How Well Do You Know The R32 Gt-r. Godzilla?

[PR34CH]

The R32 GTR was introduced into the market in 1989 and successfully carried on the name of its predecessors with several championship titles. It was initially built to qualify for Group A racing specification but the streets longed for this spectacular car. Hence, this is a race car for the street!

To start this thread of, here are the basic facts and figures:

Model......................R32 GTR

General Information

Layout................................Front engine/AWD

Curb Weight........................1480 kg

Overall Length.....................454.5 cm

Overall Width......................175.5 cm

Overall Height.....................135.5 cm

Wheelbase.........................261.5 cm

Track Front........................148 cm

Track Rear.........................148 cm

Engine

Type.................................RB26DETT - Inline 6; Twin-Turbo

Valvetrain..........................dohc 4-valve/cyl

Bore & Stroke.....................86.0 x 73.7 mm

Compression Ratio...............8.5:1

Redline..............................8000 rpm

Power...............................206 kW at 6800 rpm

Performance

0-60 mph..........................4.7 secs

1/4 mile............................13.0 secs

ALSO, did you know about the R32 GT-R 21st Anniversary Cruise on the 10/10/10?? major event with major sponsors. People from all states are welcome please see the topic via link below.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/R32-Gt-21st-Birthday-Cru-t324580.html

Cheers guys!

P.s. Keep Adding your own facts about the R32 Gt-R (please don't copy paste an entire page from the net)

Edited July 14, 2010 by lankanboiiR34

[GTR-N1]

Great thread to start a "DID YOU KNOW THAT .........?" theme!

I'll add this...

DID YOU THAT there was a driver with Special Vehicles Racing > Holden Racing Team, who in 1991 swore black and blue that these R32 GT-Rs should not have any part of Grp A (- that they should be off the road)? ...and yet a year later, he was driving an R32 GT-R at Bathurst?

Q. Who was he?

[lachlanw]

only car to ever come out with a fatter rear sway bar than front one

[NISMO]

Originally was supposed to be a 2.4, which at the time was a stroked version of the 2.0L Nissan engine, to compete in the 4000cc class in Grp A (2.4x1.7 = 4000cc) but then due to the weight of the car they decided to bump up the power and compete in a higher class (4500cc) in Grp A. All that = RB26DETT

[TurboDoseBro]

DID YOU KNOW THAT (i know you all do...) the power of the engine isn't actually 206kW but rather close to around 230kW

[PR34CH]

DID YOU KNOW THAT (i know you all do...) the power of the engine isn't actually 206kW but rather close to around 230kW

you might be right, i had two sources saying 206kw so i put that in

did you know that...internet isn't always a reliable source? hmph my apologies if some specs are a bit off

[Lippo]

you might be right, i had two sources saying 206kw so i put that in

did you know that...internet isn't always a reliable source? hmph my apologies if some specs are a bit off

You are both right. Just remember why nissan claimed 206kw when in fact it was no where near the real output. The gentlemens agreement.

[CeJay]

Did you know that the r32 gt-r was also made shortly in 1995 (or so I've been told)

[ezy_09s]

Does anyone know how many factory airbag cars were manufactured ??....

Mine is a factory airbag car ...and im told only 70 were made,but i have no hard evidence to confirm this ...Anyone know ?

[mxfly]

Does anyone know how many factory airbag cars were manufactured ??....

Mine is a factory airbag car ...and im told only 70 were made,but i have no hard evidence to confirm this ...Anyone know ?

Wow, now that's gotta be super rare. I've never ever seen an r32 with factory airbags. Care to share a pic or two?

[mxfly]

I may have witnessed one of the first locally delivered cars to be written off. My old boss bought a brand new black R32 from Hornsby Nissan and a few weeks after he took ownership, got T boned hard by a courier truck right outside our work. Obviously he was totally gutted, but he went on and started importing Skylines himself and made a small fortune in those early days.

[NISSAN GTR]

The name Skyline originated from the Prince Automobile company which eventually merged with Nissan

The Prince R380 - 1966

Edited July 15, 2010 by NISSAN GTR

[GTR-N1]

DID YOU KNOW THAT...

Wheels Magazine's R32 GT-R debut headline read...

SKYLINE SUPERCAR!

Nissan's new Godzilla on wheels

aims to slay the Sierra.

And it's here soon.

Q. What month and year did that cover/cover story come out ? ? ?

[BoyWhoCriedWolf]

Did you know that Australia was the only GTR export market for Nissan. 100 examples sent to Aus with 30 of those dedicated to racing. The Australian GTR had 115 changes to the Japan model including a trans cooler! Black was the rarest colour with only 26 models made, the remaining 74 were wine red mica or silver.

Did you know that Gibson motorsport wanted to race in Japan but Nismo said no as the Aus cars were much quicker than the Japanese ones and that the Nismo customers would be seriously pissed and wouldnt pay the high Nismo prices at the time.

