Calsonic Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 | evo DIARIES

The Calsonic Skyline R32 GT-R is a Japanese racing legend. Richard Meaden is the first journalist in the world to drive it.

[@pacocinco]

I want to thank you for putting no music or commentary for the majority of the driving portion, it is truly appreciated.

[@benpomery3052]

Sam Quam 'm

[@theasdr]

We just made this reply section a hacking section

[@hairullahmohdilham2060]

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[@Kb1legend08]

the Japanese show honor in everything they do and this car is a show of that honor, the test driver even told him before he went off to try it, "enjoy", simply a spectacular machine

[@chriso5609]

Sean Price FOR REAL THO

[@kantina4765]

Sean Price It's litteraly only Amerifats that like rice burners

[@Lancista]

_Not just a car, but a legend_ _You are a machine with a soul_ _You are the machine that started an entire era_ _You changed the way we looked at sports cars_ _You broke all records in your debut season and set ones that will never be reached again_ _You deserve an ugly and scary nickname of a mythical beast_ _You dominate both the tracks and the streets_ _You have won people's hearts_ _You have become a symbol of triumph_ _You have become the pride of a nation_ _You are a Nissan Skyline GT-R_ _You are Godzilla_

[@VincentLincarenthusiast]

It's amazing. Sounds amazing, looks amazing, and goes like hell. Heck, even it's motorsports success is legendary.

[@ahmedahmedbacha2704]

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[@Buuster1999]

It's a masterpiece

[@ITSMRFOXY]

This is shaggy's official car

[@asianmanfromasia]

The best looking skyline in my opinion :)

[@chochan55]

strongly agree

[@numbr2luder]

I also agree.. cant wait to take delivery of mine in October

[@asianmanfromasia]

numbr2luder lucky

[@xSupra]

Damn I hope when I get older I can import one from Japan.

[@DocMyran]

Holy hell!! (Sorry the langue) I absolutly digg the R32! But i disagree,when u say.. it's the most beautiful Skyline. The 1971 mod. 2000 GT-R,are in my opinion.. The most Stuning and beautiful Skyline, of all time!! If i could afford a 71 GT-R.. I'd would be the happy'est man,in the Universe!!!

[@GTRNights]

This car is the reason I got my R32 and built it to around 700 bhp. The RB26 is such a legend. Thank you Nissan!!

[@lonersanonymous]

That 29 wins from 29 races stat is absolutely mental. Godzilla also holds the distinction of killing off Group A racing in Australia because it was so dominant and the locals hated them, so is arguably responsible for the V8 Supercar series (which I love) we have today. Quite a legacy.

[@MasterChief37]

No it did not. Group A in Australia died because the FIA killed Group A worldwide. Japan ran for a season longer than Australia and Germany.

[@chrisgregson3626]

29 from 29. Holy crap. Love these things!

[@Japcarvideos]

Refreshing to see a video where the car is the focus, not the journalist. Excellent

[@andrewarmstrong7254]

Yes, the ECU was Electromotive, but the programming was heavily modified to the point it bore little resemblance to the original Nismo numbers. The engine internals were all Australian, the turbos were rebuilt differently & a lot of the oil baffling & details were different. The standard Nismo package was good for 630hp, the Australian cars made 700+ before the local governing body strangled them. It is well known in Australian racing circles that the request was made by Nismo to not sell into Japan.

[@MasterChief37]

700+ was in qualifying trim, they never ran 700 in a race. In a straight line they were still slower than Johnsons RS500's.

[@djbarnes51]

from the first GTR to the Latest GTR is engineering perfection.

[@wolfdanger]

One of my all time favourites. What a machine!

[@1970PMD]

I own a 1992 GTR sample, came from Japan with an Impul ECU. I was surprised to see the Impul logo on the side of this legend. It is outdated by today's standards but back 25 years ago 500 to 600 hp was nothing to laugh about. I will be upgrading the ECU as soon as I redo the RB26 but I will keep the Impul ECU in my showcase. Great car, privilege to drive. Thumbs up.

[@stupidid5230]

Nice. My GTR has an old school PowerFC. When I swapped out my clutch for the new Exedy multi-plate (to handle 600+hp) I saw the old clutch was an HKS! You just don't see those EVER. I'm going to polish up the housing and hang it on my wall.

[@TheMultiDouche]

One of these was sold recently (Fred Rogers Motorsport car number 4, the GIO privateer Bathurst entry) for over the million dollar mark. They were an absolute monster, the guy that bought it still races it in Group-A revival categories and does demo days, last one was at WTAC16. Super cool cars and for them to achieve what they did over in Australia as they changed the rules to cripple them for the 1992 season before banning them by rule change in 93 is nothing short of phenomenal.

