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Nissan Skyline history
Where it all began...
The first Skyline was introduced in April 1957,[1] under the Prince marque, and was marketed as a luxury car. It featured a 1.5 L (1482 cc) GA30 engine producing 44 kW (60 hp). It used a de Dion tube rear suspension and was capable of 140 km/h (87 mph).
The car weighed around 1300 kg. Prince Skylines were produced as four door sedans and five door station wagons.
The Skyline also spawned pickup truck and van lines called the "Prince Skyway."
These days it would be super special to a skyline on the road made before 1980. Today, the most common Nissan Skylines are the R32, R33 and R34 Skyline.
The R32 skyline was introduced in 1989 and was a huge turning point for Nissan. In 1989 the Nissan Skyline GTR was also introduced.
The GTR uses the RB26DETT engine and when tuned is capable of over 1000HP at the wheels. In fact, getting 1000HP at the wheels in a GTR is not that hard at all. I have seen many GTRs pushing these kinds of number, some of them are even street registered!
The last of the R34 models came out in 2002 when the V35 was intoduced. This is where things get a little different. The Skyline and the GTR become two completly different cars. There will be no V35 Skyline GTR, instead it will simply be called a Nissan GTR.
The V35 has a completly different shape to previous model skylines. Instead of the much loved "stove top" rear lights they have lights that make the car look more like a family car, and the body shape in my opinion is much like a 2005 Nissan Maxima. |
