Skyline Gt-r Articles In Wheels Magazine

[djr81]

If you weren't paying attention and missed the road tests & comparisons of the R32 GT-R in Wheels magazine circa 1991 then the good news is they have been re-published the second time round.

Go to www.wheelsmag.com.au

Then type skyline gt-r into the search bar.

You will get three pages of articles about the various models of GT-Rs.

Worth a read.

Edited March 18, 2009 by djr81

[God_speed]

Thanks for that djr, I read the article where wheels does a send-off for the R32 GT-R and compares it to the Winfield race car with Jim Richards. It was a great read.

http://www.wheelsmag.com.au/Features/Goodb...fullarticle=yes

[eeiko321]

the car that ate bathurst

[djr81]

the car that ate bathurst

Yeah I know what you are saying. The hype & bullshit still grates after all these years.

There should also be one somewhere comparing the GT-R to a VN Group A Commode & also comparing the track R32 to the track VN. Not sure if I believe the numbers but what can you do?

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

Was a good read, as always is about the history of the R32 GTR at Bathurst.

[ras1983]

Interesting article about R33 GTR vs HSV GTS-R vs M3. It puts the GT-R's performance into perspective doesn't it? The times it ran in the mid 90's would have been bettered only by exotics and/or porsches.

http://www.wheelsmag.com.au/Features/Warp+...s&pagenum=8

[eeiko321]

Interesting article about R33 GTR vs HSV GTS-R vs M3. It puts the GT-R's performance into perspective doesn't it? The times it ran in the mid 90's would have been bettered only by exotics and/or porsches.

http://www.wheelsmag.com.au/Features/Warp+...s&pagenum=8

200,000$!!!!

big dollar!!!!!!!!!!!!

that GTS-R was one slow sloth......

there was a comparison of that car with the WRX and an EVO 4....back then

it got ripped by both

[ras1983]

200,000$!!!!

big dollar!!!!!!!!!!!!

that GTS-R was one slow sloth......

there was a comparison of that car with the WRX and an EVO 4....back then

it got ripped by both

Yep, GTR's have never been cheap. In all fairness though that $200K figure is for that single car. I'm sure it would have been slightly less if Nissan had decided to import 100 or so vehicles. It would have still been very expensive though, as the R32 was $110K in the early 90's!!!

But hey it's a great article and I think it puts the R33 in particular into perspective. You read a lot of posts about them being boats an soft compared to the R32 & R34 but in reality they were still far more of a focused car than most road cars AND they were f'ing quick back in the day.

[GTR-N1]

Really enjoyable read. Thanx!

I wonder what the other 37X went for as a fire sale?

37 crumbs under the table... I wouldn't mind one of those! Value is going back up as the Channel 7 program on Collectibles will attest to.

[God_speed]

Yep, GTR's have never been cheap. In all fairness though that $200K figure is for that single car. I'm sure it would have been slightly less if Nissan had decided to import 100 or so vehicles. It would have still been very expensive though, as the R32 was $110K in the early 90's!!!

But hey it's a great article and I think it puts the R33 in particular into perspective. You read a lot of posts about them being boats an soft compared to the R32 & R34 but in reality they were still far more of a focused car than most road cars AND they were f'ing quick back in the day.

Yeah go the R33 GT-R!! I still have that Wheels mag at home! It's a great article too, they basically said the GTR wins it hands-down performance wise but could be a bit too raw for a long term prospect - and the M3 is better suited for that. I love the M3 as well but the GT-R (especially R33 with its longer wheelbase) is still a perfect daily drive that can fit all the shopping, your golf bats and two passengers comfortably in the back seat while going from 0-100 in 5 seconds flat. I've owned mine for nearly 4 years, hardly a short term affair.

Really enjoyable read. Thanx!

I wonder what the other 37X went for as a fire sale?

37 crumbs under the table... I wouldn't mind one of those! Value is going back up as the Channel 7 program on Collectibles will attest to.

It would be great to own an Aussie delivered one, can't believe they struggled to sell the last third of the 100. I still remember being 9 years old and lusting after a Tamiya model R32 GT-R.

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

^^So what happened?

Does Nissan still have the last 3rd of unsold AUS Delivered R32 GTR's?

[God_speed]

^^So what happened?

Does Nissan still have the last 3rd of unsold AUS Delivered R32 GTR's?

Maybe they are stuck collecting dust in some grandpa's shed on a farm somewhere...?

Seriously though I assume they were all eventually sold; I found this FS post from a while back. $55K...

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Au...32-t197728.html

[djr81]

According to the blurb here infront of me next months (May 2009) edition of Wheels will come with a bonus DVD about the R35 GTR. Apparently it is the same doco that was on Foxtel a little while back.

[Doobs]

Maybe they are stuck collecting dust in some grandpa's shed on a farm somewhere...?

Seriously though I assume they were all eventually sold; I found this FS post from a while back. $55K...

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Au...32-t197728.html

That GTR was in the last issue of Unique Cars.

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

Maybe they are stuck collecting dust in some grandpa's shed on a farm somewhere...?

Seriously though I assume they were all eventually sold; I found this FS post from a while back. $55K...

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Au...32-t197728.html

WOW!

Amazing! It's kept in such a ridiculously MINT Condition.

Spotless, so clean you could eat off it... No I'm not going to do that haha!!

I see its stored on 4 metal stands and a jack at the back, I'm guessing to keep the tyres from getting flat spots...

Again, WOW!

[djr81]

New issue out today. 2xGT-R (Gibson R32 & an R35) with some bloke called Mark Skaife on the cover.

Write up of the R35 V-spec.

Free DVD about the creation of the R35.

So go buy one.

[Johnspec]

Yeah go the R33 GT-R!! I still have that Wheels mag at home! It's a great article too, they basically said the GTR wins it hands-down performance wise but could be a bit too raw for a long term prospect - and the M3 is better suited for that. I love the M3 as well but the GT-R (especially R33 with its longer wheelbase) is still a perfect daily drive that can fit all the shopping, your golf bats and two passengers comfortably in the back seat while going from 0-100 in 5 seconds flat. I've owned mine for nearly 4 years, hardly a short term affair.

It would be great to own an Aussie delivered one, can't believe they struggled to sell the last third of the 100. I still remember being 9 years old and lusting after a Tamiya model R32 GT-R.

Heh - my old man picked me up a Tamiya model r32 GTR at a garage sale earlier in the year for $5. It had been opened but not assembled at all. Even at 25 y.o I was absolutely stoked! It took f*kin ages to put together, very detailed and looks just like my real one!

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

Heh - my old man picked me up a Tamiya model r32 GTR at a garage sale earlier in the year for $5. It had been opened but not assembled at all. Even at 25 y.o I was absolutely stoked! It took f*kin ages to put together, very detailed and looks just like my real one!

Any pics?

I got 2 myself both in black.