[@dazaspc]

They were originally gibsons though from their first season

[@TheMultiDouche]

I meant Gibson's. I'd obviously taken my idiot pills and decided to mix Fred Gibson and Gary Rogers into some form of super owner.

[@xreypapa]

R32 GT-R is Legend and great and fast car R33 GT-R is Beautiful and fast car R34 GT-R is fast car....... R35 GT-R is very fast car.......

[@SmoothAsButterSN]

xreypapa The R34 GTR is also a legend. The RB26 in the R34 was better than the R32 GTR's RB26.

[@SmoothAsButterSN]

***** Oh wow. Thanks for letting me know. A lot of people probably say bullshit then. I really like the R34 GTR bc it was kinda a throwback to the R32 so basically a better R32.

[@SmoothAsButterSN]

***** People are kinda scared to get the Skyline's bc of value and what it is. Not something to fuck up. I saw on Facebook that a guy in Canada has a Stanced, cambered Nissan Skyline R34 GTT with a LS swap

[@SmoothAsButterSN]

***** Those arent's even proper drift cars they built. If you want a missle use a S13 'hatch' or just leave your Silvia proper and once in a while drift it but noo.

[@probablyhitler]

The r35 may be fast but it is a pig when it comes to weight

[@Jzhu666]

Around 3:23 There is a newer "skyline" sitting to the right. Must be like "Hi, grandpa nice to see you out at the track"

[@sandrarios2496]

The R32 GT-R is my favorite. The R33 GT-R is a close second. I even like the RWD only ones too. I think they were called GT-Ss or GT or something. And even though the new GT-R is a monster, there is that disconnect. Like an F-117 Stealth Fighter must feel like to fly it. Because of its shape, the only thing keeping the F-117 flying are the computers making automatic changes. And when the pilot does something with the stick, rudder pedals, and throttle, he's just asking the computers to work something out to make whatever maneuver he wants to do happen. Same sort of thing with the AWD Computer. Even with traction control turned off as much as possible, the computers still have a say on what's going on, and the driver, through inputs with the steering wheel, gas pedal, brake pedal is just asking the computers to make the car do something. Don't get me wrong, the new GT-R is amazing, but computers are just to big of a piece of the input pie now. The R32 GT-R was just so much more pure. One could get amazing lap times out of it or even drift it to their hearts content. But for outright velocity and lap times like around the 'Ring, letting the computers do their thing and the driver driving the GT-R like he was playing Gran Turismo 6 on arcade "easy" mode, and just pointing and shooting the car, it's hard to beat for a car of its price and competition. People might say, "Driving it like that takes no skill and really isn't driving," is forgetting about what the absolute maximum of what can be derived from driver and machine/computer is. Take a pro level driver who doesn't need the driver aides but still uses them, put him/her on a track and the absolute maximum of what a GT-R can give will be achieved. It's like the vehicular equivalent of what an Iron Man suit can do. Driver at 100% and machine at 100%.

[@vermili0138]

Agreed. The R32 steals the crowd when on the road, there's something in it that isn't there in later models.

[@Antifaith29]

Sandra Rios Yeah GTS-T, I owned one a few years ago. Fairly common in Australia, they were cheaper when I had mine though, think theyve hit that point where theyre starting to go up in price here despite the fact that there are quite a few of them around. www.carsales.com.au/cars/results?sortby=~Price&offset=0&q=%28%28Service%3D[Carsales]%26%28%28%28%28SiloType%3D[Brand%20new%20cars%20available]|SiloType%3D[Brand%20new%20cars%20in%20stock]%29|SiloType%3D[Dealer%20used%20cars]%29|SiloType%3D[Demo%20and%20near%20new%20cars]%29|SiloType%3D[Private%20seller%20cars]%29%29%26%28Make{%3D}[Nissan]{%26}%28Model{%3D}[Skyline]{%26}%28Badge{%3D}[GTS-T]{%26}Series{%3D}[R32]%29%29%29%29

[@MrBurgerphone1014]

Sandra Rios The RWD skylines are the GTS-T's

[@Incurafy]

+Antifaith29 Nah man, I own one now that I bought in January this year and they're still pretty cheap. A mint stock one can be had for ~$10k tops, the people asking for over that either want to get some of the money back they spent on mods or think they're worth more than they really are.

[@Skylinegarage_Kay]

+Ali Haidar It depends on the colour though. My friend's black R32 gets much less attention than my bayside blue R34 ;)

[@KarlScaleModeling]

Such an amazing Skyline.. one of my favourite beasts from the 90s.

[@MythicMexellic]

looking at a old piece of history that is legendary brings me to tears somehow and this does too

[@leoyarnold3423]

There is one Group A GTR faster than the Calsonic car...the aussie Group A Winfield GTR.

[@sunnygxracer]

Fastest GTR's in the world , just like the Dick Johnson Sierra's in Oz .

