Godzilla: How the Nissan Skyline GT-R Became the Most Feared Japanese Car

The story of the Nissan Skyline GT-R: the Prince Skyline, the first GT-R of 1969 and its string of racing wins, the rare 1973 'Kenmeri' GT-R, the 16-year gap, the 1989 R32 with its twin-turbo RB26DETT straight-six and ATTESA all-wheel drive, Japan's 'gentlemen's agreement' on horsepower, the R32's unbeaten run in Japanese Group A touring cars, its Bathurst wins and the 'Godzilla' nickname from Australia's Wheels magazine, the R33 and R34, video games and movies, the U.S. 25-year import rule, and the R35 GT-R with hand-assembled engines. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:05 The beginning 1:49 The first GT-R 3:16 The return 4:41 Unbeatable 6:04 R33 and R34 7:16 The forbidden fruit 7:42 The 25-year rule 9:00 The R35 10:27 Legacy 11:07 Recap Sources: Nissan heritage material on the Skyline GT-R generations (PGC10/KPGC10, KPGC110, R32, R33, R34, R35) Published racing records (Japan Touring Car Championship Group A, Bathurst 1000) NHTSA rules on importing vehicles at least 25 years old Image credits (resized and cropped for video): 23 public-domain / CC0 images (no attribution required). Additional footage: Pixabay (pixabay.com), Pixabay Content License. Additional photos: Pixabay (pixabay.com), Pixabay Content License. --- Voiceover is produced with AI text-to-speech. Images are licensed (public domain or Creative Commons) and credited in each video description. Sources are listed above for every number in the video. #cars #automotive #MitchTannerCar