My First Drive of Godzilla: Is The Nissan R32 GT-R As Good As They Say?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 มิ.ย. 2024
- Today, I finally get my first go behind the wheel of a piece of Japanese motoring history, the iconic Skyline R32 GT-R. Built to dominate Group A racing, it did just that and more - earning Nissan a reputation around the globe.
Growing up on Gran Turismo I always wanted a chance to try one of these cars, and today I get my first shot - followed by a drive in an R33 and the legendary R34.
#Nissan #SkylineGTR #R32
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"Is The Nissan R32 GT-R As Good As They Say?"
Yes. (zero bias)
You don't love it because you own it.
You own it because you love it.
Much love my fellow Tuber
@@JayEmmOnCars 100%
@@Jimmy_Broadbent shame they cost a fourtune .my mustang and merc combined dont cover the cost of one of these..shame tho..i love to try one..guess it saving time ha any thoughts about the R33
bought myself an r33 gtr a while back now. will not sell. dont regret it at all and drive it every chance i get through the summer.
@@mcspooney what did yor one set you back? and what you reckon a good condition r33 is wroth btw? hard to find people that kow enough about skyline to ask
My warmest memories of the Nissan GT-R are me sitting in the driver’s seat and slowly seeing the beautiful 4 circle ⭕️ taillights slowly fading out into the distance as I am _losing!_
i can imagine the Nissan designer's brief ' the car will be so fast you must make the tail lights very nice ' ... and they did make them really nice
😆 lol 😆 hilarious.
Haha so many people have that very same memory
Wouldn't even be mad to lose a race to a GTR 🤣
Same, though I'd be in the RX-7 FC giving the R32 hell all the way 🤣
It’s always been about the 32 for me. Just love the looks and the fact it is more basic than the later models.
The R33 isn’t that much more complicated
I couldn't live with those low rent interiors, looks like a 90s Fiesta. And for the price they go by you can get much nicer cars that also drive very well. Hell you can get an R35!
@@BigUriel the pricing sucks now, as the usa can import them 😕
@@BigUriel the r32 gtr interior is far from "low rent" it's completely driver oriented I know because I own one and the first time I drove it I was surprised and to compare it to a fiesta your hilarious I'm not having a dig at you but the little details inside the car makes it all the more special
Of course you can buy nicer cars for the price but considering these are over 30 years old and the history they have behind them on the track and off to put it simply can not be said about these "other cars" my opinion is obviously biased but that's the love you need to have for these cars to get over the price tag
@@BigUriel ohhh of course you can get cars with nicer interiors but they aren’t a r32 gtr, once you drive one then you’ll know.
The 32 is the best looker for me, maybe because it recalls Pininfarina designs from the 70s like the Ferrari 2+2 or the Gamma Coupé
For me it’s the wide bootie
For me it's the 33 because of its design at the back for being so sleek yet so beautiful
@@poloman1075 sleek doesn't really contrast beauty so what do ya mean
The original Godzilla. All the other skylines have a name because of this Legend
everyone talks about the NSX being a game changer but look at this car in the context of modern cars, this is the template. FI, awd, torque vectoring, rws. this car was a baby 959, to say it was ahead of the game is an understatement
Could not agree more!
funny now you say that.
The GTR is Japan’s 959. And the o.g NSX is Japan’s F40. One’s a technological marvel and the other is a simple purist car.
It’s scary how they mirror almost perfectly.
Nope, no lateral torque vectoring at all. Apart from rear to front, of course. But if you mean side-to-side, no such thing.
R33 and 34 V-spec's had an Active LSD that could lock based on the throttle position sensor reading and lateral G accelerometer(s) reading(s) in typical operation. Had some other modes for launches and 4-wheel spin which also followed RPM and longitudinal G at the very least.
It was just a clutchplate diff that could lock via controllers. Not like the modern actual torque vectoring diffs we have. It could lock progressively and not too soon or too late, so the result was potentially yaw instead of understeer, which is why it might feel like torque vectoring.
