Why are Nissan Skylines illegal in the US? JDM OVERLOAD EP1

There are some myths and a lot of guessing as to why the Nissan Skyline is illegal in the US. Don’t get me wrong, I wish we could import R34 GT-Rs as easily as Canada and Australia. But there are some not so clear reasons why Godzilla has a hard time getting to American shores. This is the first episode of a new series. If you like JDM OVERLOAD, then show some love by liking and subscribing!
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[@edx5326]

Bugatti: 1001 hp, W16 engine with quad turbos. Legal. Skyline GTR: 300 hp, Inline 6 with two turbos. Illegal.

[@lawrencegoralski3029]

Because skylines are japanese jdm ricer platforms so its worse

[@123fourfive5]

+Steev Don you gonna pay for it?

[@lawrencegoralski3029]

Over a Japanese car? Yes

[@123fourfive5]

+Steev Don Cool. Get me one too while youre at it.

[@123fourfive5]

+Steev Don And you can totally afford the tires, insarance and everything else, cant you?

[@itzjetlife3639]

So .. You can drive around a 1000hp Bugatti but not a 500 hp skyline

[@jorgecld]

Tiago Ferreira emissions regulations and safety requirements, son

[@jdmjegan5049]

Itz Jetlife irony

[@kingfrost6349]

buggatis are illegal in certain places of usa

[@Skylinedude]

Uh...really?

[@kangarojack3814]

Itz Jetlife bro bhp an hp are totally different yea a Bugatti is fast but a skyline having 1000+ bhp a get to them high speeds ALOT quicker , on roads not on the highway the cops have NO chance .. while the buggati reaches high speed with luxury romance , but I still don't understand cause Supra is just as beast an they legal an a lot more cars but I ain't getting to details

[@sebastianl5764]

USA: you can’t drive a skyline in America Paul walker: hold my beer

[@A10_-Warthog]

Lmao

[@wxlfer]

Yes

[@Danny10_01]

I think they asked to drive that car here to make the movie

[@cordovaxemiliano2066]

Most were fake r34 Bodies sitting on a VW beetle. Only the veilside blue skyline was real. And they had to get it out of the US as soon as possible, so it was sold to someone in germany

[@vegavega9022]

Is a movie bro is fake

[@nillabeany]

Cause people got mad when they were staring at the ass end of a gtr everytime they were losing in Gran Turismo.

[@TheDementedSig]

jacob anderson Well if we are going off topic, Skylines aren't always a guaranteed win against every other potentially fast car. (Minus the glitches and hacks)

[@mustanggang5.0]

TheXthefallenX obviously you never played Gran Turismo. Take a hike

[@rayflower1915]

Lol hahaha. The Skyline and one of those rally cars “opel btw” were op asf

[@theafrospacecowboy]

lmao true... xD

[@Wyatt_Olson]

Polyphony's favorite car... Lol

[@RepoDraghon]

it's illegal cause it's less than 25 years old and needs to meet us emissions laws, however the R32 can now be imported cause it's over 25 yrs old

[@Skylinedude]

RepoDraghon There's more to it than that

[@RepoDraghon]

Yes but that is the main, main reason. Another is the VIN

[@Skylinedude]

The video states the reasons why it's illegal (Nissan never made a US-Spec Skyine.) The 25 year rule is a RESULT of those reasons (the grey market, lobbying funded by Mercedes etc) The show or display rule, the 25 year rule are more like exceptions than they are limitations. I honestly see the 25 year rule as a loophole to getting cars that would otherwise be illegal in the states.

[@Skylinedude]

The VIN isn't an issue actually. The DMV and most insurance companies will work with you if you provide a shorter Japanese VIN

[@RepoDraghon]

I actually am subscribed to a Japanese car auction and exporter site called Japan Partner and I asked them the regs. I'm just confirming what you said plus adding more. So don't get me wrong, I am agreeing here... cops were breaking down on the imports cause of the shorter vin thing a few years ago cause most insurance companies and DMVs would just add 0s to the vin or something like that to trick the system into accepting the car. The 25 year rule may have been cause of this but something similar was in place long before that for smog emissions on domestic vehicles (used to be anything made before 1975 didn't need a smog check I believe). Now it's set to 25 years.

