Skyline video

[Flyboy]

This is just a quick video of a GTR racing in Japan. I found it on another forum and thought it was cool. Damn that thing is fast.

http://www.exvitermini.com/movies/japstdg1.mpg

[Verdugo]

I...want...one........

[Initial-d~4life]

i dont want one. lol ok who am i fooling i want one too !!!!

[JimmyNY]

Sign me up for two.

[ViciousVolpe]

if i win the lottery im getin one

[Nexus6]

you know you can buy one here in the states used for the price of a STi

[Verdugo]

Originally posted by Nexus6
you know you can buy one here in the states used for the price of a STi

MotoRex, baby!

Too bad the R34s aren't that low in price

[chuglobal]

I wanna Skyline R34 too ... umm but the Skyline is not $30K+/-. I'd want a new one since ... umm you don't know what the previous owner did unless you know that person. They look PIMP and damn they're fast. That's the car that I want in the future. When other people get a VET, Supra, etc ... I want a Skyline R"X."
Also are the Skyline's AWD or RWD? I've head different stories?

[jk147]

For the amount of money they want to charge for a R34 skyline here in the states, you are better off just get a 911 turbo.

[ViciousVolpe]

they r awd

[Verdugo]

Originally posted by jk147
For the amount of money they want to charge for a R34 skyline here in the states, you are better off just get a 911 turbo.

Maybe, if a 911 Turbo wasn't $110k vs. $80k for the R34

[Verdugo]

Originally posted by chuglobal
I wanna Skyline R34 too ... umm but the Skyline is not $30K+/-. I'd want a new one since ... umm you don't know what the previous owner did unless you know that person. They look PIMP and damn they're fast. That's the car that I want in the future. When other people get a VET, Supra, etc ... I want a Skyline R"X."
Also are the Skyline's AWD or RWD? I've head different stories?

Skylines are kinda both. They're RWD unless the computer-controlled AWD senses the front wheels slipping...then the computer will transfer up to 50% of the power to the front to prevent it from slipping. It's kind of like the best of both worlds...RWD for straight-line and top-end performance, AWD for powering through the twisties

[wildnuts]

Originally posted by chuglobal
Also are the Skyline's AWD or RWD? I've head different stories?

There were a couple of good article about the Skyline in the UK "Car" and "Top Gear" magazines when the latest came out. They explained the AWD system as electronically controlled.

ATTESA-ETS
Advanced Total Traction Engineering System for All - Electronic Torque Split

Under normal driving conditions, the car would operate as RWD. But a computer would determine if there is loss of traction and bring torque to the front wheels. Allows 50-50 torque split.

HICAS
High Capacity Active Steering

Computer controlled active rear wheel steering. Freaky, eh?

So, it's AWD only when it needs it. I think I remember hearing that there are some bugs in these systems in the R-34, but nothing is perfect.

[Spyder9305]

correct me if im wrong but i believe the R32 is rwd.

R34 you say? ok, put me down for two........or three

[wildnuts]

Partly right,
R32 through R35 have the ATTESSA and HICAS systems. It's set to keep it as RWD until the systems detect losses of traction. Then power is transferred to the front wheels. And if it can put 50% torque up front, I'll call it FWD.
Yeah-I read too much about other cars. Time to learn more about this WRX!