@@devandrasimanjuntak1646 so true
@@devandrasimanjuntak1646 I
Not quite true on maintaine, but the constant want to spend on upgrades... can say that 😅
Is midnightclub 3 still cancelled?? XD
Pants is here 😂 When are you doing another NFS2005 let’s play 😂
are you going to let him drive yours?
The key is to find an unmolested and routinely serviced Skyline GT-R. Admittedly that is becoming harder and harder but they are extremely reliable cars when looked after.
Being older cars things tend to need to be replaced but that goes for any car that's 20-30 years old. They aren't that bad tho.
James, the R32 is to me the best looking of the three cars. The interior of that one is a little rough but the R32 is and always has been my favourite. These cars are absolute classics and still to this day are proper cars, dare I say more so than many modern performance cars of the current age.
I think nobody has before or since done the smoothed 3 box design better than Nissan did with the S13 and 14 but most exemplary in the R32 Skyline coupe, even without the GT-R fenders and wing. There is just something that speaks to me with in that silhouette and those unapologetic four round tail lights that stare at you from the back like the business end of a double barreled shotgun.
Absolutely, there is just something classic about a s13 silvia, the angles of the a pillar and matched with the body imo is timeless. It is a bit more simple than the normal bodied 32's. I love both, but i do feel s13 silvia is one of the best coupe silhouette of all time.... then we have The 32 gtr which is just icing on the cake, with its wide hips. Timeless designs, and the 34 was clearly paying homage to the 32's heritage.
The R33 will forever be my favorite. Why, I don't know. I can't wait for the next vid
Having owned three of these I might be slightly biased, all R32 GTR and I still miss them
Yeah
Mm m
Sorry turns out I’ve been making TH-cam comments in my pocket by mistake.
Never meet your hero. Unless your hero is Godzilla, then take every chance you get.
I'm an Audi nerd, but you gotta hand it to Nissan, they know a thing or two about turbo all wheel drive ;)
Lol I had a never meet your heroes moment with the GT-R. I bought two of them giving into the hype around them. Then ended up bored and the car not living up to what people said it would be like. I think with any 90s JDM car if someone is serious about owning one they should find a way to drive one first. I wasted 5k on my first GT-R and 7800 on my second when I could have put that towards something I actually liked 😩
The skyline still looks good today and you could hear it revving
I would guess worth every penny to keep em on the road
This cars are super reliable if you keep it stock. Not expensive to maintain at all. If you start to mod it costs add quickly like in all cars.
Exactly, no idea why he is comparing maintenance costs to a V12 ferrari lol.
My rb26 are super reliable at 600hp, and going strong after 12 years with stock bottom end.
I had mine for around 2 years a 94 GT-R and it had no issues at all a great car, and as Jezza says if you have driven as GT-R you haven't lived 💪
Love these, I can’t wait to see the others.
Have been looking forward to this series of reviews!
Ahh I have been waiting for this trio since you told me you were doing it. I consider you a good friend and we met with you reviewing my R35. My first GTR experience was an R32, whilst the R35 has so much more useable performance it never felt as organic as that first drive I had on Welsh roads with a friend of the family in his R32. My R35 used to steamroller the road whereas the 32 seemed to carve it. I can’t wait for the R33 video as I would love to own a midnight purple one someday
The PlayStation intro was a weird reminder of how much time I wasted with that game lol
It's not wasted if you enjoyed it :)
Love it. Those Gran Turismo clips take me back.
I'm only a couple minutes in, this is a step above what you normally do. I'm really enjoying it. More of this format please!
Special cars get special treatment
@@JayEmmOnCars Really well produced solid content, cheers mate.
Great video! I’m looking forward to the series.
I think this is also the best looking GT-R. Really unique look and great sound for a Turbo 6-Cylinder. Yea - and I am so old I remember when the game was released and how we sat there for days just playing.