[@CAIDMASTEROFPYRO]

Nah its because all the big bore american muscle enthusiasts didn't want the get chopped at the drags

[@MadCarTK]

Until you throw in some turns, then those muscle cars would spank that silly import.

[@legomass1000]

+MadCarTK that's extremely ironic.

[@DustenRust]

+MadCarTK I truly laughed my ass off reading your comment.

[@luigjndoja541]

+MadCarTK Ummmm No.....Just...No

[@charlieward7606]

+MadCarTK ahaha good trolling :P

[@JeremiahWatkins-zv8bn]

So essentially, the car is so fast and creates so much heat that it can in fact bond two hydrogen atoms to create helium causing nuclear fusion? That's dope asf

[@stondnc8089]

Jae Watkins don't tell CERN this because they'll feel like assholes for spending so much on their atom smasher!

[@ColdThresher]

Damn.. so you're telling me that all Osama Bin Laden had to do was buy some Skylines and he'd have nuclear weapons driving around the country?

[@Derpynewb]

no, your all blind, the reason is simple, the skylines have an addiction to guardrails. its obvious, the funds needed to repair the guardrails would be too much

[@IAMWAXX]

I have no idea what that meant but I like it

[@chepa1767]

Wtf lol

[@blueboat7639]

I think this is halarious because someone has a like 2500bhp street legal truck

[@BenSpies19]

HarryTheCubbyToaster is it made in japan ? does it need to meet U.S market specs ????? it's not bout power or speed dumbass

[@smokeythehuman3596]

sh0bskib00b theres also an over 2000hp corvette

[@covi6415]

sh0bskib00b farmtruck?

[@X-_ADRNALZ_-Xonps]

*hilarious

[@Suspicious22]

halarious ?

[@ErwinSchrodinger64]

So to summarize: the Skyline will go so fast, so quick, according to some extrapolations of Einstein's equations of general relatively (& special relativity), the GT-R, if it accelerates fast enough, and builds enough of a velocity(under a parametric curve)/speed (yes, faster than "c") will cause the car to travel back in time. I understand now. Thanks and NASA does not approve (like) Nissan because they beat them to their own game.

[@hayabusafs8476]

Reading this killed me😂😂😂

[@blackstardragon_]

don't forget to your seat belt

[@NDRonin1401]

you're thinking of the DeLorean DMC12. The GTR though might possibly break the space-time continuum causing black holes leading to another dimension where American cars are actually good.

[@williamodom6072]

How exactly do you consider vehicals from the us shit when for instance the Ford f100 was designed and built to last a minimum of twenty five years before it even need any parts changed and fun fact they did.

[@tony-bt7ls]

+NDRonin1401 lmfao!

[@chrisb99]

I think that the 25 year rule is stupid and as said Horsepower is not the thing because a 1500hp Supra is fully legal

[@pretzil2957]

Ikr even still Bugatti veyron still legal or your dodge hellcat

[@MurphysLawIsAGod]

Even the world most powerful truck 3000 Hp is street legal

[@chrisb99]

Yeah

[@kiat469]

A 1500hp supra isn't fully legal.. Those things have soooooo many illegal mods..

[@trickpierce8196]

Chris Gamer there is a 3000 hp drag car that is street legal

[@pointlesschannel1679]

the rules are bullshit i think so

[@pointlesschannel1679]

JDM M4ST3R avs lets move together to japan :)

[@Snowman-co9vb]

American rules are bullshit XD

[@pointlesschannel1679]

Dan5611thegaming gaming of minecraft "FREEDOM"

[@iHD01]

R35 yes

[@dasavage5290]

bonoballistic 1 If the car is more than 25 years old, the rules no longer apply to them.

