Jason Cammisa on the GT-R: Hakosuka, R32, and R35 - Vintage Motor Trend Ignition Full Episode 176

My last video for Motor Trend, where I drove an original "Hakosuka" C10 Skyline GT-R, an R32 Skyline GT-R, and an R35 GT-R.
On Skyline Boulevard.
That Prince / Nissan S20 engine still haunts me.
Then again, so does the RB26.
Not so much the R35. But hey, can't win them all.
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This video was uploaded as part of Jason Cammisa's professional showreel and portfolio as a writer, on-screen talent, and precision driver.

[@GeekSHO]

Jason tried hard to let us appreciate the amazing sounds of these cars, but whoever did the sound editing felt the need to cover it all up with generic orchestral blats. Thank you for sharing this, and for remedying this issue in your Hagerty Revelations series where we get uncut audio ecstasy at the end of each video.

[@googleleavemynamealone9145]

I was gonna say it reminds me of those old old Top Gear videos and those sound balancing. Still love cammisa for it tho, its still cake lol

[@oussamabendakir1453]

yes the sound guy massacred this masterpiece

[@RSCamaroBlack]

The sound guys were doing Jason a favor, because he’s clearly off here. Maybe he was bribed someway?

[@ctdieselnut]

@@RSCamaroBlack you don't think the first car sounded healthy at full rev? For a 2L i6? From the 60's?

[@dln.sweeney]

This channel is really testing my productivity and self discipline

[@zhnkbr]

Same

[@infadelakainf]

It’s just like I can’t stop watchin, I forgot what I was doing or supposed to do

[@yasthilbhownath384]

This comment should flash up before you hit the subscribe button

[@maverickphantom005]

Yep… it definitely does that

[@edwardching827]

Haha, shoot, same here.

[@zhnkbr]

Haven't even watched this re upload but oh my god i cant even begin to explain how deeply engraved into my memory this video is. From you explaining how the Hako has the most turbo lag of any naturally aspirated car ever to the 6 of us that would care if you explained each tiny update the r35 got each year. This was one of my favorite videos of ignition EVER and I am soo soo happy that I can watch it again!

[@zijadjasarspahic5275]

Jason makes THE BEST car content in the world, and i was really missing these Motortrend videos from 5-6 years ago.

[@towelies4884]

Agreed. They were the best at the time. Now to me they are terrible and I don’t bother watching any of theirs.

[@Wicked_RotF30]

Would like to see JC and CH work together. Also would like to see Mat Watson and Rory collaborate.

[@TermlessHGW]

J.C is absolutely on fire now. Right on! Keep up the amazing content.

[@papasquat355]

Cammisa is absolutely the most important car guy on YT right now. Keep the content coming.

[@doggiehowzer]

Wait till you hear how this engine howls to 7000rpm. Drowned by brass section that drowns out the melody of the engine and exhaust. 🤦‍♂️

[@nl3712]

My only complaint about this vid

[@ctdieselnut]

You would think a show made by car guys would get this point...

[@the-boring-car-guy]

I don't even have to rewatch this video because it lives so hard in my memory. Pretty much only because of that original skyline.

[@nishantpatil1247]

I remember claiming the one month trial on MT just so that i could watch this ONE episode

[@AntoniusTyas]

R35 GT-R actually do race. 2009 was its first venture with the GT-R GT1, but that got VK56DE. Still, pretty competitive against the likes of MC12 and C6.R GT1. Then came the Nismo GT-R GT3 with the 'normal' VR38DETT. That competed since 2012 up until today in many GT3 races, winning Bathurst 12H and several other races along the way.

[@Official_MikeyT]

Don't forget both generations of the silhouette racer GT500 GT-Rs!

[@Turshin]

@@Official_MikeyT everyone seems to glance over those cars for some reason. I seen an actual R30 on the roads here in Detroit and almost lost my shit.

[@Stormtrooper-oc4vn]

@@Turshin Detroit would have them. Since Canada is really really close by

[@mitchell-wallisforce7859]

BoP formulae don't count. I struggle to even call GT3 a competition - it's just BoP officials handing out participation trophies to anyone who shows up, no matter how shite their cars are (looking at you, BMW).

[@Hunting_Party]

This video. One of the reason I became a r32 gtr owner lol

[@nl3712]

Will never forget my first sighting of a R34: while using a pedestrian crossing in central London in the late 90s. Literally stopped me in my tracks.

[@akshaysankarshana2405]

3:20 That's the most insane, intense, deafening, screaming, amazing sounding GT-R I've ever heard. Just too good.

