Idc what anyone says, Clarkson had the most envious career of all time. Decades and decades of playtime. Must be nice. Old school Top Gear was the best car show ever. Nothing will ever come close.
He worked himself into being paid to go on permanent vacation and drive the best cars on earth in the process. . .he deserves every bit of it. The smartest men among us know - no one likes a smart guy. Play the dumb guy. Everyone is charmed by the dumb guy.
Clarkson was ahead of his time thinking Nissan should have brought the GT-R over. Considering the huge success the R35 was when they finally brought it over you can't help wondering how many other cars that boring accountant types like Mr Ward here prevented Nissan or other JDM manufacturers from bringing over.
It was more about the MILLIONS Japanese manufacturers would have spent make them within safety and emissions regulation. After it was all said and done, the Acura version of the NSX was less powerful, heavier, and about 15-25% more expensive.
They did! Nissan (or one of the large dealerships) did import some late R33's and converted them to UK spec and then they brought over the R34's and did the same. There are (or were) a few rare UK spec ones knocking about with MPH speedo, 155mph limiter etc
@@davidmurren4644 You're right of course, there was often a grey import scheme for enthusiast models. I just think Nissan/Honda /Subaru etc all missed an opportunity to really push their sports cars and have them considered in the same sphere as their German rivals. A few interior materials aside there's no reason a new GT-R shouldn't command the same price as a Turbo 911 but the brand image still isn't quite there. The R35 really boosted Nissan's rep in the eyes of the average consumer though so an R36 could well be priced a little closer to its rivals this time around
@@toddthezondalover645 All true but they're still talked about today and have become modern classics. If only Honda had thrown away the shackles of the 276bhp "gentleman's agreement" sooner and really opened that V6 up. The S2000 proved they could easily have made 380hp+ from a more highly tuned 3.2 V6 which would have kept it competitive with 911s of the era. Shame also they threw away the V10 replacement after spending no doubt millions and millions on its development
Goosebumps watching old top gear, and the music kicking in at the end… nothing beat watching top gear as a kid back home in England. Clarkson is a legend, despite the Tina Turner look he was rocking back then.
I did like the chemistry of the old trio(Clarkson, Quentin and Tiff), then followed by Vicki and Steve Berry doing the bike stuff, plus the rally section and Michelle doing the consumer stuff. It seemed like a rich mixture - as much I appreciate the laddishness of the new style Top Gear and Grand Tour and the stunts on that.
@@THE-xp3hphaha…from 91-94 I was still in high school I bought about 4-5 Aiwa Walkman’s..I basically worked part time just to buy Jordan’s,walkmans,football membership…had I bought Microsoft stocks I’d now have over $10,000,000😂
@@toddthezondalover645 when did he say that? I literally 2 minutes ago rewatched the clip of him with the Jun R33 and he said "it is astonishing" .. the only bad thing he said is "that locking rear diff doesn't really seem to be doing its job"
people always said ive got bad taste when i say i prefer the r33 gtr than the r32 and the r34. r33 nowadays is so underrated especially compared to its successors and predecessors
@@leviathan5207 I'm sorry you appear to have got lost on TH-cam. If you use the search at the top of the page and type "attention" you may find what you're looking for.
Thank You Avi. I absolutely love your videos. It's morale boosting to hear/see a journalist that speaks our language ( no bullshit - straight to the point). You give me hope. Thank you
I think this was before that guy spent a month in prison for forging prescriptions. Pretty sure it was well before he did six months for dangerous driving and road rage and got banned for 42 months. And it's certainly well before Porsche UK sued him for the outstanding payments on his Cayenne. Model citizen.
@@rossteebadge snobs is a good term indeed. Most people who have that much time to fight online about cars they dislike are usually brand slaves who cant even afford those cars they adore so much in the first place.
@@rosstee The GT-R's have never offered a great driving experience, sorry to say so. The whole reason for it's mythical status is mostly down to the engine and how easy it is to tune. Which were good qualities in the 1990s and early 2000s, but became irrelevant when all car makers switched to turbo engined cars.
@@Orcawhale1They don't all do 800 on stock internals though, the reason this and the 2JZ are so good is the block is built like a brick shithouse and you don't need to build the whole engine to get reliable power above 500
@@-BuddyGuy Yeah, some of the earlier blocks crack at 500 or even earlier. Was fixed in later versions of the engine, but i can't recall the exact one. The 2JZ can however do it all day, cause it's a better designed engine. Sadly however the Supra isn't a especially fun car to drive, due to it being more of a GT than a sports car.