[@estebanlassich5928]

I had a buddy years ago who had tried to buy a skyline. after going through all legal channels he found that the reason for the illegal status is due to safety reasons. after spending about $17,000 in safety modes he had a legal skyline. Cool for him but didn't think it was worth the money

[@zoltankhan2953]

Let me tell you the actual reality that why is it banned. Go open up the US history books of top-crime which is indeed top confidential of all time. Here, let me tell you the truth. Someone robbed a bank and stole a stash worth 2 billion dollars. The person I mean that had this Nissan R-34 GT-R completely tuned I think which he used to escape the bank but ended up getting caught after I don't know the exact time of chasing but you can guess it from the way He switched straight away three states in a single day. The safety regulation feature test on this car that made it banned is insanely false. The reality is that your dummy donut eating pups couldn't handle this beast so they pulled it out of the roads. That's the reality

[@pr0xy102]

@@zoltankhan2953 False.

[@majorhurricane3712]

@@zoltankhan2953 and who was that someone, toretto?

[@stxclout3247]

@@majorhurricane3712 😂😂

[@mantasookinavicius5154]

not true

[@danleemann]

Lol with the beginning argument motorcycles shouldn't exist.. Most liter bikes can hit 190 stock.

[@brenxbux]

Yeah it sounded like some fanboy "GTRs are too fast for Americans!"

[@scottw2157]

lol...with you guys. I thought explain the Veyron.

[@qichangli1354]

+Gunfu Brizzo how the heck am i seeing skyline s and gtrs drag racing. why would us ban them i cant understand lol.

[@digiaxon4682]

Yeah, he later explains the real reason some cars aren't legal in the U.S. A few other videos from California show that stock Skylines can't pass CA emissions test. Along with a bunch of cars that aren't even remotely sporty and have chances of outrunning a crown vic about as such of a bicycle. Nothing to do with their speed. Speaking of which, I hate to disappoint some of you, but stock Skylines aren't the fastest cars in the world :-) And certainly there are faster cars that are totally legal in the U.S., including CA (which has it's own additional tightass car emission requirements).

[@digiaxon4682]

I don't even know if it's officially legal in the U.S. Does that contraption have a catalytic converter at all? If it don't then probably not. DMV don't care if it costs $2 million or what. But then, if you've got Veyron you can probably afford to pay a registration ticket every time you drive it and get pulled over. BUT THEN - if a cop sees a Veyron - I think the registration will be the last on his mind. He'll probably still pull you over for something stupid just to look at the car, etc. See videos of a dude on a fire-spitting Lambo getting pulled over and talking to the cops.

[@xXdubstepMonkeyXx]

Police/Government are crying about a gtr that has 500 hp, smh. Dodge just recently released the Challenger Hellcat that come 707 hp STOCK! Come on now

[@charlesf.gibson5459]

+Fyurex 👍

[@dirtrider88]

its not about power

[@davidpeterson3147]

+Fyurex California Highway Patrol in Los Angeles PD keep whatever cars they impound Highway Patrol at special high speed units comprised of nothing but Lamborghinis Ferraris Maseratis hopped up muscle cars as well as any confiscated illegal vehicles one of which they use for show is an R34 Skyline even being a government entity they're not above the 25-year rule the truth be told I haven't seen the R34 in awhile possible that they retired it and sold it to a collector or just ran it through a car compactor

[@Badomen_5150]

the hellcat is a fat slow car compared to other fast American cars. just because you have all that power dosent make it fast.

[@lonnycartier.6203]

I get a kick out of people who bring up the Hell Cat. I been turned of by American cars for it;s cookie cutter looks and it awful interior.

[@dohmies77]

Basically if you want some kind of informative conclusion, the US 25 year import rule applies to any kind of car, that was originally not intended to be sold in the US. Back in the 1980's when japanese cars became more and more popular, the more expensive european cars weren't able to compete with the prices. So during late 80's, a bunch of Mercedes lobbyists were hired, demanding tighter regulations and the 25 year import rule for the foreign cars in the US market. Now some car manuafacturers kept some of their models to themselves because of the tighter regulations, while some models were never intended to be sold outside their homeland. An example of these cars are the Nissan Skylines ranging all the way from the 50's to the last production year of R34.

