Sunday, October 19, 2008

Nissan GT-R


This is the 2009 CBA-R35 Nissan GT-R. It is one of the latest supercar to hit our shores. With its price tag of around RM700,000, its performance beats most of its more expensive rivals and that includes the iconic Porsche 911 Turbo.
Lets go through some of its specs. Sitting under its hood is a Twin-Turbo 3.8 litre DOHC V6 Engine codenamed the VQ38DETT producing an astonishing 480 Brake Horsepower with a whopping 580 Newton Metres of Torque. All these numbers are put to full use by the ever so iconic Atessa-ETS 4WD System derived from the Skyline lineup.

Before we move on to more of the R35 GT-R, lets have a history lesson. Skylines have been around us since 1969 but it wasn't until 1989 the R32 Skyline GT-R came out that it took the world by storm, yeah the year I was born. (Probably the versions before were famous but i wasn't born yet, so I don't know)

This car won the JTCC(known as JGTC now) 29 times out of 29 starts which earned this R32 Skyline GT-R a nickname called Godzilla for its mindblowing track performance.

After that the R33 GT-R came out in 1995, the performance are pretty much alike but with a little improvements. Skyline lovers actually criticized its new design as it was kinda ugly.


See what i mean?

4 years after, the R34 Skyline GT-R was launched. It came in many variants, V-Spec, V-Spec II, V-Spec Nur, M-Spec and Z-Tune. A new feature on the R34 GT-R is a 5.8" LCD multifunction display on the center of the dashboard, which shows seven different live readings of engine and vehicle statistics such as turbocharger pressure (1.2 bar max), oil and water temperature, among others. The GT-R V-spec model added two extra features to the display: intake and exhaust gas temperatures. Special order Nismo Multi-function Displays (MFD) included a lateral-G meter, a lap timer and an increase in boost pressure measurement to 2 bar.


All these former models of Skylines had a RB26DETT Inline-6 engine in them. These are one of the most reliable engines when highly tuned.In stock form these engine pushes out 280BHp. And when tuned on stock internals, it can handle up to about 450BHP and with built internals this beast can hit up to 1000BHP without any problem with proper tuning and did i mention that this engine puts out an amazing sound. To me its like music to my ears.

And yes the new R35 GT-R has derived from these monsters here but somehow they took off the Skyline tag for I also don't know why.



This R35 GT-R boasts a top speed of 193MPH which is equivalent to about 314Km/H and with its launch control switched on and done right, it can do a 0-100Km/h in just 3.2 secs. Now thats what I called fast.

Jeremy Clarkson from BBC's Top Gear once said that the R34 GT-R is a Playstation on wheels so this R35 I say is a Playstation 3 on wheels.

Now enjoy the beauty of this fabulous, magnificent, fantastico, fast and whatever you wanna call it i don't care as long its a good word.












So if you ever see its menacing front end at your tail don't try to outrun it.



And if you ever see this sexy butt with its iconic tail lights


Don't go after it as you know u'll never be able to catch it unless you own a Lambo or a Ferrari and of course a Skyline GT-R yourself!

These Legendary cars will continue to blast down the streets and tracks, Dominating them.


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Nice writeup there! Looks to me like you're one helluva GT-R fan alright! hehe~ ^_^

Jonathan K said...

thx stan :)actually im more of a Silvia fan..hehe