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The ShutoSpecs Journal  /  Issue 01
Midnight-blue Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec II BNR34 on a Japanese mountain passFeatured test2002 · NISSAN SKYLINE GT-R V-SPEC II · BNR34

Chassis focus  /  No. 001

Still theone to beat.

The final Skyline GT-R makes its case all over again. We revisit the BNR34 that turned clever engineering into an enduring legend.

RB26DETT276 HPATTESA AWD

Five icons. Factory figures.

The spec archive

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5 models in the archive

White Honda Civic Type R FD2 on trackHONDA

FRONT-ENGINE · FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE

Civic Type R

FD2
EngineK20A i-VTEC
Power222 HP
DriveFF
Weight1,270 kg
Pearl-white Toyota Chaser Tourer V JZX100TOYOTA

FRONT-ENGINE · REAR-WHEEL DRIVE

Chaser Tourer V

JZX100
Engine1JZ-GTE VVTi
Power276 HP
DriveFR
Weight1,470 kg
Yellow Nissan Silvia Spec-R S15NISSAN

FRONT-ENGINE · REAR-WHEEL DRIVE

Silvia Spec-R

S15
EngineSR20DET
Power247 HP
DriveFR
Weight1,250 kg
Bayside Blue Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec II BNR34NISSAN

FEATURED TEST · ALL-WHEEL DRIVE

Skyline GT-R

BNR34
EngineRB26DETT
Power276 HP
DriveAWD
Weight1,560 kg
Silver Mazda RX-7 Spirit R FD3S at the Mazda MuseumMAZDA

ROTARY · REAR-WHEEL DRIVE

RX-7 Spirit R

FD3S
Engine13B-REW Rotary
Power276 HP
DriveFR
Weight1,270 kg

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