Me too re Gran Turismo - hundreds of hours of my life went into that game!!
@@UTubeSL Also remember the first mods on the console and being able to use copies :-D Only the race titles needed to be bought original. Do you remeber aslo the Colin McRae game?
@@marcnobel3938 wow brings back memories! Yeah I do, awesome game... have always had a love for rally driving; would be sat there using a crappy wheel on emptied chest of drawers wearing bike gloves! 😄 did you play it much?
@@UTubeSL Good one! We met at the weekends with some Pizza and other fun stuff and played whole nights. Today I am playing again (when the kids are in bed). Just things like Dirt, Assetto Corsa and Race Room. Only the controllers got better with age. :-D
@@marcnobel3938 That's awesome.
Ha yeah I'm in exactly the same boat: the little one goes to bed and I go play DR2.0, AC or AMS2.0, with VR, DD wheel, handbrake, etc... bit of an upgrade!! :D Enjoy, mate.
Nice. Very nice. Don’t often see these on the roads here in Japan during the day, but at weekends and on the twisty toll roads away from mobile speed cameras their owners continue to enjoy life in the fast lane. Looking forward to the upcoming vids.
Such a cool car and I liked how much information you were able to pack in, in the space of 12 minutes. Great video Jay! :D
Love the ps1 and tv bit jay that’s awesome mate proper nostalgia. Epic video and a very shiny r34 😁😁
First video I’ve watched in this channel. Have to say (not that I’m a video expert) but I love they way it’s presented, you have a knack for this stuff: great delivery. Very engaging. A new sub for sure... and r32 is my dream car 😁
Man I loved this review so inspiring..these cars now a days are so precious
It's always a good day when you post!
One of my dream cars, superb review. I can’t wait to see the 34
Its not often I'm properly excited by a car vid.... but this one makes me nurse a semi.
Great vid James, really liked the history section with 4:3 footage in the old TV - very TopGear/GT nostalgia 👍🏼
Yeah seemed the right thing to do
Loved the PSX intro!!! Ahh the nostalgia
Wow great video 3 very special cars right there
A Phenomenal Car All The Best For Your TH-cam Channel.
Every single time i see one of these i like it more and more... Aged really really well!
...they certainly look the part with the right bodykit and wheels. That's gorgeous.😍
My brother had a UK spec R34 GTR in Bayside blue. It was one of the 50 official U.K. cars supplied by Andy Middlehurst Nissan. Gold wheels, black leather etc, totally standard. When he was bored, he couldn’t sell it and ended up getting rid at a loss for £21500.
I raced him in my Impreza P1 at the time. Pulled right away from him on the A13. And yes both cars were bog standard.
Shit.
BNR34 are not fast cars. The hype and car community of fan boys have created an illusion to make others believe its the fastest car on Earth but on average good quality built BNR34s have between 500-600whp here in Japan and from the factory they're complete turtles.
@@KeenanStyles you’re right, Keenan. If I’m brutally honest, we both thought it was shit. And slow. And tremendously long. Maybe it needed to be modified.
Great vid as usual mate
Listening to your comments on how direct the steering is and how well the car deals with camber I can see how it was so dominating at tracks like Bathurst and Spa. Long live godzilla!
a fantastic car, and great video! 👍
glad you enjoyed a perfectly modded stage 1 car, the 90s jdm sports cars are the best cars ever made imo. owed a number of them and hope to get back into them again some day when i'm richer!
This is a very cool R32. It's clearly built to be a driver's car, not stanced. I'm gonna build a hotboi R32 Sedan eventually, as a reliable daily. Can't wait.
Thank you for that, I keep getting people say you need to lower it more but I actually don’t
AWESOME cars , even by today's standards, i am glad you rated it as highly as i did... i was lucky to own a 500bhp R32 for 4 years. i don't have pockets that deep these days.....running costs are not for the faint,....exquisite ergonomics
Arguably the ultimate touring car, I _have_ to love it.
