The basic car is still an impressive bit of kit, mind. The legendary 2. Most were tested in the bhp range, though no one ever admitted anything officially, so maybe the horses were simply breeding on the ship from Japan.
They say you should never meet your heroes, or revisit past glories. Strange how the car feels very different now to how it did 20 years ago - put into stark context by modern fast cars. Prices are rising, and justifiably so.
Finding a standard example is hard, and the temptation to modify when they accept fettling with such grace is difficult in the extreme, but as far as a classic of its era, the GT-R stands tall even in Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter. Look out for your regular round-up of news, reviews and offers in your inbox. All-wheel drive was made available along with powerful twin-turbo engines for the return of GT-R models.
The V-Spec II car became the ultimate Nissan Skyline of the time, but the limited run of bhp Nismo models meant they became real unicorns. R33 Skylines introduced better safety, but it was the R34 that marked a stellar period of development. A standard four-door model could still be had, however, GT-R development was moving at a pace. Over just three years it was transformed into one of the most potent performance cars of its era.
Turbos, intercoolers, exhausts, were continuously tweaked to make the GT-R even faster. Its battery was even moved under the rear seat to free up more space in the engine bay. This continuous fettling created many limited-run cars — there were 11 variations in total. The less said about the V35 and V36 Skyline the better. Designed for export to the American market, it left much to be desired. It was later rebranded as the Infiniti G The Skyline name is both one of the most evocative and notoriously controversial in the automotive world.
Anyone who has ever tiptoed into an online car forum will recognise the great battles that have been fought over the relative greatness of Skyline-badged models in comparison with other lesser? Wherever you stand, we can all agree that the Nissan Skyline is a cult classic that has been embedded in the automotive landscape for decades.
Interesting opinion. Spot on. They were great driving machines, but all had crap interiors, bugger all features, and honestly weren't that fast. The reason they're so revered is due to the tuner scene. These machines could be modified to make crazy power, which equalled much speed. But that's the point fanboys don't get - it was the tuners who made these cars legendary. Compare them stock to the M and Porsche cars of the time, and they're well behind.
Apart from the constant engine flooding, overheating, fuel consumption, oil consumption and general unreliability, yeah the RX7 was alright. R34 GTR over a dull M3 any day of the week. Tim Rodie. Alessandro Renesis. Ben Welham. Thiemo Albers-Daly. Rachael Hogg. Jane Fyffe. JDM Fans. Marcus Boothby posted in Motordiction.
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