Management meeting for this piece - "I've got an idea, let's shoot the film on a dirt track, not only will that ruin the paint, and put it on a loose surface it's not designed for, but it'll also kick up loads of dust, so the viewers won't actually be able to see the car", "brilliant, go do it!" 🤔
It wasn't "law" that limited Japanese sports cars' power, it was a gentleman's agreement between the Japanese automakers. It was never anything official.
the law kinda influenced it though because back then Japanese government thought power equaled road deaths (even limiting cars to 180kmh top speed) so to keep their reputations good but also ensure that the competition would not pass them, car companies came up with that agreement
Wdym fuck you,the supra was failing to sell and the gtr wss thriving becuz one of the Skyline GTRs,the r32,nissan was supposed to make 10000 examples,but ended up making 40000 examples probably not including the special editions likd the nismo r32,still as jeremy calls an advanced car for its time,the moving playstation
Had one in the early 2000's. A Japanese grey import. Very stock. Bloody good car. Comparable performance to a Ferrari, but absolutely reliable and completely usable as a daily driver.
lol who told you its a big car? Ive seen and been really upclose, and also have driven a couple R34s and those cars are compact... an R33 is similarly sized to an early 00s Impreza, its somewhat similar to a 4 door civic EK, but a bit longer and thats it. Now the R35 IS a big car, yet still handles really well.
The Skylines still hold their value as I seen one recently go for $70k. The even better news is that the import laws for the US are going to expire in January 2024 and you can import them as an antique. Keep in mind that there are garages full of these just sitting ready for the taking.
Lol no, Japanese car enthusiasts know this and they're forbidding foreigners from buying them. Used car lots that specialize in skylines and sports cars don't want to let them leave the country
RB's are well known to blow up. They have a number of weaknesses and aren't very beefy. Go through the pits at any drift event and you will barely see any Nissans running a Nissan motor. Most run JZ's and LS stuff.
He wasn't wrong. It's a pretty "normal" 80's/90's tech engine. Like the 2j (2j being a little better since it's stronger) but that doesn't mean old tech is bad.
It isn’t. These cars are famously disappointing stock, quiet and not all too fast. In the straights at least. There’s a reason they’re most famous as ‘tuner’ and race cars.
@@placeholdername3206 Man what, here in New Zealand, where the vast majority of RB powered cars in the world have ended up, still all have the RB, street, track, drift, drag etc. Never had any issues with my RB25 Cefiro, none of my mates have ever had any problems with their ones either. An RB20DET will take limiter bashing longer than a JZ, sound better too.
Really couldn’t import to uk? Steering wheel is already on the right! Also uk is where you can by a TVR which is way less compliant safety regulation wise
@@benwu7980 I would've struggled with that choice in the past since I grew up with both cars but now I know what kind of car I prefer and I'd choose F40. Its more geared towards simplistic weight savings, and racing. Which would you prefer at launch.
@@KaDuWin I'd be going with the 959, but is difficult to explain why. I think that it would beat a f40 on most of my favorite tracks. At launch they were almost half the price of a f40. Ferrari is not exactly a nice company to deal with, but having said that, i would rather have a f40 in garage now than a 959, even though I still think think the 959 is a better car.
Seriously if these car brands back then didn't have the restriction of the so called Gentleman's agreement and they still went about making the GTR's and Supras
AS MAGNIFICENT as the R33 and R34, and even the R35 is.... My choice would be the R32, I just LOVE that shape, especially in the graphite-ish grey looking colour... Each to their own I guess... But yeah... The Skylines... They're damn fine cars! 😎🇬🇧
Back at that time I went for a business meal, and the subject of dream cars came up. I said a Nissan Skyline. They looked at me and said your dream car is a Nissan…..they obviously had no idea what it actually was, but obviously thought I was an A hole😂😂 And I actually nearly got one as well but went down the Evo route instead.
My flatmate had one of these. He regrets selling it, but just a few weeks after he did, the new owner T-boned another car at high speed and killed both the skyline and the other driver. My flatmate's probably better off with his Escort.
two things that havent aged well on the F355, the steerings over assisted and the magnesium valves need to be redone and changed for something more stable, and have the recall with the fuel line done, which was a result of people cheapening out on the proper way to do engine outs and apparently people say its slow, the R33, just get it reupholstered in good new leather and foam and your fine
It's slow because the engine delivers 50hp less to the ground than what Ferrari claims even when new. And the whole interior looks dated. Still the 40v engine sounds absolutely heavenly.