[@villkar1373]

"The US have very high standards when it comes to safety and EMISSION regulations" Haha, damn you're funny!

[@rashawnthegamingmaster8620]

707 horsepower stock is efficient

[@SimonZellox]

the us has very high standards when it comes to safety and emiss... Hold on! Somebody messed up my script.

[@ORBIT9224]

funny thing about that is the us spend loads to get throw the uk vehicle emissions yet we have the r34

[@lokisgodhi]

The US has (or had) side impact, headlight and lighting regulations that Europe and Asia didn't have. That meant designing and building cars with unique US only systems which where expensive.

[@naythansmith9532]

In the cars from the 50's if you take the exhaust filter off, it still passes emissions tests, so people need to find another excuse

[@michaelbowd2682]

Naythan Smith exhuast filter? you mean the catalytic converter? lol

[@wakeupmofoers691]

emissions???? LOL, they so worried about emissions ( they allow 100+ leaking galore nuke reactors 40 yrs past their operation limits, and the banned (well killed) the hidrogen/water engine prototypes.... usa sucks dick

[@chompchompnomnom4256]

The Skyline is probably the best looking car in history

[@user-yo8ab1ys9e]

It's a sexy beast.

[@ascarikz1r733]

it's my dream car and FINNALY I HAVE BOUGHT THAT CAR!!!!!! i was live in england by the way

[@zeltzintlachinolli2806]

the supra is one of the best as well

[@billycopeland2653]

mehhh... i think its pretty generic looking. before all the tuners and ricers hit the scene nobody gaf nor did they care to hear about this car. me personally the supra is a better looking car

[@chompchompnomnom4256]

Fobidir Yea the Supra is very nice. Still looks good today.

[@The_Z_guy]

United States where u can’t drive a r34 gtr but legally drive a tank

[@Black70Fastback]

"its illegal because its too fast/powerful" meanwhile far more powerful cars are sold in the US some of which are also AWD

[@dereinfallslose9665]

American laws are just stupid :D

[@JohnnyZMunoz]

truuuu

[@Primelegend2233]

Being civil usually is right??

[@tiizii3827]

They rather crush imports than terriosts

[@dereinfallslose9665]

itzSalawMachuuu Haha :D Yeah, right^^

[@mrkhai965]

agree

[@sameerahamed4420]

" 1v1 me m8, Ill rek u in cod" "my 1100hp skyline will eat your car" - your average r34 fanboy

[@legomass1000]

pretty much.

[@thehighvaluecat9313]

Bro ill rek you in my gold camo r34600rr bro. Oh you never heard of that car? Cause you're a lame , it came with the Fast And furious Tokyo drift collectors edition . It does 5000 HP to the front right wheel , and has the marathon perk on the tires m8 so you know that shit fast. I also got white under glow on that shit , cause it's a fucking ghost mah boi.. I also got a V-Tec sticker on the front bumper , but you will never see it cause it's so fucking fast you knob m8.

[@joshriver75]

i didnt know call of duty had skylines!

[@legomass1000]

Josh River yh m8 its an exclusive perk called need 4 sweed. Comes with skylines and buagttis init

[@sameerahamed4420]

Call of Duty and Skyline , GTA and Supra?

[@daileydoo511]

I'm convinced that argument was written by a 15 yr old who just finished watching the first fast and furious

[@blackdomino1313]

why ilegal: 1. cheaper than bullshit American muscles 2. badass than bullshit American muscles 3. cops use an American muscles 4. because that's a GTR Japanese cute RB > gigantic American V8

[@TheDementedSig]

Lord Facustus It is partly Nissan's fault, not "bullshit" American muscle cars. Plus I've never seen a Skyline worth less than $5k.

