The Skyline you see today is alot different than the first Skyline that rolled out of prince motors in 1957. In 1957 the Skyline started as a alsi series 1 by prince motors which was soon bought out by Nissan motors. From then Nissan turned it into the supercar it is today.

The was Skyline starting by prince motor’s in Japan as car very close looking coupes in other countries. The series ALSI 1 had 60HP while the series 2 had 70HP. The series 3 was released in 1961 with 91HP. From the factory you could choice from a converitable or coupe sadens.

The E Series was a 1.5 liter with 70HP. This was also the model that started racing in 1964, winning on local Japanese Teams. They later developed the Skyline 2000GT. Now the Skyline was designed to beat porche with its high compresstion and close 5 speed gear ration, the camshafts where also redesigned for racing.

The Skyline was still designed by Prince Motors but was funded by Nissan who owned a large part of the company. The C10 was owned by Nissan by 2968 when they bought out prince motors. It was at this point a 5 Speed, 4 Door, while in 1970 the 2 Door was released with a GT Motor with 108HP.

The C110 was a 1600 GT Model with 1100Hp. This Model also had smoother lines and a more aggersive stance.

The GT-R Badge was removed from this Model due to its looks and lack of power. It was fuel injected with a T-Denoted turbo. THe oil crsis at the time played a role in the lack of power for this model.

With a new naming method the R3X was released (R30). It was Boxy like many cars of the 80’s. But it did have a 1.6 liter motor. With late models having 145Hp. It did do great on the track.

The R31 had smoother lines and reworked inside and out. The Rbhe R31 had smoother lines and reworked inside and out. The RB engine was introduced with a stright 6 for 130HP/160 and even 180HP with a turbo and intercooler hp went to 190HP. The hicas and 4 wheel streering was also released.

The R32 was the begin of the supercar we all know today. With its RB motor, hicas system. The GT-S had 220hp. Then the RB26DETT twin turbo pushed 280HP. Winning every race it entered. No one wanted to race against it, so its own class was made. At this time the japanese government started regualating HP.
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Redesigned and heavier, bigger the gt-25-t has 250hp. The GT-R had more broader torque, imporving driveablity. Super Hicas and ATTESSA_ETS. 1997 the V-SPEC was released. 1996 NISMO made its own version, R400 The GT-1 GT-R LM spec model at 305HP.
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The GT-R Has 280HP. With 4WD.Inline 6, 2.6 Liter Einge. Twin Turbo. It Also Has A Redefined Suspension and Chassis.
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