Sixteen years later, in 1989 the new GT-R The setback of 1973 Skyline GT-R, which was powered by a 1989cc engine, was due to the oil crisis and it smothered the enthusiasm for high-performance cars in the market. But it was never used for race and is still kept at a unit as historical reference in Zama. The last of the original GTRs from the Nissan saloon was the KPGC110 2000GTR. The production was suddenly stopped in 1977 due to poor sales.
The next year, it brought out a better version of Skyline GT-R, a 2-litre engine driving the rear wheels. In 1972, the Skyline GTR, which had 1000 victories, was discontinued by the company. It was good enough to achieve 33 victories in a short span of one and a half year. Nissan rolled out the next generation of the GTR, a four-door sedan PGC10 2000 GTR.
That was the beginning of the legend of the GTR Skyline. So in 1969, Nissan premiered its first race-spec GT-R and it overtook the Porsche 904 in the race. Nissan wanted to take on the Porsche 904 in the Japanese Grand Prix since the earliest predecessor of the GTR, the S54 2000 GT-B, came second in the very first race in 1964. Though the super car came from the humble Nissan Skyline family saloon, it was right at the time when the FIA GT series was making waves in the market. When the Prince Automobile Company merged with Nissan-Datsun in 1967, it gave way to the beginning of new GT-R legend series.
The next year, it brought out a better version of Skyline GT-R, a 2-litre engine driving the rear wheels. In 1972, the Skyline GTR, which had 1000 victories, was discontinued by the company. It was good enough to achieve 33 victories in a short span of one and a half year. Nissan rolled out the next generation of the GTR, a four-door sedan PGC10 2000 GTR.
That was the beginning of the legend of the GTR Skyline. So in 1969, Nissan premiered its first race-spec GT-R and it overtook the Porsche 904 in the race. Nissan wanted to take on the Porsche 904 in the Japanese Grand Prix since the earliest predecessor of the GTR, the S54 2000 GT-B, came second in the very first race in 1964. Though the super car came from the humble Nissan Skyline family saloon, it was right at the time when the FIA GT series was making waves in the market. When the Prince Automobile Company merged with Nissan-Datsun in 1967, it gave way to the beginning of new GT-R legend series.
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