One of Nissan’s best-known vehicles (if not the most recognizable of all) is the Skyline GT-R. Immortalized by films and video games, the GT-R has been cemented in our minds as one of the greatest cars Japan has ever produced.
However, we’re usually used to seeing the GT-R as a two-door coupe, not a sedan like this one for sale in Japan.
At first glance, the car doesn’t seem too special, and mostly just looks like a regular four-door sedan. However, take your time to gander a little longer and you’ll see that it has the rear box flares that extend into the rear doors, a smaller front spoiler, and that special little three-letter badge that makes all the difference: GT-R.
The first Skyline GT-R was a four-door, not a two-door, and this R33 generation model was the first time that the GT-R name adorned a four-door since the 1969 model.
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The car was built by Autech Japan Inc, which was part of Nissan’s tuning umbrella before it merged with Nismo, and was created to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the first Nissan Skyline GT-R, the 2000 GT-R PGC10. Nissan exhibited the vehicle at the 1997 Tokyo Motor Show and released the production model in 1998.
Under the hood is Nissan’s venerable turbocharged RB26 2.6-liter straight-six engine, which produces 276 horsepower and 271lb-ft of torque. Power is sent to all four wheels via a five-speed manual transmission, and being a JDM vehicle, you row those gears with your left hand instead of your right.
This example is a little bit more special than a standard model though. According to the Japanese seller, the engine was completely overhauled last year and now makes 493 hp, making this spoiler-less GT-R a real sleeper.
Finally, it’s finished in the same shade of silver that the original GT-R was when it was released 40 years prior.
The Skyline is listed on goo-net.com but doesn’t feature a price. Similar models for sale on the site are listed between ¥12,000,000 and ¥14,000,000, or between $92,000 and $107,000 at current exchange rates. The car will be 25 years old in 2023 and legal to import into the United States, which might make it appealing to American buyers.
