Dusted by a Nissan!

[CarreraS2]

Merging onto the 55 from the 405.

He punches it, I downshift and punch it.

He pulls away from me like I'm standing still! Seriously. This thing went like a sport bike.

Note the steering wheel is on the wrong side. Hmmm.



Here's the view that I think he can show to most cars.



From what I've heard, you can buy a few nice 911s for the cost of one of those in the US. One of those kind of neat things you see on the roads in So. Cal. that you probably don't see much elsewhere.

[stevej37]

Probably has a Nitrous kit under the hood. Very common with a car like that. As far as the cost of the car...would think it would be 1/4 of the price of a 911 when both are new.

[ZOA NOM]

And he's still driving a "Nissan". Thanks, but no thanks.

[moazam]

Uhhhh!!!!!

Isnt that a Nissan Skyline?!?!?!

Those are NOT cheap, new or used. Very expensive, and VERY fast.

The 1999 version was $90k, wieghs 3395 lbs, does 0-60 in 5.1sec and has AWD to top it all off. I think they are also Twin Turbos...

Very rare in America. Some guy either has a pretty convincing replica, or he spent big $$$ to import it to USA.

[SpeedracerIndy]

Is it a skyline? If so, those are pretty quick cars. And easy to modify to get a lot of hp out of them. From the looks of that one, I would be willing to bet there are some modifications to the engine. I think they are pretty expensive too.

[Langers]

Didn't know you guys couldn't get Skylines in the US. They're very easy to modify...you can get 600bhp without opening the engine up.

[Jim Sims]

The engine is 2.6 liter, dual overhead cam, 24 valve, twin turbo charged, and
intercooled producing 276 hp @ 6800rpm, capable of handling over 600 hp without
internal modifications

[kstar]

I think that is the "Skyline R34 GTR".

FWIW.

BR,

Kurt

[CDFARMER]

Brian, the same car was parked in front of Sugar Shack (H.B) early this moring, the driver is a professional Japanese "Drifting"
Champion here doing an exhibition, so don't feel bad...... chris

[Eugene at Pelican Parts]

OT, but what kind of camera did you use? Such little motion blur. The thing looks like it's parked in the middle of the freeway.

And keep your eyes on the road!

[yelcab1]

You picked on the wrong Ricer this morning.

The last Skyline I saw was in the show room of Nissan at Ginza District. I drooled, and so did everybody else. Metallic Blue, sparking twin turbos, gorgeous and extremely high performance. It was even rare in Japan.

[GrindingGears]

Cool thread...

[ZAMIRZ]

Originally posted by stevej37
Probably has a Nitrous kit under the hood. Very common with a car like that.

LOL, huh

I've been infatuated with Skyline's since I was young and have ridden in 3 that have been legalized for road-use here in the states by a company called Motorex. After studying abroad in a few years I plan to buy one and bring it back with me

[cegerer]

The Skyline was one of the cars that got smoked at the Nurburgring by a Cayenne .......

[speeder]

Originally posted by stevej37
Probably has a Nitrous kit under the hood. Very common with a car like that. As far as the cost of the car...would think it would be 1/4 of the price of a 911 when both are new.

I'm sure that the driver of the Skyline thrives on this type of ignorance from Porsche drivers.

[sc]

That's a Skyline GT-R.

Yes , its a pretty qiuck car. 300+ h.p. STOCK! Twin turbo, 6 cylinder and about $90,000 US.

Beware- not all street racers just have large mufflers and wings. Some of these cars have some serious HP.

[BURN-BROS]

Well at least it wasn't a normal ricer! Just be glad that you were taken to the wood shed by no ordinary car.

[D Hanson]

Cegerer, did you say a Cayenne beat a Skyline that beat an older 911. I got to drive a Skyline once. It wasn't stock and it was a serious vehicle. It seems like the owner had spent another $ 30k + on upgrades. I cannot remember the exact figure, but it was an incredible car to drive. Drives and feels very different from our P-Cars. Would be a very tempting car if I played around at the track.

[tangerine911e]

Yep. R34 GTR. There are plenty of those machines running around here is Aust. They go for around A$100,000 second hand (all imported from Japan) over here. Seriously quick.

Ash

[jluetjen]

Uhh -- Where's the license plate???