@@Dimension2010 well that fits with tyler hoovers car, he had a 348 and it was only putting out about 275 horses, one of the early TS models so if you think about that, that explains why in period they were like, OH ITS SO MUCH BETTER, a 75 horsepower increase, that's marketed up to be 115 and his car mechanic had a 308 with a dicky cam in it, an early pre QV car and its putting out 177 horses about the same as my old 5 cylinder from 12 years ago, and that was a 2.5 and it rev'd to about 6 or 7 grand too, like my old 5 banger basically offered me 12 years of reliable service, with the same performance and figures as a ferrari 308 just in a much larger package although if the weight figures are true, it might have been a 1 to 1 lol and my car had metal bumpers lol
That poor GT-R going through dirt and grim. Urgh. I have a 2020 STI i track it but never dirt or mud racing. This is a great video man i was 13 years old when this car came out. YIKES!!!
Considering how much Clarkson adored the 355, for the GT-R to compare so favourably is pretty high praise.
Clarkson has always been impressed with the GT-R's engineering. It's the styling that he really don't like.
@@farishanafiah8461 He even demolished is neck when presenting the R35 directly in Japan.
@@jingorooroad2559 the R35 is pretty ugly if you ask me
@@G59METH Nobody was asking you btw.
@@jingorooroad2559 I was
Idc what anyone says, Clarkson had the most envious career of all time. Decades and decades of playtime. Must be nice. Old school Top Gear was the best car show ever. Nothing will ever come close.
Sadly super true
He worked himself into being paid to go on permanent vacation and drive the best cars on earth in the process. . .he deserves every bit of it. The smartest men among us know - no one likes a smart guy. Play the dumb guy. Everyone is charmed by the dumb guy.
Nah, that's just you being envious of another man.
You mean enviable. The envious party is you.
@@Wintermute-088
Clarkson was ahead of his time thinking Nissan should have brought the GT-R over. Considering the huge success the R35 was when they finally brought it over you can't help wondering how many other cars that boring accountant types like Mr Ward here prevented Nissan or other JDM manufacturers from bringing over.
It was more about the MILLIONS Japanese manufacturers would have spent make them within safety and emissions regulation. After it was all said and done, the Acura version of the NSX was less powerful, heavier, and about 15-25% more expensive.
@toddthezondalover645 Yeah and they lost money with every unit sold because of it as well, hard to justify that to your boss
They did! Nissan (or one of the large dealerships) did import some late R33's and converted them to UK spec and then they brought over the R34's and did the same. There are (or were) a few rare UK spec ones knocking about with MPH speedo, 155mph limiter etc
@@davidmurren4644 You're right of course, there was often a grey import scheme for enthusiast models. I just think Nissan/Honda /Subaru etc all missed an opportunity to really push their sports cars and have them considered in the same sphere as their German rivals. A few interior materials aside there's no reason a new GT-R shouldn't command the same price as a Turbo 911 but the brand image still isn't quite there. The R35 really boosted Nissan's rep in the eyes of the average consumer though so an R36 could well be priced a little closer to its rivals this time around
@@toddthezondalover645 All true but they're still talked about today and have become modern classics. If only Honda had thrown away the shackles of the 276bhp "gentleman's agreement" sooner and really opened that V6 up. The S2000 proved they could easily have made 380hp+ from a more highly tuned 3.2 V6 which would have kept it competitive with 911s of the era. Shame also they threw away the V10 replacement after spending no doubt millions and millions on its development
I love how the old bland plastic interior in this car now costs more than a new born baby.
Why I bought 1 before pandemic
Plandemic
@@davencherry845same
How much are you paying for babies?
@@CraigMocello-nn3rjit's not the up front cost, but the ongoing costs that get you...
Goosebumps watching old top gear, and the music kicking in at the end… nothing beat watching top gear as a kid back home in England. Clarkson is a legend, despite the Tina Turner look he was rocking back then.
Do you know the name of the song that they’re playing the background is
@@lucaslacasse935 I wish I did brother. I’ll try to figure it out. If you get there before me please let me know!
