By Michael Berenis

Tampa Sports Car Examiner

Only produced for half a year, the Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R was a pillar of JDM performance for its time. Setting the pace for the following Skyline lineage, you can see the face of the 2000GT-R even in today’s R35 GT-R. Read more about the classic at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.

By Michael Berenis

Tampa Sports Car Examiner

Running at wide open throttle up to 170 miles per hour, this clip shows the Nissan Skyline GTR R34 in a balls to the wall battle for top speed. Catastrophe lurks at these speeds on public roads, only the insane dare tempt fate. Read more about this wild run at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.

By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

I can already hear the moaning of BMW purists, but DBM Engineering’s swap has everything to do with power and nothing to do with making Germans drop their pretzels and tankards of beer. Apparently, the Skyline motor can be built to reliably make 600HP, which is 200 more than the BMW!