Been waiting for this.
Always loved these cars.I owned a R35 for a couple of years.
That sounds awesome 👌
Desmond evo wheels. Nice one Jay
I love my 32, great review
Jay seems to give every car a fair shake... weather it's his cup of tea or not.
Way to go Jay🤘🏼🏁
The noises reduced me to tears 😍
James hugely respected and that's why you get the chance to review 3 legends
What can I say...Brilliant, Fantastic, Wonderful...this is the best car in the world... Godzilla, I love you.
Thanks for reviewing this car, I've been wanting you to do so for ages. wow!
I've been waiting too, worth the wait it was!
This is gonna be sweet. R33 is my dream machine
Mark sounds like my kind of Skyline / GTR owner. Use it for what it was built for. And not just on a track, in Japan they use them where ever the police aren't.
Thank you for that, it gets used as it should be and it’s no garage queen either, it’s great fun in the wet as wel
great review
I'm thrilled you talked about the GTR in Australia!
Love the shirt! Can't wait for the r33 one (my fav and hopefully own someday)
You sir are a very very luck man......totally awesome!😍
Your comment on the looks is spot on. In pictures I've always been kind of ambivalent towards the r32.
Then I saw one in person, it wasn't even a GT-R just a lowely GT4. It is so much more striking in person. I had to have one.
My favourite skyline moment was going to see an r32 in gunmetal @torquegt, the wife falling in love with a black 33 Vspec that was twice the price and coming home with it.
God the flames it used to belch 😁
the 32 is my favorite of the 3.. ive also been lucky enough to review a R32 GTR and it really is amazing considering their age how well they drive.. also takes proper skill to go fast in them haha
Aw been waiting for this....
I vividly recall my 1st drive in mine on the way home from the Port in 2015. I was thinking "never meet your heros" among many many other things. The car had all the same bolt-ons seen here essentially, as well as great Ohlins DFV Coilovers, Brembo F40 brakes and some NT01 rubber. It made "only" 320whp or so at that point.
As soon as I'd rolled into the ITB's and heard the actual song of Jesus blaring from the back and all the perfect 90's turbo noises from the front I was in love.
Then I got closer to home in Pennsylvania and went directly to PA-528 (think mini Tail of the Dragon)
I fell in love at this point. It's absolutely the FEEL of the car and the steering that you understand the second you yourself are driving it. It does truly feel special, all the time.
Finally my favourite car reviewed by James. I shall look forward to this
Big Skyline fan here but that R32 is just sublime
this video makes me miss my '93 Skyline GTS. I loved that car and hated having to sell it when I left Okinawa
Great video thanks... mega
Thanks Jay that's my week sorted then, JDM specials line-up for my evening man time I'm just showing me videos on a little bit longer be nice to see the owner and chat about his experience and History with the car. Always lasted after a GTR but went down the naturally aspirated root instead and now probably way out of my price range. So nice to get the experience of all 3 cars through you👍👏🤣
The history started 3 months after it came off the boat from japan and started knocking 😂 that’s the honest truth as well ... I love it and hate it
@@MrMarcmoss thanks for the reply mate, oh dear 🤣was it an engine knock or Mount knock? I've been around the jdm scene since they were first started to import them back in the 80s 90s. I tried everything from Impreza vs Evo Celica GT4 Mitsubishi GTO FTO, ended up buying an FTO GPX mivec because I had a feeling it was going to be the most reliable I've had it since 2001 and it's still going strong today. I think you've just proved even I wanted a Skyline I probably couldn't afford the time or the money to keep it running, but hold on to it because if my numbers come up on the lottery it's definitely one of my collection 🤣👍
@@Android-vk8yh total engine bearing failure hence why it’s now forged, I love it and hate it .... I have a Jdm dc2 as well and that’s my favourite 😂 have you Instagram ? I’m marcdmoss on there
@@MrMarcmoss oh that's spooky I have a Civic Type R fn2 as well as my daily vtec bros, everyone should have a VTEC as a backup2🤣 always loved the Old datsuns/Nissans I also have a 4 by 4 Qashqai as my family car I just look down at the steering wheel when the turbo kicks in and just pretend I've got an R35🤣 no I don't do Instagram I'm a bit of a dinosaur, still trying to build my youtube channel when I have the time, still struggling 3 young kids so I'll get there eventually. Whereabouts are you from I'm surrey South London area ?I could do with some JDM friends🤣👍, always want to go for a drive but we're all busy dad's never available. Always wanted to start up a JDM meeting around here as it's dead you have to go into London or more country to get any JDM meetups
@@Android-vk8yh only bournemouth mate, what’s your utube channel ??