Only love here. Let us know if your figure out the track 🎧
Lenny kravitz-are you gonna come my way …your welcome
I’m still fond of this Top Gear era before the major revamp.
100% it was so much more on point!
I never got to see the "old" Top Gear, I wish it were available somewhere.
I did like the chemistry of the old trio(Clarkson, Quentin and Tiff), then followed by Vicki and Steve Berry doing the bike stuff, plus the rally section and Michelle doing the consumer stuff. It seemed like a rich mixture - as much I appreciate the laddishness of the new style Top Gear and Grand Tour and the stunts on that.
@@alphabetaxenonzzzcat I miss these old motoring shows. Now everything's on TH-cam.
Nobody interview a car like clarkson. Nobody. 💯💯💯
The fact he drove a convertible and his hair didn't move is amazing.
Now *that's* a perm!
Because he got the best hair
in the world.
No I mean that's definitely not hair, just whole bird nest holding on by all the baby chick poo.
Ever see sheep in a breeze?
Uncooked Ramen loaf hair
@@gaycha6589well I have now!
I’ve owned 2 of these first had 380hp the 2nd 600….not one squeak or rattle and reliability 10/10! A e46 m3 after 60,000 is a complete rattle box
Made in Japan. I have walkmans from the same ERA they all work
@@THE-xp3hphaha…from 91-94 I was still in high school I bought about 4-5 Aiwa Walkman’s..I basically worked part time just to buy Jordan’s,walkmans,football membership…had I bought Microsoft stocks I’d now have over $10,000,000😂
@@joeezra5460 Wow good for you. Thats alot of money
@@THE-xp3hpyou didn’t get it…if doesn’t mean did
@@joeezra5460 i just got it
Imagine what Clarkson would have said, if he had the opportunity to test drive one of the R33 400R or the R34 Nismo Z-Tune.
He got to drive the JUN car and hated it.
@@toddthezondalover645 when did he say that? I literally 2 minutes ago rewatched the clip of him with the Jun R33 and he said "it is astonishing" .. the only bad thing he said is "that locking rear diff doesn't really seem to be doing its job"
@@toddthezondalover645L comment
@@toddthezondalover645 When did he say that??
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people always said ive got bad taste when i say i prefer the r33 gtr than the r32 and the r34. r33 nowadays is so underrated especially compared to its successors and predecessors
It's all the same shitbox with the same engine.
What are you even talking about.
@@leviathan5207 I'm sorry you appear to have got lost on TH-cam. If you use the search at the top of the page and type "attention" you may find what you're looking for.
The R33 is more affordable (relatively speaking).
But I just love the R34.
@@leviathan5207 Shitboxes don't beat nurburgring records and compete at le mans. Show some respect.
Yeah. I think it´s the best looking of the three.
Thank You Avi. I absolutely love your videos. It's morale boosting to hear/see a journalist that speaks our language ( no bullshit - straight to the point). You give me hope. Thank you
Skyline was legendary. Even in Gran Turismo it was clearly one of the absolute best cars.
Was. No my friend, IS, is Legendary. Loved it in GT and GT 2, spent -hours- days fine tuning the gears, getting a 426 or 443KpH top speed
Your a bloody legend ! Clarkson u have always respected all nissan GTRs !
A glorious vehicle driven and reviewed by a glorious man
At last, I've been looking for the R33 review when I see the 'Car of the Year 1997' video.
Amazing. Been looking for this review for YEARS!
That song... Gran Turismo 3 throwback
This video was before GT3
I love how they keep interviewing a wealthy dude from 1986.
I think this was before that guy spent a month in prison for forging prescriptions. Pretty sure it was well before he did six months for dangerous driving and road rage and got banned for 42 months. And it's certainly well before Porsche UK sued him for the outstanding payments on his Cayenne. Model citizen.
That's the Marquess of Blanford to you.
The side profile of clarkson's giant head and afro sticking out of the ferrari @0:28 is hilarious
3000GT was my favourite.
Proud owner of BCNR33-023561 right here
Omg! That's awesome. Never sell it
Midnight purple series 2 July 1996?
@@TheCommentator353 of course man it’s very underrated. You’d swear you’re in a ‘32 or ‘34 with the amount of attention it gets. Truly heartwarming
@@cherryred6804 yes sir you looked at the GT-R Registry didn’t you? Kudos to you❤️
I had a R33 everyone thinks they are huge until you park them next to a small car , try it park next to a new Mini or equivalent
Love them both. Will never have either 😢
Even Clarkson liked it, ppl that hate it have no taste.
