![]() Dump the clutch from a standstill with 5500rpm on the tach and your going to experience 1.5G of acceleration, it’s like skydiving with a rocket pack. The Resurrectionġ8 months after the Skyline GT-R finished production NISMO (Nissan’s motorsport arm) had one more crack at the Skyline GT-R to turn it into the ultimate road going factory built edition of this legendary car.Įvery addition on the Skyline GT-R’s bodywork is designed to be light and to increase the already high performance capabilities of the standard car.įrom 4000rpm onwards, the car gives the driver the feeling of having super human abilities, you are the man and nothing has the power to pass you. Everybody who drove the car agreed that the chassis was more than capable of harnessing more horsepower and there are thousands of examples pushing out in excess of 400hp with some touching the magic figure of 1000hp. A whole tuning industry grew around the Skyline from performance part manufacturers to specialist Nissan Skyline tuners all of which had the same goal, to push the boundaries of the car and see what it was truly capable of. The gentleman’s agreement in Japan to limit power outputs to 276hp was just what the aftermarket tuners were looking for. The road going version of the Skyline didn’t disappoint, it was a tour de force in handling, balance and in later models technology. ![]() The monumental success of the Skyline on the race track against its road going competitors catapulted the Skyline into the public eye and all of a sudden, everybody wanted one. Not only did it dominate in Japan, but the Skyline also dominated the Australian Touring Car Championship until it was banned. The Skyline was built with one aim and one aim only: to win the Japanese Touring Car Championship, which it did regularly. Nissan never intended for the Nissan Skyline to reach the cult status it has among the world’s car enthusiasts. The R34 Z-Tune GT-R was only available in the Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) and only 20 examples were built. ![]() Road test of the Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 Z-Tune by Peter Lyon for EVO Magazine back in 2005.
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