In 2019, Nismo announced that it would resume production of spare parts for all generations of the Skyline GT-R, including body panels and engines. It has become notable through pop culture such as The Fast and the Furious, Initial D, Shakotan Boogie, Wangan Midnight, Need for Speed, Forza, Driving Emotion Type-S, and Gran Turismo. The Skyline GT-R was never manufactured outside Japan, and the sole export markets were Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand, in 1991, and the UK (in 1997, due to the Single Vehicle Approval scheme ) as used Japanese imports.ĭespite this, the car has become an iconic sports car as a Grey import vehicle, including in countries from the Western World (mainly the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, Canada, and the United States). Although visibly different, the two vehicles share similar design features and are manufactured in the same factory.

The car was replaced by the R35 GT-R, an all-new vehicle based on the V36 Skyline platform. Production of the Skyline GT-R ended in August 2002. Today, the car is popular for import drag racing, circuit track, time attack and events hosted by tuning magazines. The Skyline GT-R became the flagship of Nissan performance, showcasing many advanced technologies including the ATTESA E-TS All-wheel drive system and the Super-HICAS four-wheel steering. It was one of the fastest accelerating production vehicles at the time. Wheels then carried the name through all the generations of Skyline GT-Rs, most notably the R34 GT-R, which they nicknamed 'Godzilla Returns', and described as 'The best handling car we have ever driven' and in their tests covered a quarter of a mile (402 metres) in 12.7 seconds from a standing start time and accelerated from 0–100 km/h (0–62 mph) in 4.4 seconds. The technology and performance of the R32 GT-R prompted the Australian motoring publication Wheels to nickname the GT-R 'Godzilla' in its July 1989 edition. The R32 GT-R also had success in the Australian Touring Car Championship, with Jim Richards using it to win the championship in 1991 and Mark Skaife doing the same in 1992, until a regulation change excluded the GT-R in 1993.

Group A specification versions of the R32 GT-R were used to win the Japanese Touring Car Championship for four years in a row.

This model was followed by a brief production run of second-generation cars, under model code KPGC110, in 1973.Īfter a 16-year hiatus, the GT-R name was revived in 1989 as the BNR32 ('R32') Skyline GT-R. The first cars named 'Skyline GT-R' were produced between 19 under the model code KPGC10, and were successful in Japanese touring car racing events. The Nissan Skyline GT-R ( Japanese: 日産・スカイラインGT-R, Nissan Sukairain GT-R) is a sports car based on the Nissan Skyline range.

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