People that hate it simply aren't fans of driving, just badge snobs and other poseurs.
@@rossteebadge snobs is a good term indeed. Most people who have that much time to fight online about cars they dislike are usually brand slaves who cant even afford those cars they adore so much in the first place.
@@rosstee The GT-R's have never offered a great driving experience, sorry to say so.
The whole reason for it's mythical status is mostly down to the engine and how easy it is to tune.
Which were good qualities in the 1990s and early 2000s, but became irrelevant when all car makers switched to turbo engined cars.
@@Orcawhale1They don't all do 800 on stock internals though, the reason this and the 2JZ are so good is the block is built like a brick shithouse and you don't need to build the whole engine to get reliable power above 500
@@-BuddyGuy Yeah, some of the earlier blocks crack at 500 or even earlier.
Was fixed in later versions of the engine, but i can't recall the exact one.
The 2JZ can however do it all day, cause it's a better designed engine.
Sadly however the Supra isn't a especially fun car to drive, due to it being more of a GT than a sports car.
Welcome back after 2 years!
Management meeting for this piece - "I've got an idea, let's shoot the film on a dirt track, not only will that ruin the paint, and put it on a loose surface it's not designed for, but it'll also kick up loads of dust, so the viewers won't actually be able to see the car", "brilliant, go do it!" 🤔
I mean the suspension is kinda high and its awd,so its kinda fine
It wasn't "law" that limited Japanese sports cars' power, it was a gentleman's agreement between the Japanese automakers. It was never anything official.
the law kinda influenced it though because back then Japanese government thought power equaled road deaths (even limiting cars to 180kmh top speed) so to keep their reputations good but also ensure that the competition would not pass them, car companies came up with that agreement
And then Toyota said F-you and built the Supra with 320hp.
Wdym fuck you,the supra was failing to sell and the gtr wss thriving becuz one of the Skyline GTRs,the r32,nissan was supposed to make 10000 examples,but ended up making 40000 examples probably not including the special editions likd the nismo r32,still as jeremy calls an advanced car for its time,the moving playstation
@@Angry_Squirrel555if you check online it will say 280 on paper tho
We loved this presentation. Thanks for sharing.
Those who have played GT3 would recognize the BGM...
Yes, it's Lenny Kravitz's "Are You Gonna Go My Way" before Daiki Kasho remixed it.
Those who haven't played GT3 also recognise this song.
I remember checking the nissan japan website and looking at the r33 in 1997, good times
The first time I used the internet my top 3 searches were the GT90 R34 n the F1 definitely good times
It was a great car and Jeremy Clarkson again was correct with the Nissan Skyline.
I had an r33 with a big single turbo. 515hp at the wheels, the thing was nuts. Rust was always a battle though
a rust in nissans is the feature!
Had one in the early 2000's. A Japanese grey import. Very stock. Bloody good car. Comparable performance to a Ferrari, but absolutely reliable and completely usable as a daily driver.
Thanks for uploading
Love my 33 vspec 🇦🇺
I wish I could get one
Don’t sell it
My favorite GT-R of all time, the R33 👌🏾😎
Wish I had paid more attention back in the day.GTR.🎉🎉🎉
For such a big car, the r33 really does handle well.
lol who told you its a big car? Ive seen and been really upclose, and also have driven a couple R34s and those cars are compact... an R33 is similarly sized to an early 00s Impreza, its somewhat similar to a 4 door civic EK, but a bit longer and thats it.
Now the R35 IS a big car, yet still handles really well.
@@Hanschepu He meant compared to other generations
@@Only_Brd its just a bit longer, its not a big car, even in comparison to its immediate predecessor and successor 😅😅😅
@@Hanschepu my bad, that what I thought they ment😅
@@Hanschepu the R33 is definitely a big car. I learnt that the first time I tried parking one.
Thing of beauty shame the 2nd hand market is up the wall now
AHH the days when top gear was a proper car show 🤤
A legend is born!
Who would imagine... today Nissan produces Mr. Nobody cars
Wish I was older to appreciate this car and Japan in the golden era of the 90s.
The Skylines still hold their value as I seen one recently go for $70k. The even better news is that the import laws for the US are going to expire in January 2024 and you can import them as an antique. Keep in mind that there are garages full of these just sitting ready for the taking.
