Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec - movie star and descendant of Godzilla

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec - movie star and descendant of Godzilla

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Created on August 16, 2017

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Bruno von Rotz

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec (1999) - apart from the rear spoiler, the sports car looks inconspicuous

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec (1999) - drove around the bends faster than most of its competitors

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec (1999) - pleasing bodywork

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec (1999) - only the road versions had the rear window wiper

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec (1999) - White was a popular color

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec (1999) - the "V-Spec" inscription indicates refinements

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec (1999) - relatively dull workplace, but there is no lack of information

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec (1999) - red area from 9000 rpm

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec (1999) - the "Playstation" in a Nissan

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec (1999) - hardly anything remains hidden

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec (1999) - Sports seats with plenty of lateral support

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec (1999) - there is also space in the rear

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec (1999) - Six-speed gearbox from Getrag

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec (1999) - many electric helpers

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec (1999) - the straight six-cylinder engine already produced significantly more than the specified 280 hp ex works

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec (1999) - in-line six-cylinder with two turbochargers

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec (1999) - Chassis badge

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec (1999) - no LED lights yet

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec (1999) - modern rear view mirrors

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec (1999) - large alloy wheels and Brembo brakes

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec (1999) - the stoppers from Italy were already fitted to the predecessor R33

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec (1999) - all GT-Rs had the rear wing

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec (1999) - the rear lights can also be found in a similar way on the modern GT-R

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec (1999) - the diffuser was only available from the V-Spec version upwards

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec (1999) - normally two tailpipes were fitted

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec (1999) - "GT-R" inscription, the camera was probably not standard equipment

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec (1999) - "V-Spec" lettering

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Nissan Skyline Sport Coupé (1960) - presented in Turin in 1960, built by Allemano, sketch by Michelotti

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Nissan Skyline 2000 GT (1969) - the first GT-R

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Nissan Skyline DX 1500 (1969) - The basis was a well-behaved four-door sedan

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Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-R (1969) together with the R380-III on the steep face

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Nissan Skyline H/T 2000GT-R 'Hakosuka' (1972) to be auctioned in Monterey on August 15-16, 2014 by RM Auctions

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Nissan Skyline H/T 2000GT-R 'Hakosuka' (1972) to be auctioned in Monterey on August 15-16, 2014 by RM Auctions

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Nissan Skyline 2000 GTX-E (1976) - Coupé with two liters displacement

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Nissan Skyline H_T 2000GT-R 'Kenmeri' (1973) - as lot 303 at the RM/Sotheby's auction in Monterey on August 13 - 15, 2015

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Nissan Skyline 2000 Turbo Intercooler RS (1984) - significantly less baroque styling than its predecessors

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Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R (1995) - the N1 version with more engine power

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Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R (1995) - Rear view of the N1 version

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Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R (1995) - Rear view of the N1 variant

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Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R (1995) - Cockpit of the N1 version

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Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R (1995) - Interior of the N1 version

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Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R (1989) - compared to later GT-Rs, the R32 looks almost inconspicuous

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R (1998) - with stiffer bodywork and aerodynamic improvements

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R (1998) - with all-wheel steering and four-wheel drive

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R (1999) - Brembo brakes were standard equipment

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R (1999) - nominally 280 hp strong

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R (1999) - V-Spec variant

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R (2002) - later GT-R in V-Spec II version

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Nissan Skyline GT-R (1999) - in the movie "2 Fast 2 Furious"

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Nissan Skyline GT-R (1999) - in the movie "2 Fast 2 Furious"

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Nissan Skyline GT-R (1999) - in the movie "2 Fast 2 Furious"

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Summary

While the Nissan models that you could buy from dealers in this country in 1999 were called the Almera, Micra or Maxima and were more or less home cooking, in Japan there was the Skyline GT-R, a super sports car at a budget price, at least if you compared it with Porsche or Ferrari alternatives. From 1999 to 2002, the GT-R was called the R34 and the model achieved cult status in the movie "2 Fast 2 Furious". This report describes the R34 GT-R V-Spec and its relatives and shows them in many current and historical pictures, as well as in a movie clip.

This article contains the following chapters

Long Skyline history
Technology package
Playstation?
Variety of versions
Gladly white
Between tradition and modernity
Tuning candidate
Movie star
Under the hammer

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

While the Nissan models that you could buy from dealers in this country in 1999 were called Almera, Micra or Maxima, and were more or less home cooking, in Japan there was the Skyline GT-R, a super sports car at a budget price, at least if you compared it with Porsche or Ferrari alternatives. The Skyline models were correspondingly unknown to the masses in this country. However, this changed with the "Fast & Furious" film series, which drew hundreds of thousands of people's attention to the Japanese super sports car in our cinemas from 2001 onwards. While it was an R33 in the first "Fast & Furious" film, Paul Walker (Brian O'Conner in the movie) was allowed to drive an R34 himself in the second part. And apparently he liked the car so much that he bought it.

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