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When it comes to high-performance Japanese cars, the Nissan Skyline GT-R is right up there at the top of the tree. Without doubt, it is the most iconic of all the recent supercars to come out of Japan. It has a heritage that covers three ultra-quick performers and goes back to 1989.
Although the Skyline name has been around since the 1950s, things got serious when the GT-R designation was added, and a twin-turbo, six-cylinder engine was hooked up to a computer-controlled four-wheel-drive system. Whether the car was beating Porsches round the Nurburgring, demolishing the opposition in the Japanese Group A and Grand Touring Championships, or just making cross-country dashes, it was simply awesome.
For those owners not content with nearly 300bhp delivered as standard, a thriving tuning industry has built up around the GT-R. This has led to cars with over 750bhp being used as daily drivers, and competition versions with over 1200bhp ripping up drag strips. The world of the Skyline GT-R is full of cars that are truly worthy of superlatives.
This book chronicles the history of the Skyline’s early versions and looks at the three main GT-R variants in detail, together with giving some helpful pointers on how to find and look after a GT-R of your own. There is also information on tuning methods to turn the car from a rapid street car into a real tarmac terrorist.
Author Andy Butler has worked in most car-related fields, from mechanic and salesman in various franchises, through the aftermarket sales of parts and accessories, to journalism. As a long-term contributor to Japanese Performance magazine he has experienced many examples of the Skyline GT-R — in the UK, USA and Japan — and feels that no enthusiast’s garage is complete without one.
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You could also say Butler has got his info directly from 'the source' - the man who was chief of development for the R32-R34 GT-Rs, so the info should prove to be quite accurate.
The book not only deals with each of the R32, R33 and R34 GT-R models in detail, pointing out the major differences between the variants such as 400R, M-spec and V-spec II, Nür, and so on, but also has sections on what to look out for when buying one, how to best maintain a GT-R, and tune it. Of course it is by no means a comprehensive manual on each of these topics but they are useful inclusions.
The book is written fom a UK-perspective, (so the English is perfect), but also includes a section with some international perspective on the cars (such as how they were brought to Australia).
There are also stacks of great high-res photos, most of which are of cars in top condition, and many 'stock' cars, which is nice to see, so that you can appreciate how the cars were originally designed, before all the aftermarket add-ons.
Some of the humour is a bit cheesy... but as an Australian owner of an R33 GT-R I've found this book to be both an informative and entertaining read, as well as good reference material to help understand my car.
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