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The Skyline name first appeared in 1957 on an austere sedan model, but it didn't earn the nickname 'Godzilla' until 1989 with the introduction of the all-wheel drive Skyline GT-R R32, built until 1994 only in right-hand-steering and symbolizing the technology and exuberance pervading the Japanese bubble economy of the late 80s. After the R33 models flirtation with refinement and dimension growth in 1995, Nissan relaunched the GTR in 1999 with the R34, returning the Skyline to its supersports origins. The R34 was smaller and stiffer and marked the return of the famed RB26DETT, updated with refinements but still the same 2.6-liter dual-cam 24-valve inline-six with twin turbo-chargers.
No fewer than 11 variants and specials of the R34 were produced, including the final factory model, the V-Spec II / M-Spec Nur in February, 2002 (named for the famous Nurburgring circuit where much of the GTR model's development work has been done). The 1000 units of the Nur edition sold out in a single day. Four R34 models used engine, suspension, and aerodynamic tweaks directly adopted from racing by the Nissan Motorsports Group (NISMO). Horsepower varied depending on the model, with the R-Tune generating 454 hp, the S-Tune 404 hp, and the Sports Resetting package offering 354 hp. In 2005, three years after production of the GT-R ended in August 2002 due to heightened emission regulations, NISMO produced 20 copies of the $160,000, 500-horsepower Z-Tune. Modified from used GT-R models bought on the open market, the Z-Tune was the final word on the Nissan Skyline GT-R R34!
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