[@ozenakkoyun3539]

Damn i have looking for this video for ages

[@petermartin9494]

That Hakosuka is perfect. Too many of these have been degraded by stupid paint/spoilers, etc.

[@Viddough]

If Camisa wasn’t such a goofball I wouldn’t watch him,one of the best motor journalists around.

[@zackklein2225]

Good episode!

[@RamjeProductions]

Man the obnoxious music is horrendous. Other than an excellent cinematography and the great Jason. Adding "music" to this video should be a crime... I'm sorry. KZbin should give us the option for multiple audio tracks. So creators can provide automotive videos with and without background music.

[@nl3712]

This ^

[@Derik_h17]

And just when I thought KZbin couldn’t possibly take anymore of my time, JC goes and starts his own channel with all of these glorious videos! 😃

[@WyattWill]

This one of my favorite automotive videos of all-time. Chris Harris and Jason Cammisa are the best car reviewers imo

[@mathewhumvee]

The only thing quicker than the R35 GT-R is Nissan voiding your warranty for "Driving" the dame thing. But man o man would I have fun voiding it though hahahaha

[@King_droid4908]

Tesla plaid a 1000 hp ev can't even keep up with the r32 gtr in the mountain roads the gtr will disappear

[@Stormtrooper-oc4vn]

@@King_droid4908 yup too heavy

[@Shiggybaby_]

Thank you for brining this video back!

[@vincenzogreco3370]

Fantastic history lesson! This channel is amazing...thanks Jason!

[@NobleOmnicide]

Damn great video, Jason. Keep up the awesome work.

[@ganjd1148]

The release of all these videos has kept me so happy these few weeks!!!!!

[@michaelcarretero2713]

So glad you brought them all back to youtube

[@infadelakainf]

Jason commentary makes these videos amazing and oh yeah the cars

[@patrickstar8480]

Jason, thank you for re-uploading these.

[@elmerhot]

Best car content on the internet- knowledge, passion, humor and great production !

[@Quokka1832]

Maybe the LC500 episode from motortrend too?

[@maverickphantom005]

Jason and Derek might say something, but this Hakosuka GTR might be a better sounding engine than the Busso Alfa, arguably

[@whiteComett]

Thank you so much man for uploading this. I remember when motor trend pulled it off youtube and then there was nothing comparable to rewatch. Thanks a lot! Such a treasured footage of the Hako and the R32

[@joshuaabel5721]

I wish this AMAZING guy would do motorcycles. Man. Such great stuff!!! Jason and his team does excellent work. Better than anything I have seen actually.

[@steveyj75]

If you haven’t already found it, you should check out a channel called Fortnine for incredible motorcycle content. Keep the rubber side down, dude!

[@a.m3687]

What is amazing is that every generation of the GT-R was legendary. They were all created by Nissan, who were always broke or near bankrupted. I don't care what do you think, I believe that the GT-R is the best sports car model ever made. Better than the 911, Corvette, Viper, NSX and literally everything. The R35 did go racing, and It was successful as its predecessors as well. In Super GT, it won 7 out of 9 races in its debut season. It's the most successful car with all time most wins, podiums and titles. It won the FIA GT championship in 2011. The biggest GT3 championship, the GT World Europe Endurance Cup in 2013 and 2015 as well. The GT-R is an all time classic for me.

[@admarigraf]

great video as always ❤

[@pabloalejandroperez]

Glad to see you finally have your own channel! I can give up all my streaming subscriptions, this is all the content I need 👌

[@seinsmeld13]

Thanks for the great video Jason. Cheers from a Canadian fan.🥶

[@user-tr6gy5tf4w]

Very beautiful Haoksuka, so nice!

[@perrosdemaiz]

I’m so happy about this content! I think I followed that car across the Bay Bridge a couple years ago. I was like “I know what that is!”

[@ch13t]

I have missed this video so much.

[@alanprobsten2858]

Jason Cammisa is hands down not even close THE BEST and most knowledgeable car journalist/KZbinr in the world. His videos are always top notch and educational. You will always learn something new, I don’t care who you are.

[@charl_k]

I watched this some time back and am so glad to watch it again, and again. The GTR is stuff of legend. My only gripe is the omission of the R33, my personal all time favourite.

[@danziger69]

Jason is awesome as always. I'm an R33 fan, but still a great video...

