Tag Archives: Skyline GT-R

Bayside Blue and Midnight Purple origins: How the Nissan Skyline GT-R got its most iconic colors

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Ben Hsu

Earlier this year Nissan announced that two colors forever linked to the legendary Skyline GT-R would be making a return. Bayside Blue and Midnight Purple are available as paint options on special editions of the R35 GT-R. We recently spoke … Continue reading →

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O.G. Nissan Skyline GT-Rs go for a relaxing afternoon drive

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Steve Chang

There isn’t much to this video, just a couple of O.G. Skyline GT-Rs at the track. Nissan calls the video a relaxing afternoon drive and the pace certainly appears leisurely. But pristine specimens of S20s on steelies snaking through bends … Continue reading →

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R35 conversion turns Nissan GT-R into R34 Skyline homage

Posted on December 20, 2023 by Steve Chang

The R35 Nissan GT-R has always been an incredible performance machine, but it hasn’t been traditionally beautiful. In fact, it departed quite a bit from tradition by splitting off from its R32/R33/R34 predecessors to become its own thing. However, a … Continue reading →

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Watch the R32 Nissan Skyline dominate the Japan Touring Car Championship

Posted on August 10, 2023 by Ben Hsu

Between coverage of the latest variants of the Nissan Z and Skyline, we’re pretty NISMO’ed out. Instead, let’s return to NISMO’s heyday, when the R32 Skyline GT-R first appeared on the scene. It had been nearly 20 years since the … Continue reading →

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Abandoned Japanese cars of the Fukushima nuclear exclusion zone

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Steve Chang

The Fukushima plant meltdown following the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of 2011 was one of the worst nuclear disasters in history. Today, there’s an area of about 143 square miles that’s still part of the nuclear exclusion zone deemed unsafe … Continue reading →

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2024 Nissan GT-R gets retro R34-inspired face and color palette

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Ben Hsu

Unveiled at the Tokyo Auto Salon, the 2024 Nissan GT-R adds a surprise late-in-the-lifespan facelift to Nissan’s supercar slayer. Those familiar with the R35’s Skyline predecessors will immediately recognize its lineage. Along with the visual throwback it also brings back … Continue reading →

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Nissan’s Heritage Parts Program adds body panels for R33 and R34 Skyline GT-R

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Dave Yuan

Nissan’s Heritage Parts Program has announced some pretty significant parts for the R33 and R34 Skyline GT-Rs. The latest batch of revival parts includes large body panels for 1995-2002 Godzillas. This includes fenders and rear quarter panels for the R33, … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays from JNC

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Brandon Kelley

Thanks for joining us on our Japanese car journeys. May your garages be filled with all the JDM and NOS car parts that your hearts desire, and may you share these times and joys with your loved ones. Happy Holidays … Continue reading →

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