Godzilla: The Nissan Skyline R34

The Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34)

Anyone who knows remotely anything about cars, has heard of and seen this legendary car. Nicknamed, 'Godzilla', it is arguably one of the best cars to come out of Japan. The R34 is a JDM legend and growing up, most of us car lovers have dreamed about owning this car.

Body of R34

The R34 was produced from January 1999 - August 2002 with more than 12 000 cars produced (12,175 to be exact). It's body has a very aggressive and boxy shape to it. The notable spoiler of the car has rounded edges that contribute to the general shape of the car. The spoiler is also not extremely large of too small, being the perfect size for the R34. Nearly everyone who owns this car has modified the body in some sort of way, applying body kits, paint jobs and more.

The Car: Overview

The R34's engine is a 2.6 L RB26DETT twin turbo Inline 6 with a similar Z Tune Engine of 2.6 L RB26DETT twin turbo L6. The car boasts a front engine with an all wheel drive and 6 speed manual transmission.

2 Fast 2 Furious

The iconic scene at the beginning of the movie showed a scene where Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker R.I.P) shows up in a modified R34. Paul used the car throughout the movie and there is no doubt that this movie made the R34 more popular and well known.

It could be argued that some car fanatics today started to take an interest in cars, due to this movie and particularity, this car. The iconic skyline driven by Paul in 2 Fast 2 Furious, was seen for sale in 2014, Germany for USD 1 350 000.

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Author: Joseph

References:

http://wardiz.org/blog/

https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/42221315230763496/

http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/02/gt-r-dreams-dinos-r34-skyline-gtr-project/

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