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The Skyline GT-R later earned the nickname "Godzilla", as a play on its "monster" track performance and country of origin. The R32 GT-R dominated the Japanese Touring Car Championship, won all 29 races it entered in the series, as well as taking the series title every year from 1990 to 1993. A Nissan R34 GT-R GT500 competition car
The car featured a Nismo-exclusive Stealth Gray body colour. Its clear-coated carbon-fibre bonnet, derived from the Skyline GT-R R34 V-Spec N1 models, reduced 100g of weight. The Rays aluminium wheels with red accents, matches existing accents around the body. It was the first GT-R variant to adorn the new Nissan logo, introduced on the Nissan ...
The first Skyline was introduced on 24 April 1957, at the Takarazuka Theater, in Hibiya, Tokyo, [3] for Fuji Precision Industries, marketed as a luxury car.It featured a 1.5 L (1,482 cc) GA-30 engine (also known as FG4A-30) producing 44 kW (60 hp) at 4,400 rpm, which was previously used in the prototype Subaru 1500, Subaru's first car. [4]
Tuning specialist Autech used this similarity to equip a special 260RS variant with the twin-turbo 2.6-liter inline-six out of the R33 GTR, as well as its all-wheel-drive system and five-speed ...
High-performance cars operated by these forces include the Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34), Nissan GT-R, Subaru Impreza WRX STI, Honda NSX, Nissan 370Z, and Lexus LC 500. Alongside regular use for traffic enforcement on the various expressways of Japan, these cars are often used for publicity and ceremonial purposes.
2003 Xanavi nismo GT-R (R34). In its first season, the JGTC grid mostly consisted of Japan Super Sport Sedan [ ja ] cars, with the only genuine JGTC cars being a Nismo -entered Nissan Skyline GT-R and Nissan Silvia S13 , of which the GT-R was a modified AWD Group A car.
Originally, Nissan claimed the GT-R can attain a top speed of 315 km/h (196 mph), [105] but Motor Trend recorded a top speed of 313.8 km/h (195.0 mph) with the original 2009 model year GT-R. [106] Edmunds held the first ever performance test using a customer-spec GT-R in Japan, achieving a 0-97 km/h (60 mph) time of 3.3 seconds and a quarter ...
Some Americans are interested in Japanese domestic market vehicles, like the Nissan Skyline. [42] In 1999, a California company called Motorex had a number of Nissan Skyline R33 GTS25s crash-tested. They submitted their information to NHTSA and petitioned for 1990–1999 GT-Rs and GTSs to be declared eligible for import. [43]