[@DungarooTV]

I was thinking the same. You stated the key point.

[@nikobellic3856]

Not to mention the driver mark skaife is one of the greats in Aussie V8 supercars.

[@vancehibberd1546]

You can't say if the OZ one or the calsonic is quickest till they put side to side... that would be interesting. I lived in Japan when the r32s were smashing everything. Sometimes the NSX would win. When motorsport was at it's best.. just like the OZ touring cars of the era... sierras r31 skylines Corolla fxgts or gtis... and the axis and 635ci and the Volvo in 86... golden days

[@antonfloor344]

It also has 4wd 💪🏼

[@samgarrod4781]

Great stuff. Have read loads of Dickie Meadens articles in EVO and other periodicals. Tis brilliant to put a voice to the words. 👊🏼

[@tomatos9445]

If only I had the cars in real life that I have in Gran Turismo.

[@anhiirr]

if only just one we would both still be down

[@MrTheMrhappy]

Oh the gran turismo 2 memories...

[@nikitarakic9400]

Ahh love it

[@TheTonicro]

thank you EVO, todays my bday and this is a wonderful present...

[@yukiotakata]

love this car!!! thanks EVO!!

[@RamondeSouzaLima]

BEAST. have no other words for this machine.

[@mayoabimanyu9133]

Ramon de Souza how about Godzilla

[@RamondeSouzaLima]

Pipomamo this one is the surname haha

[@jarrus464]

This is probably my favourite racing car.... I'm not the biggest Skyline fan but I love it... and I would buy an R32 just to make it like this....

[@alphanuevo]

The flames, the sound... awesome!

[@jigrodrigues]

Bloody fantastic car, who said japanese didn't know how to put soul in their cars? Meaden is also great, he can describe you how a car feels in few words.

[@datzed]

Awesome work on the 'no music' and 'no talking'. Exactly what we wanted!

[@goddersgti]

Great insight into driving a legend, thank you

[@nnoddy8161]

The fastest Group A GTR racers were in Australia from 1990-92. Freddy Gibson Motorsport had them well and truly sorted.

[@brenthudson5263]

N Noddy Nismo actually asked Fred Gibson not to attend the world group a events as his group a products for the r32gtr would've taken bussiness away from nismo. obviously he agreed as essentially gibson racing was sort of a Nissan works team for the Australian side of things. But yeah look under the bonnet of the gibson gtr's & anyone with half a brain would agree totally.

[@oldhairpin]

I bought one of these when evo did a buyer's guide which was quite a few years ago now. I think the R32 GTR is beautiful and the OE steering wheel is the best and most aesthetically pleasing I have ever seen or used.

[@stemcg11]

nice video of an old school beast of a car. a legend of a car.

[@MrCraigZAZ]

Awesome sound. Thanks.

[@salmanmahmood4343]

absolutely amazing

[@WesternBandits]

The Beauty and The Beast in one package. Beautiful outside and a beast from inside.

[@geforce5700fx]

My favourite skyline ever ! Looks so cool.

[@SubboyGTR]

Great video and awesome to see someone other than the Japanese drivers in it to tell us how it felt......disappointing that he short shifted it everywhere and didn't rev it out, sounded like he was shifting at about 6000rpm, they seem to find another lease of power past 6000 all the way to 8500rpm......maybe Nismo told him not to rev it past 6000.

[@Blackneck1994]

5:05 Hilarious lol! Awsome video, awesome car. I'm jealous you had the opportunity to drive such an amazing machine.

[@125zetecs]

Fantastic video

[@triggamusician]

thanks, evo.... for not talking during the driving sequence. great video about a great car

[@thestig3163]

If I buy a Nissan R32 Nismo I want to recreate this. The modern GTR makes the car to do all the work not the actual driver.

[@brinlett1098]

Who the fuck are you?

[@AE86ofMtAkina]

So.... you two are related?

[@user-hi4sm3ig5j]

+AE86 of Mt. Akina One of them is the Japanese cousin.

[@DungarooTV]

Actually, the R35 is no driver's car. It sucks.

[@FEASTJAPAN]

Great work guys. Have recently collected some historic JGTC racing parts. One of two diff coolers made its way on the Silvia hahaha

[@jeannotsobieski7260]

Please Santa Klaus, could I have this car for Christmas??? PLEASE, I would be a good boy...

[@motordude1234]

Downshifts sounded so amazing

[@TotallyNotASpy1]

I wonder why the 1994 JGTC Calsonic Nissan skyline R32 GTR (the one with the huge rear spoiler) doesn't get as much attention as this one does, i think it looks amazing

[@Seb.Vtec77]

This is a Legend !

[@whosthatguy9]

That is why I love nissan

[@alexlongpre4527]

Love the axle shaft bellow as shifter gater.

