Here we have THE quintessential Skyline GT-R. If you mention either of those terms to a layman, they’ll probably picture this specific car in Midnight Blue or silver. They probably saw it on the big screen 20 years ago in 2 Fast 2 Furious or caught one of its many appearances in every important racing game since Need for Speed: Underground. Even today the R34 looks like a futuristic spaceship, while still evoking the style of previous Skyline generations. This car took the tune laid down by the Godzilla R32 and cranked the volume up to eleven. Production ran for a short time, from 1998 to 2002.
The RB26 engine remained, this time mated to a six-speed manual. Torque was upped to 289 pound-feet, yet horsepower remained at the rated 276. This was of course a lie. A bit of auto knowledge and some basic math will tell you that the engine was actually making well over 300 horsepower (via Car and Driver). Of course, the actual capabilities of that engine are as limitless as your aftermarket tuning budget will allow.
In 2005, Nismo produced the rarest edition of the GT-R, known as the Z-Tune. It started with factory Skylines, purchased on the used market, and punched out the engines to 2.8 liters. Horsepower was raised to an even 500, with custom carbon fiber bodywork reducing weight, and giving the Z-Tune a new, unique look. Only 20 examples were made.
The R34 Skyline isn’t yet legal in the U.S. although a MotoRex did manage to import a few of them back in the day. If you have the chance to buy one, it will be for more than $100,000, and Z-Tunes go for several times that amount (via Top Gear).
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