What do you have against Skyline's?

[Drift Illusion]

Why should a person have anything against Skyline's? They are excellent in my opinion.

[mehrshadvr4]

honestly, if you need over 500hp, well, that's not my problem.

if you want less than 500hp then there is plenty of othere cars out there that can make more than that for cheaper price than skylines. i don't have any thing against skyline as well. it's the fan boys that piss me of. i'm not talking about you clutch.

[clutch-monkey]

if you want less than 500hp then there is plenty of othere cars out there that can make more than that for cheaper price than skylines. i don't have any thing against skyline as well. it's the fan boys that piss me of. i'm not talking about you clutch.

i'd hope not, i don't even have one (just one of the turbo's rofl)
as far as i can tell it's real easy to get up to 400hp from a skyline, and not exactly expensive to go to 500hp but my point is that you only really need 400-500hp to have a good track car out of it

[Jin1976]

GT-R is a great car but it was not race inspired. Look at the way the car was built. Flat upfront nose, big heavy engine, blocky high CoG body. For me all it has is the easy to modified engine, four wheel drive, smart computer and that's all. It is also a Skyline, meaning it is a two door version of a family car. The same like Lancer Evo. Basically they are taking a normal car, put bodykit and suspension to it, add high power engine, transmission box and smart ecu and wala you get a factory made rice rocket. I am not into that. Flame suit - ON.

[fpv_gtho]

GT-R is a great car but it was not race inspired. .

Ive read several referances that say the R32 GTR was built to capitalise on the Group A touring car regulations.

[Jin1976]

True. But I cannot get over the fact that it is a Skyline that was first design as a family car.

OTOH I'm liking the new R35. Notice it is no longer a Skyline.

Ive read several referances that say the R32 GTR was built to capitalise on the Group A touring car regulations.

[fpv_gtho]

So were alot of other cars competing in Group A at the time.

[Ferrer]

So were alot of other cars competing in Group A at the time.

So where all Group A cars of the time I'd say.

[mehrshadvr4]

Ive read several referances that say the R32 GTR was built to capitalise on the Group A touring car regulations.

but it didn't.

[h00t_h00t]

OTOH I'm liking the new R35. Notice it is no longer a Skyline.

I thought the R35 is the four-door executive saloon thing known as the Infinity G35 outside of Japan, and this new GTR is looks more 350z based.

[2ndclasscitizen]

I thought the R35 is the four-door executive saloon thing known as the Infinity G35 outside of Japan, and this new GTR is looks more 350z based.

The G35 is based off the 350Z platform, and is available as a wagon, sedan etc.

[fpv_gtho]

but it didn't.

Didnt what, didnt capitalise?

If so, depends where you look. As soon as they were entered in the ATCC, there wasnt much stopping them.

[Massai]

The G35 is based off the 350Z platform, and is available as a wagon, sedan etc.

But it is not based on the G35, or the 350Z, nissan is still developing the new

chasis now. And its not a SkyLine anymore, the new name is appropriate

Nissan GTR

[Ferrer]

Didnt what, didnt capitalise?

If so, depends where you look. As soon as they were entered in the ATCC, there wasnt much stopping them.

I think he meant that it wasn't designed with Group A regulations in mind. The fact that it was emminently suited to Group A touring car racing was a coincedence, as well as winning most of the national Touring Car Championships it was entered in, leading to bans or new regulations to stop such dominance.

[kingofthering]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1996-...QQcmdZViewItem
Buy a Mustang GT-R
This guy seems to be convinced that it is a GT-R even if it has Nissan badges.