Lol no, Japanese car enthusiasts know this and they're forbidding foreigners from buying them. Used car lots that specialize in skylines and sports cars don't want to let them leave the country
They're not sitting ready for the taking, they're bought by people and waiting for import
It's hard to see them grow old
What is the name of this beautiful music used
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My dad used to listen to opera to relax sometimes.
This is what I listen to put it on the background , perfection🎉
I'm surprised they didn't demonstrate what it could do on a track - or was that not a segment on old TG (?)
I thought this was a Bob Ross episode from the thumb nail
Lol
Happy little accidents
Imagine Bob Ross's calm voice while going over 150 mph. 😂
Best comment in the thread 🏆
"especially since it's 2.6 litre engine is nothing to write home about" - if only he knew...
RB's are well known to blow up. They have a number of weaknesses and aren't very beefy. Go through the pits at any drift event and you will barely see any Nissans running a Nissan motor. Most run JZ's and LS stuff.
He wasn't wrong. It's a pretty "normal" 80's/90's tech engine. Like the 2j (2j being a little better since it's stronger) but that doesn't mean old tech is bad.
It isn’t. These cars are famously disappointing stock, quiet and not all too fast. In the straights at least. There’s a reason they’re most famous as ‘tuner’ and race cars.
@@placeholdername3206 Man what, here in New Zealand, where the vast majority of RB powered cars in the world have ended up, still all have the RB, street, track, drift, drag etc. Never had any issues with my RB25 Cefiro, none of my mates have ever had any problems with their ones either. An RB20DET will take limiter bashing longer than a JZ, sound better too.
@@DavidBainGaming Either you're talking shit and completely clueless or trolling
Clarkson looks daft in that 355, his mop is higher than the roofline.
Haha looks like Bowser in Mario Kart (his size compared to the car...not his actual looks!!)
Purchased and imported my R33 brand new out of the wrapper. Almost 30 years later, and many hard miles she's as tight as a nun's rump.
Absolutely adore how hitting the gas more is "give it more welly" in British parlance
GTRs well forever be the perfection of sport cars
Clarkson roasting Nissan was pure GOLD 😂😂
Good ol days
What's that, a Nissen ? Gotta check this out. Do they come as Convertibles with a Diesel Hybrid ?
Really couldn’t import to uk? Steering wheel is already on the right! Also uk is where you can by a TVR which is way less compliant safety regulation wise
Yes you could import back in the days, It wasnt officically from nissan uk until sometime later.
3:10 - Ah! The original 'dab of oppo'!
Thought the same thing! I bought the t-shirt when it was out… wonder where it is now?
The 90s did it best. With exception of the 288GTO, F40, and 959 the 90s was the best era for cars.
At time of launch, which would you choose...the 959 or the F40?
@@benwu7980 I would've struggled with that choice in the past since I grew up with both cars but now I know what kind of car I prefer and I'd choose F40. Its more geared towards simplistic weight savings, and racing.
Which would you prefer at launch.
@@KaDuWin I'd be going with the 959, but is difficult to explain why.
I think that it would beat a f40 on most of my favorite tracks.
At launch they were almost half the price of a f40.
Ferrari is not exactly a nice company to deal with, but having said that, i would rather have a f40 in garage now than a 959, even though I still think think the 959 is a better car.
@@benwu7980 Fair enough, either is a fine choice in my book
did Clarkson say the GTr was the first to break the 8min time on the nürburgring?
i though the C5 corvette was the first car the break the 8 min mark
It's pretty funny how he made the idea of a Ferrari getting overtaken by a Japanese competitor seem ludicrous in as late as 1996.
Seriously if these car brands back then didn't have the restriction of the so called Gentleman's agreement and they still went about making the GTR's and Supras
Great music choice! My favorite Lenny Kravitz song 😊
It took Gran Turismo to do for Nissan what they should have done.
Fun fact: Enid Blyton’s *The Little Black Doll* was Quentin Tarantino’s inspiration for the character of Marcellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction.
5:00 Nissan Australia said Yeah why not 🎉
R32 and R33 are my favourite skylines
AS MAGNIFICENT as the R33 and R34, and even the R35 is.... My choice would be the R32, I just LOVE that shape, especially in the graphite-ish grey looking colour... Each to their own I guess... But yeah... The Skylines... They're damn fine cars!
😎🇬🇧
And me
The R32 in here in Australia was godzilla
I would love to have that car. They are actually the holy Grail of cars.