[@TheDementedSig]

Lord Facustus Plus some of your reasons are biased bullshit. You paid 0 attention to the video explaining the real reasons. Hell I would love a Skyline myself so don't take the fact I also love muscle cars as a biased statement, because I love any car that has a potential to be fast while being badass.

[@hendrixbridge8429]

Lord Facustus A skyline melts behind the exhausts of a chevelle ss

[@killertruth186]

DAVID HESINGTON Ford bought Mazda. Although I would love a Mazda RX-7. But I wouldn't judge all of their vehicles because some of their flawed designs. Even Chevy Lumina was a piece of shit. My Sister in law had that from her parents. And it breaks down quite frequently. But that doesn't mean that all Chevy is shit. Even with Dodge vehicles.

[@killertruth186]

TheXthefallenX Agreed.

[@behemothokun]

So. . . US Dealers got butthurt? That's like the shittiest reason ever.

[@doemaeries]

no, that's lobbyism

[@brenxbux]

If youre not allowed to do something and it doesnt really make sense its because some huge company paid millions to secure your politicians voteagainst it so that they can make more money. Never has anything to do with logic just greed power and money.. dont vote trump lol

[@orange70383]

presidents have no power

[@joeross1425]

Actually it wasn't "US Dealers" but "Foreign dealers". Lets say I visit a country and buy a car for 15-20% less then in the US, depending on the cost of import it could be cheaper then just buying it here. The foreign dealers may end up loosing any additional profit. My theory at least.

[@GwynbleiddX1]

+Joe Ross I think I saw a discovery or some other documentary years ago. In that the reason of banning Skyline was the pressure on the us govt from Ford and GM. They were worried because it is easily tunable and youngsters loved the option to connect your car to the computer and tune it's attributes straight out.

[@breezaur]

muuuuuuuuuuuuuriiiicaaaaaaaaaaaaaa guns = legal skyline = illegal

[@draconpost]

+breezaur talking about safety when their cars cannot turn properly and use 50 year old technology

[@Mikey3067]

Why is it weird that guns are legal?

[@stronkvodka731]

lmao u made me day

[@michaelu1103]

not all guns are legal lmfao angry fanboy

[@breezaur]

+Gartoselo damu love whats up mad american

[@thatsilverrsx6973]

if so ban the r 35 and r33 and r32 and lambo I mean they are all awd and can hit over 1k bhp

[@Skylinedude]

I don't get the point of your argument... The R34, R33 and most R32s are currently "banned" in the US. The "ban"" has nothing to do with hp at all.

[@thatsilverrsx6973]

Skylinedude did you not watch the video

[@Skylinedude]

Uh...you know I made this video right lol?

[@thatsilverrsx6973]

Skylinedude lol whoops man I didn't realize it lol sorry about that man but I still don't completely understand why they are illegal

[@Skylinedude]

It's all good:) Basically Nissan never made a US version for some reason. Because of that decision - the car doesn't US safety standards

[@nichtazz]

in Australia was different in the early to mid 90s it dominated the now as know V8 supercars with the r32 gtr aka godzilla. still today an icon in Australian racing history

[@yousefavarian7456]

I'm don't even live in America, why am I watching this.

[@johnnyr817]

HAHAHAHAHA seriously dude! you could be driving a r34 as we speak!!!

[@yousefavarian7456]

***** they are super expensive where I live and it has to be LHD to be legal. and the conversion itself is so expensive. I would just get a supra. or live in Australia where u don't even have to convert it haha. I know some people who left their country to Australia just to own a gtr without converting it haha talk about passion.

[@xXUnoriginalNameXx33Meygaera]

+Avarian Because it said Nissan Skyline in the title. That's why.

[@rrageneral1499]

+Musa M Even here in eastern Europe it's legal.I've seen R33 GT-R,R34 GT-R and an R35.

[@Redslayer86]

its always good to learn about other countries. I watch stuff on countries I don't live in all the time.

[@Christopher0184]

Because, while it is a good car, it is massively over-rated and massively over-hyped. Yes, the Skyline is a good car, but there are better cars out there.

