"It's not every day you see a driver who works his car better than his own feet, but when you do, you can tell by the aura coming off of the car."
— Takeshi Nakazato upon first seeing Takumi driving the AE86, First Stage
"If it has four wheels and it runs, it's a car."
— Takumi Fujiwara, explaining his nonchalance when pitted against opponents with more powerful vehicles, First Stage
"That's what I don't like. As long as he keeps winning, he won't have a true appreciation for this upgrade. He needs to push the car's capabilities to the very limit and find out it's still not enough to win. There's a lesson to be learned in that humiliation. Until he loses, I can't upgrade the Eight-Six."
— Bunta Fujiwara, Second Stage
"That's my dream, Natsuki. To become the best driver the world's ever seen."
— Takumi Fujiwara, Third Stage
"If someone's got a bit of money and doesn't know anything about cars, he'll drive a Benz, or a Ferrari, or some crap. I've got some money, but I couldn't care less about those sorts of cars! 'Til the day I day... give me a GT-R!"
— "God Foot" Kozo Hoshino on his love for the Skyline GT-R, Fourth Stage
"No matter how skilled you are, it's difficult to maintain that level once you've decided you're good enough."
— "God Hand" Dr. Toshiya Joushima, Fourth Stage