Now is the time to jump! There's some pretty solid 33s with decent spec going for sub 50k
Any chance you've got clarksons review on the renault megane coupe from 1995-1996
I miss my skylines 😢
Best car I ever owned by far.
Would have one over a maclaren P1 any day
I see this , then immediately need to watch Clarksons island
“Every single owner tweaks it up a bit” yep a bit lmao
Old but gold😢
1996..when cars were cars and not computers on wheels
Can anyone help with the intro opera music? Pretty please?
Name of the music when the video starts ? It's some opera or something ?
Leeny kravits - are you gonna go my way
@@rofalmatt I mean 00:04-00:30 :)
@@Bossix84Delibes The Flower Duet by Lakme.
@@Kenny.1979 Thank you :)
@@Bossix84 No probs 👍
V Spec cars are now worth about the same as a mint 355 too!
lol…. Is this one of the first recorded instances of “some say….”?
Luv my R33 GTR Godzilla. JDM ✌️ 🤘 🇦🇺
The thumbnail has huge Bob Ross vibes 😂
Amazing upload 👌
Pretty sure that’s clarksons Ferrari 355 not a rental or borrowed one I wonder if he still has it
No, he sold it around 2002 for that blue SL55 AMG.
Back at that time I went for a business meal, and the subject of dream cars came up.
I said a Nissan Skyline.
They looked at me and said your dream car is a Nissan…..they obviously had no idea what it actually was, but obviously thought I was an A hole😂😂
And I actually nearly got one as well but went down the Evo route instead.
390HP Is Terminator category HP! And this was back in 93'?! 😮
Everyone talks about the R32 and the R34 (and I understand why), but I always liked the R33.
And you were !00 percent correct as usual. It is still regarded as a super car. Because, it IS.
My flatmate had one of these. He regrets selling it, but just a few weeks after he did, the new owner T-boned another car at high speed and killed both the skyline and the other driver.
My flatmate's probably better off with his Escort.
That is a midnight purple 1 car
two things that havent aged well on the F355, the steerings over assisted and the magnesium valves need to be redone and changed for something more stable, and have the recall with the fuel line done, which was a result of people cheapening out on the proper way to do engine outs
and apparently people say its slow,
the R33, just get it reupholstered in good new leather and foam and your fine
It's slow because the engine delivers 50hp less to the ground than what Ferrari claims even when new. And the whole interior looks dated. Still the 40v engine sounds absolutely heavenly.
@@Dimension2010 I thought that was the 360?
@@kavinskysmith4094 355 too. A Japanese car program tested it and it only produced 330hp. Also tested were 993 rs and 348, both almost managed 300.
@@Dimension2010 well that fits with tyler hoovers car, he had a 348 and it was only putting out about 275 horses, one of the early TS models
so if you think about that, that explains why in period they were like, OH ITS SO MUCH BETTER, a 75 horsepower increase, that's marketed up to be 115
and his car mechanic had a 308 with a dicky cam in it, an early pre QV car and its putting out 177 horses
about the same as my old 5 cylinder from 12 years ago, and that was a 2.5
and it rev'd to about 6 or 7 grand too, like my old 5 banger basically offered me 12 years of reliable service, with the same performance and figures as a ferrari 308 just in a much larger package
although if the weight figures are true, it might have been a 1 to 1 lol
and my car had metal bumpers lol
Great review!
My Dream Car..
Same, I cant wait for the day I buy a F355 Berlinetta in rosso maranello
@@proxigenated I'm sure you'll look great in it.
@rosstee Thank you, may you get ahold of your favourite car also
Do you think he wore a durag to bad back then? Cos that's one funk perm.
The Skyline is also the reliable car here.
That poor GT-R going through dirt and grim. Urgh. I have a 2020 STI i track it but never dirt or mud racing. This is a great video man i was 13 years old when this car came out. YIKES!!!
Well this aged like wine
It has air-conditioning and a ... 'wireless.
Wireless??
How old are you?
Why does the thumbnail look like Bob Ross 😂😂
That's Bob Ross's brother Ross Bob
Had several, the last had 997hp, it didnt do mpg but rather gallons per mile.
I love that they're using the Lenny Kravitz track gave me gt flashbacks
Did the UK and US get grey imports from Japan?
That's how all my mates got RBs, Celica's, etc cheap too...
Now theyre stupid money!!