[@AgrsvMediocrity]

I like the close you did on this one

[@ethanallan1254]

I remember being really sad when I couldn’t find this episode on motor trend a couple of months ago, now I’m happy

[@PaddyMcMe]

Jesus how much does one of those Hakosuka's go for these days? A group of my High School mates were all Japanese car fanatics, mostly since here in Australia they were cheap, powerful and easy to mod, between them over the years they had a had Mazda FB RX-7, Nissan Skyline R32 GTS-T, R33 GTS-T, S13 Silvia, S15 Silvia, 300 ZX, Suzuki Mighty Boy (Imagine a Kei Car version of a Ute, it was great fun), a 1991 Mazda 929 (Mazda Flagship using the same platform as the Cosmo, seriously handsome & underrated car for VIP enthusiasts, seriously looked like a Japanese DB7), a Toyota Soarer (Another criminally underrated car with two insane engine options), a Subaru Liberty Spec B (The Adult's WRX, that 3.0L Boxer sounded TOTALLY unique and incredible, even different compared to Porsche Boxer Engines. And my best mate even had an honest to goodness AE86 in Panda colours, which he eventually cannibalised selling it for parts since bizarrely it was worth significantly more that way. Even back then my best mate would obsess over the old Prince cars and the Hakosuka GTR but for one is good condition the prices were huge, I can only imagine that now they're crazy.

[@hawkshadowoseanacy5171]

That original is really fantastic looking, and, obviously, sounding. Make it again today!

[@maverickphantom005]

Ahh this episode!!!!

[@RideTheTrack]

Fanstastic video but i think the sound engineer needs a bit of tutelage That part about how nissan schooled porsche was gold lol

[@panaceiasuberes6464]

So good to be at the genesis of a channel you know for sure is going to reach millions of subs... ;)

[@TheFunkyair]

Each time I watched this put me in the box to the sky

[@1986wehttam]

The c10 Hakosuka is my dream car. One of the most attractive cars every made in my opinion.

[@Gamertrix117]

The two best motoring journalists are JC. Jeremy Clarkson and Jason Cammisa!

[@zohircherifi5616]

I would do anything to drive one of these

[@ChrisJones-yh2os]

Love that Miata color. It’s so beautiful. Perfect for the car. I miss my ND1 so much, but I just didn’t fit in It.

[@deantreml7772]

Hakosuka, drool, drool. R32, loomed large on the "want" list. R35, only one of these I've driven, way too proficient for my liking but rather wow anyhow, much like these reviews... Great shtick!

[@Kofi.86]

Masterpiece

[@dcarts5616]

The modern GTR impresses me very little. But I truly LOVE the older ones and videos about them!

[@BaseSRKI]

more of this please😎🥳🤜

[@alejandromonterroso7709]

Actually (lol) the GT-R did saw racing since birth but the engine was never used for racing but rather an built from scratch version of the chasis...and that still wasn't dominant at all. The R35 is great but it is thirsty for victories.

[@Webzterr]

I always fire up Gran turismo after watching this channel... always

[@Laguna2013]

Since we know the gear shift noise is not like that, then how are we to take the leap of faith that the engine sounds has not also been massively distorted? Great stuff, Cammisa

[@flat6fever680]

I can only pray that the shifting did not sound like that. I actually have seen videos of people destroying their cars like that but I think Jason knows better. 2013 LS #701 SBY

[@RonJobbins]

jeezus, that Hakosuka is gorgeous. I didn't know it existed.

[@GeneralCaleb01]

the only skyline I will ever love is the Hakosuka, 2 door, leviathan. It just looks cool and I don't see my self owning any other Nissan sports car.

[@deathcab4booty]

I remember way back when this was first uploaded to MotorTrend and EVERYBODY shat on the sound mixing so much that it was pulled, remixed, and re-uploaded. The music is still a little intrusive in this mix, but nowhere near as offensive as it originally was.

[@lionatelier]

My 2006 Peugeot 2.0l has 177hp naturally aspirated. They did race the R35 GTR and it won the Bathurst 12hr.

[@akshatjain7005]

God the c10 looks beautiful

[@sudha4128]

Jason, You were not wearing seatbelts when you were driving the R32! Great video! of all the cars.

[@heyitsfranklynn168]

I am one of those 6!!!

[@IronKnok]

Harris, Catchpole, Cammisa. Yep, the top three Auto Journalists in the game.

[@gmain1977]

Great video, R32 is the one for me, racebred unlike R35. But the GTR name is very iconic and R35 blew many cars away when new costing 2 or 3 times more.

[@andrbk]

there was a hillarious video where Jason and filming crew dance to "Kung-fu fighting" song.