[@aftermethgming3695]

+Christopher0184 no

[@bricksstacks2793]

R u crazy??? Probably u don't know what's a skyline

[@flexxsojo4275]

+John Alexander you must be 10

[@bricksstacks2793]

+EZ STANCE like really,,,,,it don't have a top rated car I don't know,,,,when it comes to time attack that's one of the best ,,,,when it comes to mods that's anoth best n they r plenty times cheaper than the cars y'all claim is better n dey r more violent than them all day

[@bricksstacks2793]

+EZ STANCE like really,,,,,it don't have a top rated car I don't know,,,,when it comes to time attack that's one of the best ,,,,when it comes to mods that's anoth best n they r plenty times cheaper than the cars y'all claim is better n dey r more violent than them all day

[@luisonnaz125]

bugatti: 1000+ hp W16 with 4 turbos usa: yee r34: 327 hp 2.6L I6 twin turbocharged engine usa: nee

[@oneguysmoking7246]

I can own a car that goes 265+ and 1000+ hp (Bugatti) but not a Nissan

[@Skylinedude]

It has nothing to do with HP bro

[@oneguysmoking7246]

Skylinedude I'm a smoker not a car guy ,just wanted to be apart of something

[@mooseman6926]

It's to fast do have in the United States but it's ok to have a Porsche, Ferrari or Lamborghini. Wtf

[@MrJflomario]

^this^

[@johnnyriver25]

I was thinking the same! is just stupid as fuck!

[@digiaxon4682]

Yeah the guy later explains the real reasons - they have nothing to do with power/speed.

[@roomii9543]

its ok to have a expensive fast car but not a affortable fast car

[@tailopez5960]

Mooseman then buy a lambo dumbass

[@kdmc40]

It's ironic that the US impose spec restrictions on foreign cars. US cars in the main are truly awful. If you want anything decent buy Japanese or European!

[@juliusquinger]

"[The US have very high standarts on safety and emissions]" LOL haha

[@Skylinedude]

Explain the humor...

[@Daniel-dm9xp]

Julius Quinger lmao

[@DJKav]

Is that a huge crack in the windscreen of the car videoing the Skyline? kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYm2oYeVe9aqorMm

[@commietearsdrinker]

Higher than India and China for sure.

[@ex_w4808]

@@Skylinedude it’s the fact you can have 1500+ hp on a super car

[@krystal_moth]

It is so sad because in Europe you can probably afford the car itself but not the fucking gas prices The second problem is that you must have it stock because only visual modifications are legal, like spoiler, maybe a skirt. But anything that adds horsepower is illegal. And window limousine tint is also illegal

True, if the Skyline was legal back in the days all other cars in USA would look like big old trucks on the road. XD USA was afraid of the Japanese supremacy in automobile performance (so much with so little) and reliability. :-P

[@Bizo221]

+Fábio Pereira (Serzedo) And still asian cars sell like hot cakes. I reckon Subaru is the no1 seller in the states.

[@gardoe.c.476]

Subarus are not even that popular... Lol

[@durrantmiller8810]

+Bizo221 pretty sure its toyota

[@Tsunami1972]

+Bizo221 Subaru is not even one of the top 3 Japanese makes in the US (Toyota, Honda, Nissan in that order). In the US they are mostly seen as a good choice of bad-weather family car, because they are 4WD and about the only make that manufactures multiple 'station wagon' models. They out-sell Mazda though, which is a shame since Madzas are about the prettiest Japanese cars of the big makers...

[@ScottaHemi440]

+Fábio Pereira (Serzedo) oh please the GTR is basically a Mustang with AWD and a turbo

[@Officialsearch21]

Because cops can't keep up with it lol. Cop cars can't keep up with most cars anyway. A police car is just a normal American car with a tighter suspension and amost 400 pounds of equipment added into it. you have a cage, GPS, equipment, push bumper, sirens and lights. No other performance is added into it. So saying its illegal because of that would make every car illegal.