Superb cars - I owned an R33 but prefer the look of the R32 - pity it is so difficult to find them unmodified...This is an excellent review
Legend of a car
Love this car!!
Will always be my favourite GTR as it was the first one i ever saw as young boy back on the old Jeremy Clarkson Unleashed On Cars VHS tape lol, love that beast!
Hi James; I'm wreathed in smiles here; memories of my old R32 GTR Track Special. It was a 1989 car that I imported from Japan. I'll try to send a photo at some point.
Magic car, my all time dream vehicle. Driven one and it was exactly how I hoped it would be. Now long since unaffordable with recent hikes in value.
James, can you arrange a comparison of Group A homolgatipn specials? Factory Standard cars:
Nissan R31 GTS-R
Nissan R32 GT-R
Ford Sierra RS500
BMW E30 M3
Toyota Supra MA70 Turbo
Holden Commodore Walkinshaw VL
Holden Commodore VN Group A SS
The Commodores will probably be impossible in the UK, but it's feasible that examples of the others are around. It's being able to get them together and in factory standard spec that will be immensely difficult.
A great channel and reviews I love watching. The 1990s reviews are the ones I've enjoyed the most.
What a wonderful car!
Hi there...
A really good video...
Which country do you live in by the way ??
Feeling very proud to own a Skyline R32 GTR
Yep, me too!! Think it might be time for a socially distanced, 'essential' journey in it....
@@chewrx1 what color is the car ?
@@gne8637 It's 732 Pearl Black
Me too
I got a chance to drive a r32 GTR with a tomei titanium exhaust down a back country road near the west coastline and it was the most glorious experience of my life. No video or pictures could ever describe this experience properly.
Watched this with a small tear in my eye. I miss mine daily. I moved from a 33 to the 32 and proffered it in just about every aspect ( 580 bhp on twins helped). I have had numerous Japanese performance cars, such as RX7s ( of all series, Scooby STI, other Skylines, but for me the 32 GTR was the ultimate. Yes it regularly bankrupted me, yes some parts were a pain to source …. but both on road and track it was an unbeatable experience.
Love those cars.
Midnight purple R33 GTR is my favourite.. If I ever won the lottery I think it would be the first purchase.. Such a gorgeous car in my opinion then there's the sound of that RB26...
I just sold my R32 GTR here in the US, and now I'm looking for an Evora LOL.
I am watching as I type, and I hope you compare the two, and if you don't, I'm going to find a way to ask you directly.
Love the Channel Jay!
So did it just constantly break down like everyone seems to say or was it fine?
My first and only ever ride in one of these was an absolute joy. The guy who owned it had tuned it quite heavily. He asked me to change the radio station and as I leant forward to change the radio he floored it and I literally couldn't reach it and ended up forced back into the seat. I'd never felt acceleration or force like that in a car
I have owned my R32 gtr for about 13 years now and it has never given me any horrendous repair bills
I service the car myself at one point my insurance was only £200 via a classic insurance policy
My car is running 420whp 512fly on original engine internals with 120k km on 95 Ron I stay on a island only available fuel is 95 Ron unfortunately
I didn't feel any slower than a friend's 2017 r35 gtr in a straight line
The steering feel is amazing as good as a 205 gti etc the car can be very tail happy it will very easily go sideways on roundabout etc
Watching that intro with grand tourismo makes me feel i`m grandpa spec myself these days.