[MRSAMO]

DID YOU KNOW THAT...

Wheels Magazine's R32 GT-R debut headline read...

SKYLINE SUPERCAR!

Nissan's new Godzilla on wheels

aims to slay the Sierra.

And it's here soon.

Q. What month and year did that cover/cover story come out ? ? ?

July 1989, and there is controversy surrounding the nickname which was being thrown around casually among motoring circles until it became officially used by Wheels.

[MRSAMO]

This thread finally started! Here are mine "Did you knows..."

1. The HCR32 Skyline platform debuted in May 1989, producing 9 different versions. There was never a wagon version.

2. The R32 GTR was designed and developed by NISMO.

3. Naganori Itoh, the head designer, used inspiration from the Porsche 959 to develop the R32 GTR, which like the Porsche was only supposed to be a limited production build run.

4. The GTRs all had unique boxy and sharp lines, starting from the very first model which was called “Hakosuka”, which means “Box Skyline”.

5. The car’s racing pedigree was evident from the start. It was intended to be a 400-500hp race inspired sports car with a 2.4L RB24DETT engine. However AWD was eventually added, making the car heavier and thus requiring a bigger engine which we now know as RB26DETT. The engine however had to be detuned to meet the gentleman’s agreement among Japanese motoring manufacturers.

6. The R32 GTR’s 0-60mph time was only 6.2 seconds. However a couple of simple modifications would boost the power and speed to a blistering 4.6 seconds.

7. The R32 GTR would go on to become the most successful model in GTR racing history.

8. The R32 GTR is the most popular GTR ever sold, selling 43,930 units.

9. The most popular colour was white.

10. The RB26DETT was used in the following cars, R32 GTR, R33 GTR, R34 GTR, Stagea 260RS and Tommy Kaira ZZ II.

11. The previous best time at Nordschleife by a production car was by a Porsche 944 turbo at 8’45”, Nissan test driver Hiroyoshi Katoh reset the record with a time of 8'20". Best Motoring managed 8'22"38 probably by Gan-san as their driver.

12. The R32 GT-R dominated Japanese Touring Car Championship (JTCC), winning 29 races from 29 starts, taking the series title every year from 1989 until 1993.

13. It also took 50 races from 50 starts from 1991-1997 (latterly R33) in the N1 Super Taikyu.

14. Nissan produced 100 Australian models of the R32.

15. The R32 GTR made its debut in Australia towards the end of the 1990 Australian Car Championship and winning the Bathurst 1000 classic in 1991 and 1992, ending the previous foreign phenomenon, the Ford Sierra Cosworth.

16. Back in 1989, the R32 GTR started with 16” wheels. The Vspec version in 1993 was finally upgraded with 17” BBS mesh wheels.

17. Another Nissan came out at the same time as the R32 GTR, that was the Nissan Fairlady or 300ZX as it was called internationally.

18. The R32 GTR is the lightest of all the GTR models.

19. Gibson Motorsports ordered 4 R32 GTR road cars in October 1989.

20. The first public appearance of an R32 GTR outside of Japan was in November 1989 during the Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide where it was used as a pace car.

21. The GT-R is officially homologated for Group A racing in March 1990 but was officially raced in June by Mark Skaife where it beat the previous lap record by 2.4 seconds. Its output was 585hp or 436kw. J-Spec GTRs however were more powerful, running at around 600hp in competition.

22. The world’s fastest AWD to do the ¼ mile is an R32 GTR driven by Reece McGregor of New Zealand at 7.57 seconds (305.96km/h).

[SiR_RB]

Does anyone know how many factory airbag cars were manufactured ??....

Mine is a factory airbag car ...and im told only 70 were made,but i have no hard evidence to confirm this ...Anyone know ?

my drivers side sun visor, when folded down, has an SRS air bag label/warning sticker stuck onto the visor, but has an aftermarket nardi steering wheel. does this mean mine had drivers air bag ??

[blitzxtr]

Great thread to start a "DID YOU KNOW THAT .........?" theme!

I'll add this...

DID YOU THAT there was a driver with Special Vehicles Racing > Holden Racing Team, who in 1991 swore black and blue that these R32 GT-Rs should not have any part of Grp A (- that they should be off the road)? ...and yet a year later, he was driving an R32 GT-R at Bathurst?

Q. Who was he?

neil crompton

[ezy_09s]

my drivers side sun visor, when folded down, has an SRS air bag label/warning sticker stuck onto the visor, but has an aftermarket nardi steering wheel. does this mean mine had drivers air bag ??

^^ No,im sure all r32 gtr's come with the airbag warning on the visor..but mine has the airbag wheel airbag sticker in engine bay & on the rear windscreen.

[GTR-N1]

neil crompton

Surprise to most of us (that it was N.C.), but you're...

Absolutely Correct! > and he even had a podium finish!