[@thehighvaluecat9313]

I think most people just can't get away from the crown vics because they're shitty drivers haha .

[@darkfireBikes]

and the new ones are fwd XD. So they aren't keeping up with anyone without the Chargers, and even then, cars can still escape it. almost anything can out run a standard crown vic

[@johnnyr817]

I know some crown vics and the new dodge chargers come equipped with the police interceptor package (supercharger), but they are really heavy cars as it is and as you said they add a lot of weight to it with all their gear....

[@connerbutler1077]

+RedTeamWolf you are stupid to the ford Taurus is awd with a sho engine they are quik cars the chevy caprice is also a new rwd car as is the dodge charger

[@thehighvaluecat9313]

conner butler who are you talking to?

[@stefanpaetrow6355]

2:48 "the US has very high standarts when it comes to safety and emmission regulations" never laughed so hard. u have never been to europe

[@Leocomander]

Can I buy a machine gun? America: Yes Can I buy a skyline? America: Hold up right there buddy.

[@mikhailkabakov669]

What a load of BS. There are many legal GT-Rs in the U.S. I see them a couple times a month on streets here in California. The horsepower thing... Sure 500 hp is a lot, but there are tons of American cars that have as much and more. A Z06 Corvette in fact has a higher power-to-weight ration than a GT-R, and possibly a higher top speed and whatnot. And it can sure outrun the police Crown Vics and Ford Explorers. But not a police helicopter and certainly not a radio. Noone's gonna try to chase you down at 150+ mph. They just gonna track you in a chopper (multiple choppers if needed) - and wait till you slow down, get stuck in traffic or simply run out of gas (which happens quicker than you might think if you're doing 150+ mph btw).

[@Skylinedude]

What year GT-Rs are you talking abut?

[@mikhailkabakov669]

Like, 2010+ Now that you asked - it does seem that there aren't any older models on the U.S. market. But the "they are overpowerred!" doesn't hold, as the newer ones are faster than the older ones... Well I was a bit quick to react. The newer GTRs aren't called "Skyline" either. Dunno why, but that nickname was dropped for them.

[@mikhailkabakov669]

Actually watched the video now. Makes sense. Also - no Russian cars in the U.S. Would never meet emissions/smog test. Catalytic converter? Wat iz that? (c) Unknown in Russia. Compensated by the fact that there are much less population density, and even less car density there. Noone gives a damn about emissions. But here in Cali, if every car was puffin' smoke like an average Russian car - it would become a barely inhabitable wasteland very fast :-D A shame the Skylines aren't available tho. I was in fact looking for one - saw only the 2011+ models for over 50k. Oh well. Probably too much for me now anyway. By the time I level up enough to drive a GTR maybe I'll save enough to get one of them.

[@Skylinedude]

+Mikhail Kabakov Thanks for the awesome comment! If you have the right determination and mindset - you'll for sure be able to get a GT-R!

[@mikhailkabakov669]

Yeah, maybe in 2-3 years I will. Got a 335i bimmer for now. Gonna get some track experience on that first. A shame the GTR doesn't come with a manual (I kinda prefer manual), but hey I don't believe that I could possibly shift a stick more efficiently than a GRS's auto tranny does heh. So maybe it's good that it has an auto after all.

[@naveenwarnakulasooriya2135]

Because the skyline is waaaay better and waaaay more fun than any American muscle So they ban the car. Loosers

[@redgringrumboldt8983]

+Naveen Warnakulasooriya Are you sure it's not for safety and emissions control?

[@blitzplays5176]

Bro, American wins everytime, even sliding

[@roddydykes7053]

+Robin360 you really think a Skyline is worse on the environment than the countless 5+ liter V8s and V10s that American automakers slap into their cars in an effort to make them appealing? That's not even considering the jacked-up, double smokestack Cummins diesels that stalk around our cities, punting out giant plumes of smoke upward from every intersection they take off from.

