there’s no mistaking what is in your rear-view mirror.

And it should be applauded for that – instead of being a BMW M4 ,which will always look like a rep’s standard 4 Series however many spoilers BMW bolt onto it.

Lord Pembroke likes his cars. He stills owns a Nissan Skyline – one of his favourite motors, alongside the Bugatti Veyron and gull-wing Mercedes in his cavernous garage.

After an intervew about his Wilton Classic & Supercar Show in June (www.wiltonclassicsupercar.co.uk) at his home in Wiltshire today, he insisted we went for a wheelspin in my Nissan test car.

Verdict? Well, he spotted the revised suspension set-up, the improved interior and a surge in performance but overall, he though the GT-R had gone a little soft.

Just like the Porsche 911 he owned ten years ago, Lord P says the Nissan had lost its soul and felt rather detached.

Incredibly quick, yes, but then as another motoring writer once put it – it’s not how fast a car goes, it’s how it goes fast…

So, what’s new about the GT-R in 2017? Well, it still looks both musclebound and ridiculously bling, sporting all the style of Donald Trump’s haircut.

However, the good news is that the twin turbo’s power output is up 20bhp, the cabin looks like it is now made of something decent – and the ride feels somewhat smoother.

That’s all good then – especially the interior upgrade which finally brings the Nissan into the right millennium. There’s extra soundproofing and minor tweaks to bodywork too, making this the most significant upgrade since the current GT-R was launched in 2007.

Don’t go thinking the GT-R has gone soft just because they have eased off the suspension a bit. Just two minutes down the road and I know the Nissan is going to be 7 days of sheer fun.

More tomorrow…