[@0o0ification]

2:22 Dangit Jason, I’ve had a crisis

[@MambaTime]

keep going

[@chaseteter]

Anything with a b16 and 2 passengers is a runner up to most turbo lag in a NA. I had one in an Integra gsr sedan and it was jarring how dead it was until it wasn’t

[@islandfd3s]

Amazing how much the S20 sounds like the RB26 once the RB26 has an equal length exhaust on it. If you've never heard an RB26 w/ a proper exhaust at high RPM, I highly recommend it. One of the best sounds in the world.

[@martinaktarrahman2999]

C'mon #JasCam kill the KZbin Scene !!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@usmanmarwat2054]

The sound that R33 makes is just something that won't let u sleep everytime you close your eyes. That is an addictive sound that should be treated as a drug.

[@D4lover]

YES

[@iamjulianromero8773]

What a car

[@HaidarAL]

Top Gear is dead throttle house and Jason are the best cow. It’s just fun to watch but Jason does it best.

[@chadjones1266]

Yaya!

[@jerrybarrax5618]

Thanks for the automotive history lesson! I didn't know about the R32's track dominance. That puts its reputation into perspective for me. But the last segment's grip about Nissan not taking the R35 racing causes a little bit of confusion. In the recently released Gran Turismo film, the 'real race cars' that the sim drivers are trained on are Nissan GTRs. Viewers are left with the understanding the Nissan was competing in some actual race series with this car. Did they just fabricate this for the film to boost product placement?

[@vcdrny]

We are supposed to go full electric. The era of cars like this is over. All the cars from now will be refrigerators with different body kits and badges. I'm just glad that I got experience so much car culture before it died.

[@SilverScarletSpider]

The biggest question is if Jason Camissa loves these old Japanese engines and cars so much: as evidenced by his raw pleasure/joy in this video; then why does he and his cohost on issimi only worship old crappy unreliable italian sports cars “for their engines”.

[@MindDezign]

Very Car Guy enthusiastic. You have equaled Chris Harris ,in Sports Car Reviewing. And that is a feat, on to itself. Because there are many Copy Cat Chris Harris wannabee's out there. You bring you own THING to the table. So BRAVO! This has to be the best GTR video to Date

[@LudwigWilding]

"Take it racing" he says ....conveniently ignoring the SuperGT GT500 champion from 2011. The GT-R was raced. Just only where it was relevant and where it's strengths wouldn't vanish due to regulations. But I would definitely love to see a racing series that let's manufacturers do stuff their own way without mandating so much that all cars fall into the same concept as they'd be uncompetitive if not. And another voice for the "listen to this car" only to be bombed by music. Why would anyone think that'd be a good idea? Anyways, I'm rambling. Still enjoyed the video a lot and it was great fun.

[@jeremy888ish]

e39 m5 and chevy ss 👏

[@dereklaverne7608]

**UPDATE** Nissan unveiled pretty much the same damn car we've been waiting for, for 14 years.

[@jradish]

Do you still have the ignition episode with the vantage v12 s? the one with the dogleg manual. Every episode with you is gold

[@Wicked_RotF30]

Would the original GTR be a good head to head match up with the E30 M3???? Maybe even the Roberto edition?.

[@idokwatcher2062]

30 years separates them M3 would blow the doors off it

[@SandroBarbakadze]

And now, i want r32 GT-R

[@ricardosimon1975]

Do a lancer evolution video.

[@ksl125]

Yo! You cut the dancing at the end

[@michaelh.9866]

The first GT-R certainly looks like a 510 from head on.

[@jcdentonunatco]

Its a common misconception that the RB26DETT is indestructible and strong like the 2JZ. They actually aren't that reliable, and they can handle less power on stock internals than their sister 300ZX VG30DETT engines. Great video though!

[@peterbarnard6396]

This one is most like your current work (c.2022).

[@quantaccount4337]

Love the video. I thought the S20 engine in the KPGC10 used triple Mikuni-Solex carbs, not Weber. Not sure why the S20 engine in this video has Weber carbs - are those original ex factory or aftermarket?

[@JasonCammisa]

Correct, Mikunis were OE. From what I've heard (and remember) the Mikunis are damn-near impossible to make run correctly on shytty California fuel.

[@quantaccount4337]

😂 Hakosuka deserves a drink of VP C9

[@jn114]

Jason could you please record the thing with a 4k thing :D appreciate it 🤝

[@seethruhead7119]

Jason could you please add the original airing date or just year to the video titles.