The Auto Episode - October 2022 - 80's Episode 16

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Nissan Skyline GT-R
A sports car based on the Nissan Skyline line is called the Nissan Skyline GT-R. The first "Skyline GT-R" vehicles, with the model code KPGC10, were made between 1969 and 1972. They were successful in Japanese touring car racing competitions. In 1973, a limited number of second-generation vehicles bearing the model number KPGC110 were produced in its place. The GT-R moniker was brought back in 1989 as the BNR32 ("R32") Skyline GT-R following a 16-year absence.
 
The Skyline skillfully and smoothly connected the brows, dips, and apices that make up this of the most hazardous and difficult racing circuits. Nissan's engineers had the freedom to "out-Porsche Porsche" with the Skyline, in their own words. Since at the time they were the main rivals.

Nissan Motor Company was hell-bent on world dominance in the late 1980s and early 1990s, waging technological battle to usurp Honda as head of the Japanese auto industry. The flagship R32 Skyline featured amazing levels of technology and a stunning fusion of gorgeous engineering and raw power.
Thanks to its remarkable turn-in agility and capacity to put all of its power down when exiting corners, the R32 GT-R gained the moniker "Godzilla" for its complete dominance in Group A racing. The R32 Skyline GT-R was the forerunner of the contemporary GT-R and a JDM icon in the American tuner scene in addition to having a distinguished racing history.

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FROM THE EDITOR - Syed Aamir Hussain

FROM THE EDITOR - Syed Aamir Hussain

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