Thought you were absolutely smashing it down the road at about 120mph at the opening but then i realised i had the video set at 1.75x speed
The shirt: Merry christmas, mister Emm!
You hit the nail on the head - the car just feels special in a way that only a skyline can. Whilst it has computers on board it feels like a real analogue experience and you have to learn its characteristics to get the best out of the car but continue to respect it at all times. The road presence is second to none and evokes a positive response wherever they go. Mines a 1993 (K plate) Grade 4B - I am almost the other end of the spectrum as i store mine professionally and it only comes out on dry days as it only deserves the best. Its a real occasion for me when i take mine out.
So sad with AWD and so much power... 😢
What a lineup. That R32 is beautiful
It’s for sale if you want it 😂
@@MrMarcmoss one day buddy. One day 👍
It would be interesting to see what you could do to improve the interior and bring it up to the quality of the rest of the car. I really like the body kit on that it really improves the look of the stock car.
I have a 1998 nissan stagea rs4, with a rb25det, awd, just shy of 300hp. I love it. And race breed station wagon that doesn't often get left behind.
Legend!! Surprised that they've not upgraded the brakes. Easily fixed 🙂
Haven’t got that far yet, that’s the next mod it I don’t sell up
@@MrMarcmoss ahhh would be a shame to sell up... But you've got to do what you've got to do. Good luck, whatever you do next
I have the r33 brembo on my R32 they are better but still wish my car would stop a bit quicker
lol whole car needs to be upgraded before its gets any good.
@@coltr7561 that's most 90s JDM cars lol
Probably my favourite gen. I even think it looks the best.
I love your reviews. One of my favourite TH-camrs. But just a tip - I’m assuming you can choose where to put your ads? Stick a black screen up for 2 or 3 seconds where you plan to have them. It looks like you put them to coincide with the end of a fly by but quite often now an ad splits the fly by in two. So doesn’t really have the desired affect.
Must be TH-cam not quite getting them right- I manually place them but will see if I can get them better. Leaving blank screens unfortunately won't work as it would just break the flow for people watching with premium etc
It always worries me when you drive cars heroes, still devastated about the Lancia but so happy you enjoyed the Clio Williams, which I own.
The R32, the legend, i remember reading Performance car and EVO, later raving about the Godzilla David Yu had, the power, the drive.
Maybe one day it can be in my garage with the Williams, a EvoVI Makinen, Lotus Exige S1, Escort Mexico etc.
Cheers
Randomly I own this car and am actively looking for an exige now 😂
@@MrMarcmoss
Randomly, I know someone selling a Blue Exige S1!!!
I don't think I could ever afford the run one of these. Certainly couldnt justify it to the wife. Im just getting away with the GTA. Iconic car for sure. Would love a shot in one done day. You're a lucky man! Keep them coming, I love your honesty and the fact you didn't have too much to say other that how good it was, speaks volumes!
7 years ago you could lol it was less than 6k USD for one
Yeah, things have went a bit wild recently. Consider that my GTA, if it had the bodywork sorted and the brake upgrade that's sitting in my garage on, would be worth about £11k-£12k!! It's actually ridiculous for a nearly 17year old car. And, from a "drivers car" pov, it has nothing on any skyline! It is what it is though. How much is an R32 nowadays? When people question the running costs, is it purely down to expensive parts or is the servicing and schedule a nightmare!?
damn thats one of the most beautful Nissan GTR I have ever sen
So, would you pick the R32 or Escort Cosworth? Both seemed to get similar reactions from you :) keep up the brilliant work!
The affordable one. .. the nice one... The leg rests on the sides of the footwell