The car is dubbed with the name "Godzilla" by a local journalist in Australia in the July issue of 1989. GT-R went on to win JTCC Group A series championship 4 years in a row, and also had success in the Australian Touring Car Championship winning from 1990 to 1992, until the regulatory changes issued by the GT-R in 1993. it has the additional name of "R" on the type of car Skyline, makes this car special among a row of other Nissan cars. Nissan Skyline GTR has 3 generations, that is R32, R33, R34.
How about R35? R35 is continuing the series from the previous car, but do not pass on the model R35 models of "Skyline" was.so will discuss only until my R34.
Nissan Skyline R32
In 1989, Nissan launched the Skyline models to the market, after nearly 16 years of suspended animation for nearly 16 years from 1973. In fact, in the beginning, designed for the championship. And finally designed a new car with chassis E-BNR32 the beginning R32. In the beginning, this machine only uses a 2.350cc engine with a turbocharger that can generate power 313 horsepower at the rear wheels. For violating the regulation, this car was in the reset in its bore and stroke, thus making a larger engine capacity to approximately 2.600cc.
After that Nissan decided to produce the car version of the highway. And the specifications were already in reset. Finally, versions for the highway has alias 4WD 4-wheel drive, has a 6-cylinder engine 2.600cc twin turbocharged 5speed transmission. For the version of the highway, the power generated is revealed to be around 276 horsepower and 266 lb · ft (361 N · m). Nissan Skyline GT-R version also produces sport and racing with Nismo name or Nissan Motorsport. It was first launched in 1989 the car has become very famous and is able to obtain sales of 43 934 units during the 5 years of production. And finally shut down production to 1994 R32.
Nissan Skyline R33
After the success with the R32, Nissan produces successor named Nissan Skyline GTR R33. R33 has the same engine as the R32 with a 2.600cc 6-cylinder inline engine. Although similar, Mechanical R33 Nissan technicians reset that improve the performance. Changes were also found in the design, such as the front grille, headlights, and taillights. R33 has some special editions like the V spec, Nismo, Nismo 400R. That each model is a limited edition, have specifications more. Nissan Skyline GTR R33 is capable of producing as much as 16,520 units throughout the world for 3 years and shut down production until 1998.
Nissan Skyline R34
This series is the last series of the Skyline models. The car is very well known, especially the car in action on the film 2 Fast 2 Furious that has been modifying. Unlike the previous model, the R34 has a design that is cooler than the previous model. Has the same engine as the previous model of the series RB26 2.600cc 6-cylinder twin turbocharger. PS 276 generate the same power as the previous model. However R34 embedded technology is very advanced in its time, the LCD screen 5.8 inches which contains the information that contains state of the car, which shows seven different items of machinery and statistics of vehicles such as pressure turbocharger, oil temperature, oil pressure and water temperature. Skyline GT-R R34 V-spec model adds two additional features on the LCD. Namely the intake and the exhaust gas temperature. Nismo Multi-function Display (MFD) can be purchased at an additional cost, which includes a lap timer, G-Force meter and an increase in boost pressure measurement to 2 bars. R34 GT-R made shorter in ground clearance for better control. All these features make this car into the most advanced car of its time. The price for the former in Indonesia around 600-1200 million. Indonesia are lucky because all kinds of Nissan Skyline GT-R is only made for the right wheel. So Indonesia acquired the allocation of Nissan Japan for sale, unlike the Americans who need to import user and ask for permission.
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