Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 JGTC Race Car

Category : Nissan | Published by Editor 04 Feb 2006 6:00 PM (11051 reads)

After taking the title in its debut season in 1999, the R34 later came up against stiff competition from the likes of the Toyota Supra and Honda NSX.

The turn of the century brought us the R34 Calsonic Skyline GT-R. The younger of the Kageyama brothers, Masami, joined Hoshino in ‘99 before in 2000, Motoyama returned to the team for his second stint.

After three winless seasons, Hoshino and Motoyama won the penultimate round at Miné Circuit in 2000, which proved to be Hoshino’s final victory in his decorated driving career – he retired from driving in mid-2002 to focus solely on managing Team Impul.

2003 ushered in a completely new era for the Calsonic GT-R. Hoshino’s retirement and Motoyama moving to the works NISMO team meant driving duties fell to talented Frenchman Benoît Tréluyer and young Japanese driver Yuji Ide.

They won the July race at Fuji (moved from Sepang due to the SARS outbreak) and the season-finale at Suzuka in the swansong race for the Nissan Skyline GT-R.

In Detail

type	Racing Car
built at	Japan
engine	RB26DETT Inline-6
displacement	2708 cc / 165.25 in³
power	368 kw / 493.5 bhp
specific output	182.24 bhp per litre
bhp/weight	411.25 bhp per tonne
torque	706 nm / 520.7 ft lbs
driven wheels	RWD
front tires	315/40R18
rear tires	330/40R18
front brakes	Ventilated Discs
rear brakes	Ventilated Discs
f suspension	Double Wishbones
r suspension	Double Wishbones
curb weight	1200 kg / 2646 lbs
wheelbase	2720 mm / 107.1 in
front track	1560 mm / 61.4 in
rear track	1535 mm / 60.4 in
length	4675 mm / 184.1 in
width	1885 mm / 74.2 in
height	1280 mm / 50.4 in
transmission	X-TRAC 6-Speed Sequential)