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Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) specs
| Car type | Coupe |
| Curb weight | 1666 kg (3673 lbs) |
| Introduced | 1998 |
| Origin country | Japan |
| Views | 127.9k |
Lap times
Performance
| 0 - 100 kph | 4.9 s |
| 0 - 60 mph | 4.7 s |
| 0 - 100 mph | 12.3 s |
| Est. 1/8 mile | 9.1 s @ 88.2 mph |
| Top speed | 266 kph (165 mph) |
Powertrain specs
| Engine type | R6 |
| Displacement | 2.6 l (159 ci) |
| Power | 280 ps (276 bhp / 206 kw) |
| Torque | 391 Nm (288 lb-ft) |
| Power / liter | 108 ps (106 hp) |
| Power / weight | 168 ps (166 bhp) / t |
| Torque / weight | 235 Nm (173 lb-ft) / t |
| Transmission | 6 speed |
| Layout | front engine, all wheel drive |
Skyline GT-R competition
Humphrey 2y ago
Unfortunately, yes. I still love it for what it is, but I will forever hate the Skyline fanboys who rate the car like it came out of production with 5000hp (same with Supra fanboys). Compared to cars with comparable performance - STOCK - yeah it's a relatively fast car. Stop comparing it with Lambos or Ferraris or Koenigseggs, it's a snail compared to them.
Yeah of course there's 1000-2000+hp Skylines out there, but dude, most of us are not gonna spend thousands of dollars on car parts and maintenance. I love Skylines for their history and impact in car culture, and always will, but yeah I'll have to live with the fact that there's idiots out there that worship this car like a damn religion smh
ThaaJul 1y ago @Humphrey
I absolutely love the Skylines, probably one of my favorite cars. But I have to agree that those non car people and Fanboys are annoying as hell.
MR_DESANTA 9m ago
This overatted cars has impresive lap time in nurburgring, so cope harder fanboys
ViperVenom 2w ago @MR_DESANTA
It's slower than a Chevy Cobalt and a Ford Fiesta on the Nurburgring. It's a heavy AWD boat that used 4 wheel steering to help mask its weight
Jordan 3y ago
3 more years and the sweet sweet R34 GT-R becomes legal, 2024, cant wait. I have already seen a motorex skyline in indiana before, but when it becomes legal I cannot wait! Already considering one, maybe the GTT or 25GT4 Turbo. it has the atessa AWD from the r34 but no rb26, rb25det, but seriously, I am going to go insane when this thing becomes legal. Gonna save 15k to get one of these bad boys, the grind is real. (before you say unrealistic price, just look it up GTT and 25GT4)
Casual Car Guy 3y ago
The Nürburgring time is 7:52, driven by Nissan's test driver Kazuo Shimizu. Add this?
Source - https://books.google.lk/books?id=uqjTj_6z6cQC&q=There+was+no+official&pg=PA78&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=There%20was%20no%20official&f=false and https://www.whichcar.com.au/features/50-years-nissan-skyline-gt-r-gallery
benedekpuskas 3y ago @Corvolet3
I think 8:28 is way too slow and 7:52 is way too fast :D
8:05-8:15 would be quite realistic considering that this car has around 330 hp
Casual Car Guy 3y ago @benedekpuskas
But mate, actually R34 did a 8:14 in wet track condition. There's a video proof for it on Best Motoring YouTube channel. And yeah it's only 330hp. But with it's four wheel steering, AWD system, high level of aerodynamics, suspension and brakes, I think 7:52 is possible. Just like the NSX-R NA2, it did a 7:56 with just 290hp.
dr. cosimo 3y ago @Casual Car Guy
if you are talking about this video, then it's not a stock car and the driver was armin hahne a german and not japanese, it can go below 8mins but not with 280 or 330 hp, while it weighs 1,615 - 1,660 kg as tested per uk gtrs.
still better than any modern toyoyoyobox :)
Casual Car Guy 3y ago @dr. cosimo
I'm talking about the blue one. Yeah it's seems like it's modified. But actually it's a stock. They don't do time attacks in modified cars. It's just have roll cages for safety. And why? What's the matter with German drivers and Japanese? Nordschleife lap times are not depends on Horsepowers. Remember R33 V-Spec did a 7:59 with 300hp & NSX NA2 did a 7:56 with 290hp. There are lot of sources say R34 did a 7:52.
