2005 Skyline GTR

[Movingviolation240]

He also filled me in on all the 'mid model year' changes to the 350Z. Just minor stuff but it should make the car a lot more fun to drive and at least 'feel' lighter.

Paul

[nlzmo400r]

ooo, id like to hear some of those, i still wish nissan could pull the Z down to about 31oo lbs or so, its kinda chubby

[Movingviolation240]

It was basically a plan for new suspension tunning to get rid of the understeer, and a new ECU with re-maped throttle by wire values.

Basically he said it's going to make the car easier to toss around, easier to rotate, and it's going to actually feel like it's going fast.

That seems to be the gripes that most of the magazines have brought up about it.

PaulOrlando, FL

[nomuken]

Quote »how in the world is the G35 a skyline?[/quote] http://www.nissan.co.jp/SKYLINE/

and if you have Flash...http://skyline.nissan.co.jp/index2.html

[nomuken]

found more photos (car and engine)

[matt4pl]

i get that they market it as a skyline, but making the G35 a skyline is iffy. basically, my point is that its just not the same. now its going to share the same shape and chassis as the 350z and the g35, if in not mistaken, the skyline has always been one of a kind.

[nomuken]

[nomuken]

concept renders (so pretty )

[nomuken]

[jdmfreak]

That is a hot car, but the the skyline shouldnt be a copy of anything. Its an original and it should stay that way.

[nomuken]

Quote »the skyline shouldnt be a copy of anything[/quote]

I agree, but you gotta understand that the Skyline (V35) on which the Skyline GT-R will be based is already in production. The Skyline GT-R will look like the current Skyline (V35).

[nlzmo400r]

well, i must admit,it could be a lot worse, but ill hold out my judgment until i see the actual production GT-R and see its performance

[Movingviolation240]

That is a hot car, but the the skyline shouldnt be a copy of anything. Its an original and it should stay that way.

What it all comes down too is Nissan only makes like 4 cars. Everything is built on the bassis of 'platform sharing' including the skyline. It's what they have to do to make money, and it's why the 350Z is so damn cheep (since it's also a 4 door, 2 door coupe, and a sportscar)

Paul

[nomuken]

Quote »Nissan only makes like 4 cars[/quote] hehehttp://www.nissan.co.jp/EN/lineup.htmlamericans are just deprived

[jdmfreak]

It sucks that we get the short end of the stick every time Japan comes out with sumthin hot. I mean look at the 240. For that car we could have done better than 155hp. Even if if we didnt have the sr, a company such as Nissan could have done much better than that.

[InstantRice]

^ well the could have given us the SR or something comparable, or they could take away money from the biggest selling sports car in the u.s. at the time. Wait they would be the same thing. If the 240sx would have gotten an SR they would have killed the Z. So enthusiast get the shaft in the chase for the almighty dollar.

[nlzmo400r]

all very true

[nomuken]

Also, the US has tighter environmental and safety standards (especially California), so Japanese and European manufacturers have to "water down" their US offerings.

P.S.Of course if you wanna be cynical you can go further and say that US auto manufacturers flex their political muscle ("persuading" governments to implement these legal restrictions) to favor USDM products, keeping the foreign competitors at bay.

[nlzmo400r]

this is one of the main reasons of the U.S gets shafted when it comes to imports, all of the emissions crap we have here absolutely kills us, i mean, cmon a car with 3 cats?? gimme a break

[jdmfreak]

I see what you r saying. Its not fair for us. I mean I hear all the Mustang, Camaro, Firebird, Vette ect..... lovers saying that they're always gonna stay true to their car's heritage. Us import fans dont even have the chance to have our cars to be even close to what they are supposed to be without costing us a lot of money to get it to look/perform like what it originated from. Also with the prices that Motorex is charging for an ordinary car in Japan, the ordinary person in the US cant even afford it even if it is 10 years old. This is getting to be a real pain in the ***.

[nlzmo400r]

it sure is, ive seen some R34 GT-Rs in japan sell for under 2ok, and here we have to pay atleast 78k for them (according to motorex), thats an insane markup, but i guess if you're the only company in the country doing it, you can charge whatever you want

[jdmfreak]

Thats the problem. I f there were more companies doing what Motorex is doing, it would still cost sone money, but not as much as Motorex. Since no 1 is willing to go against Motorex we get the shaft. We only have three choices. 1) Pay Motorexes high prices, 2) Get it shipped in your self and find a way to get it on the road legaly/illegally,or 3) Go to Japan, live there for a while, then ship it here yourself. I wonder if Motorex would modify a skyline to be drivable in the US if you ship/ have one shipped from some1 else. Im quite sure it would be cheaper that way. What do you guys think?

[nlzmo400r]

well even if u moved to japan and lived there for a while, and then shipped it here, you'd still have to get it legalized through motorex, theres no way around motorex whatsoever if u want a U.S legal skyline

[nomuken]

what about RB Motoringhttp://www.rbmotoring.com

regardless whether you go through a 3rd party like Motorex or try to legalize the car yourself you will still pay through the nose

[nlzmo400r]

exactly, no way around it all together, but im sure eventually someone else will open up somthing and try to out do motorex

[jdmfreak]

Hopefully some one will rise up against motorex soon cuz I want a skyline badly I really dont care if its a R32.R33, or R34. They are all bad***. I think that in 3 maybe 4 years I would be able to buy one.

[nlzmo400r]

i want one just as bad as the next guy, but theres no way im paying those prices, why should i pay sticker price of a car when it already 1o years old

[jdmfreak]

Something has to be done about this. It should be a crime to deprive the not so rich Americans from getting a car that the not too rich Japanese have. I mean is it really that expensive to legalize a car or are they trying to make a huge profit. Its ****in retarded.

[nlzmo400r]

its a combination of both, it does cost a considerable amount o fmoney to legalize a car, however, that cost isnt 16,ooo dollars either, and like i said before, if theres no one to stop em, why should they not make their money? personally i think someone should try to pull a 'monopoly of the market' lawsiut on them, just like microsoft got stuck with

[jdmfreak]

Good idea maybe we can do that and use the money to buy us a Skyline or 2. Hehe! Seriously though, can we really do that? Is it worth trying? Cuz if any one doesnt rise up against them, I quite sure I can find some1 that can sue them.