The earliest variations of the R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R are actually eligible for import into the U.S. below the 25-year rule. Examples of the R34 era are already right here, legally, and two special-edition later variations are up for grabs by way of public sale.
One instance, completed in black paint, is headed to Mecum’s public sale happening in Glendale, Arizona, in early March. The second, completed in white, is at the moment listed on on-line public sale web site Carry a Trailer. The worth on the time of writing is $150,000, however the bidding is prone to go a lot increased given the rarity of the automotive.
Each examples up for grabs are uncommon M-Spec Nür editions, of which simply 285 examples have been constructed. One other M-Spec Nür bought on Carry a Trailer final 12 months for $455,000, and in 2021 one other R34 GT-R, a lesser V-Spec, bought for $315,000 on the identical public sale web site.
The unique M-Spec GT-Rs have been launched in 2001 to have a good time GT-R chief engineer Kazutoshi Mizuno, and the next 12 months the M-Spec Nür was launched to have a good time the Nürburgring racetrack. The Nür remedy introduced a lift in efficiency, primarily from a particular model of the R34 GT-R’s twin-turbocharged 2.6-liter inline-6 that was based mostly on a racing engine. Key upgrades included bigger turbochargers with metal turbine blades as an alternative of the usual ceramic models.
2002 Nissan Skyline GT-R M-Spec Nür – Photograph credit score: Carry a Trailer
2002 Nissan Skyline GT-R M-Spec Nür – Photograph credit score: Carry a Trailer
2002 Nissan Skyline GT-R M-Spec Nür – Photograph credit score: Carry a Trailer
Whereas the engine was formally rated at 276 hp, it is well-known that this was an understated determine to satisfy a earlier gents’s settlement between Japanese automakers to restrict output to 276 hp within the curiosity of security. The actual output is broadly thought to hover round 330 hp.
Different particular touches of the M-Spec Nür included gold-colored accent stitching and a speedometer operating as much as 300 kph (186 mph). The vehicles additionally featured gold paint for the engine’s valve cowl and an engine bay plaque.
The claimed mileage of the black automotive is simply over 44,000 km (roughly 27,340 miles), whereas the white automotive is claimed to have lined 39,000 km (24,230 miles).
Each of the vehicles have been introduced into the U.S. below the Present or Show exemption of the NHTSA. Future house owners might want to achieve approval from the NHTSA to grant a brand new exemption. They may also be restricted to driving the automotive as much as 2,500 miles per 12 months, although as soon as 2027 rolls across the vehicles will probably be eligible for the extra lenient 25-year rule.
