Dusted by a Nissan!
 

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.

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

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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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

I think that is the "Skyline R34 GTR".

FWIW.

BR,

Kurt

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

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! ;)

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.

Cool thread...

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LOL, huh:confused: :confused: :confused:

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:)

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

You weren't on a level playing field.
Borrow a modded 930 and give 'im a lesson.

Maybe if you were using one hand to downshift rather then to take pictures you would of at least had a chance! I don't know whats more surprising, thinking that there isn't another car faster then a Porsche, or being surprised when one passes you. These post seem to come a couple times a month. Is there any enlightening reply that can be given? Off to the off-topic wasteland, I say.

Unless you are in a 911 with GT-2 type performance please do not go chasing after Skyline Godzilla's.

You will embarass us all. Especially around corners.

I have only seen one Skyline GTR in my life. I saw it in Grand Cayman. What you can do with that car on an island that small I don't know but it was cool.

Now available in the US:

www.skylinegtr.com

<i>"Cegerer, did you say a Cayenne beat a Skyline"</i>

Yeah, the Turbo Cayenne beat a Skyline, an M5 and several others. In fact, the lap time (8min 42 sec) it set at Nurburgring would have qualified it in the middle of the grid for the 1966 German F1 Grand Prix. :eek:

Cegerer,

Ahhhh yes, but I beleive those crazed Japanese are about to release a V8 version.

skyline crapline
 

I smoked one of those jap pieces of crap in my dad's modded
930. Just one more piece of ricer junk that bit the dust!

Re: skyline crapline
 

How did your lap times compare?

Re: skyline crapline
 

Now that's precious:D

Sad, really.

Re: skyline crapline
 

"Jap pieces of crap". That's great, and in your dad's modded 930, was this before or after showing it off at the local arcade?:rolleyes: Seriously, show a little respect, it's one of the most capable cars money can buy, 400- 500 HP is just a few simple, and cheap mods away.

Very competent vehicles. High reving, turbocharged straight six, and awd are very hard to mess with on the street. Even worse to mess with on the strip. But on the track, i have not heard very favorable things about them. Plus since they are grey market cars, they are extremely $$$$$$.

BTW, use the word cheap in mods very conservatively. The gentleman who tunes my father 951 stuff also does work with skylines and supras. Once you get into it, nothing is cheap.

Skyline
 

I saw this car also on the 5 freeway heading to a wedding in Fallbrook Saturday morning. It a genuine Skyline as I have seen a few now in So. Cal. This one looked serious, but I'll bet my buddy's Porsche turbo cab would take it. I was with him twice when we beat a Viper cab, then a month later Viper GTS.

How about "cheap" compared to most Porsche stuff? I'm calibrated to Porsche prices, everything else seems like a bargain.

Sorry whipped, once you get serious with any vehicle, nothing is cheap, especially limited production super cars like the skyline.

Speaking of ricers and mods.....the local CHP motor cop on my street just got back from a CARB training session. Seems they are cracking down on fart tubes....they pull them over and start them on talking about their cars.

They casually ask them to "vountarilly" open the hood.....he had a pic of all the mods that they were trained to look for...anything like intake, fuel rails, timing covers, turbos or exhaust that don't have executive order #s (smog legal approval certs) or look to be be modified now get a ticket with a special sticker that sends them to a smog referee.

They can only drive the car to DMV/referee, work or school until signed off.....he called it the "do not pass go" ticket.....

I was only referring to the bang for the buck. Skyline is stock rated at 276 but rumored to be actually over 300, Japan factory cars are limited to 276 HP by a "gentleman's agreement" between manufacturers. I do know that with a few simple mods like ECU, intake, exhaust, they start adding up HP in a hurry, and 500- 600HP is easy without cracking open the engine, probably hard to get parts for a Japanese market car though. Just for example, the 90-96 300ZX TT is stock 300HP, but with $1000 of intake, exhaust, and ECU, it has just over 400. I wish the $1500 or so I've spent on my T gave that kind of results.:rolleyes:

The Skyline is relatively common in the UK. And yes, many are modifed. I can't say that it is a desirable car, at least not for me. It is another classic example of a car that does the driving for you. Driving one of these is not about the simple pleasure and delicate control of the driving experience. Nissan designed this car to be as fast as possible, rather than for driving pleasure. It has 4WD, 4WS, ABS/TC, power steering, I think even an electronic throttle. Afficionados please add more detail! Like a dynamically unstable jet aircraft, the electronics fly the car. You just have to tell it where to go!

OK, an exaggeration, I'll step off the soap box. I have nothing against these cars. I am sure it is fun to drive and mod, and no offence to owners. I just think the balance, lightness, delicacy and direct mechanical driver interface of the pre-'89 911 is distinctly missing in this car. It is a brutal and rather soulless device. To be fair, I have the same criticism of many current 911's. Though there are exceptions, like the GT3 and GT3RS.

In short, I don't care if one of these overtakes me. Maybe it is an ego trip for the owner, but I am having more fun!