[@slickstrings]

ahhhh. silly me. it was like 1 am haha. couldnt stop watching these vids. i miss my old r32 :(

[@AF93510]

WOW, this car is AMAZING!!

[@Danial0152]

One of my favourites

[@sexy350Zowner]

That amazing Rb26 sounds even better straight out of the downpipes!

[@OMSRUK]

I’ve seen this car live I was right in pit lane amazing car absolutely gorgeous sounding I believe its the greatest touring car ever

[@monaxReplay]

wow evo just wow

[@mx19idlewilder]

EVO is definitly the best mag around. Despite beeing little Porsche-biased (and I'm a Ferrari-man) they're just miles ahead of everyone.

[@samyu63]

The sound! Wow.

[@bb3xhrhj]

10/10 would watch again

[@R34GTRR35]

Love the RAW "RB" Sound

[@Halliday57]

This is my favourite Skyline :D

[@Strider-Ragnarok]

As of 09/27/23, I'm playing GT2 (reliving childhood memories) and I was using Calsonic, Skyline GT-R. I got curious how the car looked in real life and here I'm.

[@jacobramirez4189]

The Calsonic Skyline has always been my official GT500 Championship race car. 💙🌟

[@Ragna___]

the sound! the SOUND!!

[@Wesley_C]

This R32 GT-R Calsonic's legendary

[@JayRicci7891]

Yes! A Skyline was always the first car I bought once I built up a decent amount of credit. Then I'd tune it like crazy.

[@theniceones1613]

Great Shifts. Smooth

[@scoot24925]

Great to drive a race car on the road,EVO is the best.

[@VENTURAAAA]

beautiful

[@Deathlyill666]

That front wheel fitment though!

[@Danger_mouse]

What a great opportunity. 👍

[@TakumiUnichi]

If i'm the one who drove it....after i take it for a spin...i'll sat infront of it with my tears fallin....a legend....need to treat it with respect....

[@Dgannt]

The gear shifting was amazing. It looked as fast as shifting with pads in a Ferrari 458.

[@AxleGrinder]

That sound...

[@arleyki]

Evo. Please reach out and drive the Bathurst winning "Winfield" GTR or the "GIO" GTR's in Australia. I think our Group A regs were a little "looser" here in the day and these cars (especially the Winfield GTR of Mark Skaife/Jim Richards) are THE most powerful GRP A Skylines ever conceived, And still actively racing (and winning) every weekend.

[@T1000AX]

gibson motorsport got one of these and pretty much upgraded everything to the next level. they had to make them last a 1000km race. even the turbos had to have braces due to the manifold getting so boiling hot the turbos would sag. kinda funny when you get banned for being too good at something.

[@trefod]

That car singlehandedly sparked the Skyline craze outside Japan. Weird to think about.

[@farson69]

Pixelated immortality. Nice.

[@HEKTIC458]

God i love this car

[@XLStress]

This deserves to be a longer video!

[@kensai69]

What a legend!!!

[@lendaryreviews]

Calsonic on my infinity. Now i love it more ty👍👍

[@boostedthunder]

Not taking away from that, but Chris just has this way of expressing the feelings of the cars he reviews

[@justadriver]

Great video, you guys should make a episode on a group A mk3 supra

[@shawnmccann8313]

Think I'll go play GT5 now.

[@shirewark]

Awesome documentary on the R32. 29/29

[@AdDaManGT]

Awesome. Dickie is a lucky man.

[@iiAhamd]

ah ... my heat just stopped beating for a sec :( this is just amazing.

[@BlackenedNL]

thats a pretty epic car

[@fanimej]

Amazing R32 :D

[@JAYFROMHARLEM]

What a beauty

[@Kdx200Owns]

I think he means to say the car was so iconic, it was immortalized in a Gran Turismo game as well.

[@yankiijujufrl]

the best car ever made!!!

[@AE86ofMtAkina]

I could see why this wins all the time, 512frigginhp in 1993.

[@legoferrari14]

And the 4WD plus Nissan's incredible work on all Skyline GT-R Chassis makes all of that power useable!

[@roflcopter645]

Quality Tofu Delivery in 1990 they had 630 hp at 1260Kg.

[@andrewh6367]

The Australian version produced 620 hp.

[@KuRo88]

R32 Skyline. Best car ever made by mankind. There will never be something like it again. It was the best of its time, and still is one of the best cars. For me its the best!

[@foil666]

Also the dash I was really shocked by that as well.

[@dogfoododonnell]

Dickie, what a driver!

[@koukiR32]

Dogbox means that it is a purpose built gearbox where in order to have sustain high hp and strain of the mighty awd system. They've beef up the components and no syncros. Meaning you have to be very precise with ur shift (more effort needed)and must double clutch before you downshift.

[@NewViewStudio]

good old rb26 will never let you down

[@limitracing41]

love it :)