dr. cosimo 3y ago @Casual Car Guy
r33 and nsx had their limiters removed, they won't get stuck at 180 kph, so that's not a stock car with 280 or 300 hp.
everybody knows a jdm car from the 90's with their 280hp restriction won't get close to those times, they've all been tweaked it's as simple as that. for the jdm market they came without airbags and unnecessary options, unlike eu and us that want all sorts of stupid safety shit added front, back sides almost in every corner.
nissan always relied on european drivers when the r32/r33/r34 were in development. their jdm drivers are suitable for marketing purposes in drifting and couple of laps around tsukuba and other local tracks.
whoever gets their hands on either cars won't regret it, but what will really suck is availability of oem parts and living outside japan. some workshops in japan do custom parts but at a very high cost, elsewhere would be like searching for moses's walking cane in the middle of the desert.
ViperVenom 2w ago @Casual Car Guy
The NSX-R weighs 2,700lbs vs the R34 GTR weighing almost 3,700lbs. 40hp doesn't offset 1,000lbs of weight
thechiquegeek 4y ago
Nurburgring lap time was most likely 7:52
The source given here at http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsGallery.aspx?AR=228511&EL=-1&IM=139814 is a broken link.
References:
https://www.whichcar.com.au/features/50-years-nissan-skyline-gt-r-gallery
https://books.google.com/books?id=uqjTj_6z6cQC&pg=PA78&lpg=PA78&dq=r34+gtr+nurburgring+lap+times&source=bl&ots=hDPqO8ybWD&sig=ACfU3U1yZpMTsOve5TuNT-Lng9o4e6Ui1A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjFnYTut9PpAhUzFjQIHUeQCOQ4ChDoATAJegQIBxAB#v=onepage&q=There%20was%20no%20official&f=false
Manos 8y ago
https://youtu.be/oeQ6EIQFufY at this video gtr r34 400m at 12:257 and tsukuba time.attack 1:04:57 video proof
rwjason 11y ago
I think this is the coolest gtr produced by nissan and with a bit of tuning it will be more than enough for an old guy in his early 40s
jrad 12y ago
But even though it's a heck of a car. Something happened that made it street illegal
PintoTurbo 130hp 13y ago
r34 was a mere concept of spongebob's pants before it went into production
monkeypop 14y ago
@Driver
Its probably pretty simple. Do some research on GTR forums and I'm sure you can find a quick fix for the limiter. I've removed limiters from various 90's model nissans with simple & free tricks. You probably just need to clip a wire or change out a resistor.
Of course you could go the expensive route and buy a piggyback ECU or reprogramer.
w0o0dy 14y ago
@Apathy: The R34 Nismo Skyline GTR Z-Tune is a special made by Nismo (Nissan) based on nearly new R34's as the production had officially stopped. With 500hp and 540Nm and the lighter weight, special aero and its certainly capable of diong that laptime. The R34 Skyline GTR V Spec II Nur might very well be capable of the laptime too as it officially has 280hp, but in reality it has well over 330hp...
Apathy 14y ago
If there's any group that can drive the base R34 GTR to its potential (and beyond as they like to exaggerate things) it's Best Motoring.
Look at the cars that were quicker than the GTR (with all of them being driven by BM) on small tracks like Tsukuba, where the GTR would really shine. It's slower than the 993 GT2 at Tsukuba and Suzuka. Now, I'm almost certain the GTR would never go over 110 on a track as small as Tsukuba and its AWD system would be at its prime on a track with such tight hairpins. And yet it's slower than many cars, including the 993 GT2.
Now, the 993 GT2 is clearly the quicker car. There really is no arguing that. What is the GT2's Nordschleife time? 8:09...
There's no doubt the GTR would be faster without a limiter, but I don't think it would be that much faster.
Also, the quick time you're talking about is the 8:01 V-spec R33. And it's a well known fact that the car had weight and power differences, as well as the limiter removed. SO yeah, unless I see proof, a 7:49 is BS.
I mean, come on... That's Audi R8, M3 CSL, 997 GT3 RS territory. Give me a break...
