Nissan GT-R History
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Started by: Bonzelite
GT-R is a homologated race car.
Winning over selling:
Homolagation occurs when an auto maker creates a specific number (which varies with the different class requirements) of "identical" cars and records that "event" with the FIA (a large sanctioning entity) in order to legally compete in a given class (like Group A).
Typically, a car must exist as a "normal" production car, for sale to the public, before it may be eligible for competition; all of the cars are then inspected, and must be fully functional.
There are exceptions to this, as in the case of LMP1, LMP2 (le mans purpose-built one-off classes may only require one or two prototypes be built), but often 500-5000 units of a car must be homologated for GT types. this requirement intentionally poses challenges to any given auto maker as to the cost-effectiveness of homologation, and to the extent of modifications these special cars may feature.
Often, homologated cars for production will offer unique features, some of which that cannot be legally sold or "benchmarked," but can be attained with very minor tweaks that a racing entity will allow for the track. a classic example of this is the GT-R: in japan exists/existed a rule that a car cannot exceed "280ps," despite the fact that the GT-R is cabable of far more than that.
Most racing regulations allow for some minimal changes to the cars for competition. so with some simple actions taken (like adding a modified downpipe, porting and/or upgrading the turbo, reprogramming the ecu, etc), the GT-R is capable of 400-500ps –barely modified from stock; ready for LM GT1 or Group A.
The Nissan Skyline GT-R has a lengthy history and although it has yet to reach the shores of North America, its heritage runs deep.
The Skyline Heritage
The pages below cover each generation from the early ALSI of the 1950s to the latest V35 (known as the G35 in the US). Note that the upcoming GT-R will not be tied to the G35 and/or Skyline name. It will no longer be derived from a sedan as was the cast throughout its history.
1st Generation Skyline: ALSI (1957~63)
2nd Generation Skyline: S50 (1963~68)
3rd Generation Skyline: C10 (1968~72)
4th Generation Skyline: C110 (1972~77) Also known as "Ken & Mary"
5th Generation Skyline: C210 (1977~81) Also known as"Japan"
6th Generation Skyline: R30 (1981~85) Also known as "Newman"
7th Generation Skyline: R31 (1985~89) Also known as "7th"
8th Generation Skyline: R32 (1989~93)
9th Generation Skyline: R33 (1993~98)
10th Generation Skyline: R34 (1998~2001)
11th Generation Skyline: V35 (2001~07)
Nissan Skyline (from Wikipedia)