Cartoon丨Interpretation of the "God of War" Nissan GT-R

Author: Fu Hongyuan

"God of War GT-R" is an exciting and desirable name.

A model that can be called a GT in history must not be a popular one.

However, when it was first launched, it was not called GT-R, but Skyline. The word "GT-R" only appears as a suffix to Skyline, indicating that this car is the most powerful version of the contemporary Skyline.

Don’t understand? In fact, it has the same meaning as golf and golf R.

However, not every generation of Skyline has a corresponding GT-R version. Starting from the third generation Skyline, the GT-R nameplate began to appear on the highest performance version of the Skyline. ?

The first-generation Skyline was developed in 1957 by Oji Motors engineer Shinichiro Sakurai. It is a luxury car. It is equipped with a 1.5-liter GA-30 engine that produces 60 horsepower. The body is available in two-door, four-door and five-door hatchback styles.

The second generation Skyline was launched in 1963, with only four-door and five-door hatchback versions. As for the engine, it is equipped with a G-1 engine, which can output 70 horsepower.

Prince Motors was acquired by Nissan in 1966, and the first-generation Skyline GT-R, codenamed PGC10, was born in February 1969.

The Skyline GT-R (PGC10) at that time was not the pure sports car it is today, but a 4-door Sedan-shaped performance sedan.

It was not until two years later in 1971 that the two-door version (KPGC10 (R27)) appeared. In terms of power, it is equipped with a 2.0L inline six-cylinder engine code-named S20, which can output 160 horsepower. The transmission system is matched with a 5-speed manual transmission, the drive form is rear-wheel drive, and a trailing arm suspension system is used.

A record of 50 unbeaten games was set between 1969 and 1972, hence the name "God of War".

After the great success of the first-generation Skyline GT-R, Nissan hastily launched the second-generation Skyline GT-R model in 1973, code-named KPGC110 (R28), and the power configuration Same as the previous generation.

This generation of models has been a bit miserable. Not long after it was released, it encountered the oil crisis in the early 1970s. From release to discontinuation, this generation of GT, codenamed KPGC110 (R28) - R*** sold 197 units.

However, the facelift model R29 launched in 1975 cannot be ignored in the development of GT-R models. The four round taillights have become another immortal soul element of GT-R. ?

In the 16 years since the second-generation model was discontinued, the Skyline car series has been continuously updated, and the C210, R30, and R31 series have been launched, but the Skyline GT-R model has been delayed.

In 1989, the third generation Skyline GT-R debuted with the newly released R32 Skyline car series. The reborn GT-R is equipped with a 2.6L inline 6-cylinder twin-turbocharged engine, model RB26DETT. Subject to Japan's "Gentleman's Law", its maximum horsepower is 280Ps, maximum torque is 360N·m, and acceleration from 0-100km/h is 5.6s, and uses an electronically controlled four-wheel drive chassis with split torque.

This is also the most classic model of GT-R. The RB26 engine uses a cast iron cylinder block. Although it has no advantages in heat dissipation and weight control, it has excellent performance in terms of strength and has huge modification potential. , which can exceed a thousand horsepower after strengthening treatment.

In 1990, the third-generation Skyline GT-R won the championship in Japan’s domestic Group A and Group N events. In the JTCC competition, Skyline GT-R played a record 29 games and won 29 games. The myth of the champion.

In the Macau Guia Race, GT-R easily won the championship with its 650 horsepower output and stable and efficient four-wheel drive system. Leading the opponent by more than 10 seconds in lap time, and leaving the immortal legend of being "so fast that the photographer's lens can't keep up", Skyline GT-R became the "god of war" in one battle. ?

In 1995, the fourth-generation Skyline GT-R model of the R33 Skyline series was launched, and its power continued from the previous generation model. However, this generation of Skyline GT-R actually uses the chassis of Nissan's "Duke" sedan. It is really "unspeakable" to use this sedan chassis on a sports car that emphasizes handling performance. It is no exaggeration to say that this is another tragedy after the C110 Skyline GT-R.

In 1999, the fifth-generation Skyline GT-R of the R34 Skyline car series was born. Because the RB26DETT was so good, the new car still used this inline six-cylinder twin-turbo engine with a displacement of 2.6L. After re-adjustment, the actual maximum power and torque of the engine reached 332 horsepower and 392N·m respectively. Due to compliance with Japanese regulations, the maximum power was still only marked as 280 horsepower when leaving the factory.

An active four-wheel steering system is also introduced, and the rear wheels can also make corresponding adjustments according to the steering of the front wheels. As the last generation model of the RB26DETT era, the R34 is worthy of being the pinnacle of GT-R.

In 2007, we met the God of War again. The new GT-R? R35 has completely separated from the Skyline car series and become an independent car series. It has successfully evolved into a pure performance sports car. It is no longer a high-performance version of the sedan.

After the power seal is lifted, the new GT-R R35 is equipped with a 3.8L V6 twin-turbocharged engine with a maximum power of 480 horsepower and a maximum horsepower of 588N·m. This is also the first GT-R model. Equipped with automatic transmission for the first time.

The Nismo version launched in 2014 achieved an impressive time of 7 minutes and 08 seconds at the Nürburgring, second only to the Radical SR8?LM and Porsche 918.

As for when the GT-R? R36 will be launched, it is still a mystery.

This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.