The Nissan GTR): How Godzilla Got His Name?

How Godzilla got his Name For many generations the Nissan GT-R has inspired all ages to dream big, both in comfort, speed as well as luxury. We will be looking into the reasons Godzilla has made a name for itself both in racing and the hearts of people all around the world... There is a long history of the Skyline stretching back to the late 1950’s when the Nissan was only known as a sedan, but the GT-R first debuted at a Tokyo Motor Show in 1968 built by the Prince Motor Company and later on it was bought out by Nissan. It was the first generation of a long line of amazing cars to come making a 160 horsepower and a top speed of 124 mph, she could corner too. The 2000GT-R was created for the JAF Grand Prix, the high tech performance of
This generation of skylines would be the third and would last from 1989 to 1994. The R32 features a legendary GT-R engine, the RB26DETT, an amazing turbocharged, 6 cylinder, HICAS steering system and all wheel drive making this Skyline a track monster. The R32 put out a whooping 280 bhp, and i could make a quarter mile in 13 seconds and do zero to 60 in 5.6 seconds. Legend has it that the chief designer and engineer, Shurei did not reveal to anyone that this would be the first skyline wear the GT-R banner. There was a specific version of the R32 built for FIA Group A racing which was a 24 hour race. Engineers modified the car to put out 550 hp which is astonishing for the time period it was made in. there would be a total of 43,394 production cars
The new GT-R would lose the skyline name and continue to have the same GTR tag. The GT-R was replaced from its old engine to a new and improved all NISMO engineered 6 cylinder twin turbo capable of stock putting out 473 hp stock, 0 to 60 in the low 3 second range this monster could also reach a top speed of 195. The price tag was a surprising 70,000 dollars american for the car and all of the performance you would be getting along with purchasing that was a deal, considering all of the european cars Godzilla would soon be destroying. The car would have help with its sales in the us due to the popular video game Gran Turismo 5. Also the car was the fastest production car at the time doing laps at the nurburgring in a total of 7 minutes and 26 seconds which was astonishing considering the ferraris and lambos she destroyed. Nowadays the R35 is still around and NISMO and Nissan Engineers are still perfecting the engine to help her keep up with the competition, Nismo special track editions of the car can put out up to 700 hp