[@Ikan_Bilis]

American wins everytime? really? as in what? not drifting but sliding? LOL...I wish u could have a test drive of any GTR spec one day....then only u do the comparison. :)

[@wifelikecow]

Not really. Both are just as bad. The V8 is putting the exhaust out in as much of a quantity as a turbo'd V6. I've rarely heard of a V10 being a regular amongst the american crowd, even in supercars (except for maybe the Viper). Diesel may be a hell of a lot better than a gasoline engine would ever be (PS: the only good cummins is one in a Peterbilt (EXTREME DODGE BIAS)).

[@camronmighty2134]

This was a beautiful video

[@Loadedzerk]

First time i heard Skyline was in the PS1 game TEST DRIVE 5 when I was a kid over 15 years ago lol.

[@frooz442]

Americans should just come to Canada and find a Skyline...

[@A13U53D]

We could but then can't bring it back and would have a difficult time if we wanted to stay because of citizenship. Don't get me wrong I would love to move to Canada, but it is easier said than done. Btw california is the worst state to live in the United states. Born and raised here in southern California and hope to not spend the rest of my days here.

[@frooz442]

That's what I meant. Since the U.S can't allow Skylines, if people want one, they could move to Canada and own their skylines here in Canada because the Canadian government does allow the skyline...

[@A13U53D]

+Adrian James Godoy my point is its not as easy to move to Canada as it sounds...

[@roddydykes7053]

+A13U53D I've lived in Saskatchewan all my life and fucking hate the 6 month, extremely far below freezing winters we get, but the blazing summers and JDM scene make it worth it I suppose

[@roddydykes7053]

+A13U53D trust me man you would be cursing yourself, I don't know what -50 degrees Celsius is in Fahrenheit, which we hit a couple times a winter, and I assure you it is lethal if you go out without a ton of heavy jacket/snow pants. People die every year up here from their cars breaking down and being stranded out in the elements

[@UpperRobin29]

the common sense of some people just absolutely blows my mind. I mean the skyline isn't the ONLY fast car out there yet some people like this think that it is. The US should sell this for a number of counter reasons.

[@noma_ty_schlappa5772]

😂😂😂😂 damn "we can't keep up so we gonna ban it!"

[@wxkrz1]

Some cars today are faster than 200 mph and there legal makes no sense.

[@aadi8568]

"Can't compete with cars? Ban 'em. Can't compete with a country financially? Defame 'em. Can't compete with 5G? Ban 'em. Can't compete with anything? Fucking ban'em." - US lawbooks

[@aarcannist]

because they dont want american ricers ruin skyline lol

[@Custom2udo]

but british ones can

[@davidu6551]

Nazario Nataniel they are protecting it from the worst of the worst ricers in America

[@technologyproductions-ye3px]

Nazario Nataniel wait until 2025

[@latinace1981]

But everyone in Japan are ricers

[@Matthew-ib2kz]

Ttue

[@zekiller7369]

not many humans ever Heard about the skyline but when they see IT they fall in lova

[@zekiller7369]

love*

[@shawnjansens644]

lol true

[@b.saulius3916]

never.. atracts only tuned gtrs pure perforrmance, im in love with silvias more.. atleast looks not like gtr boxes on wheels.. (anyway newest one is more mature style to me)

[@ddalton274]

I love Skylines, and GT-Rs.

[@Tommyblueeyes]

+Easy game , easy life Not many americans u mean. In australia they are everywhere. My neice has one.

[@GaDaoud]

For me it was probably need for speed underground that made me fall in love with the R34

[@gbthrilla]

+GaDaoud Gran Turismo 2 in 2000

[@DemonFromSun]

intro music sounds as though it should be in a pokemon game.lol

[@user-wj5cx2zp7v]

First time I ever heard of a Skyline was in the first "Fast and Furious" film - then became more familiar with the Skyline models through Gran Turismo 3. The first time I saw a Skyline in the flesh was an R32 GTR - and at first I thought it was a Honda Prelude!

[@aaronday2122]

Ross Hamilton same with me

[@ThePSNOfficial]

Oh god, it's the "I own a skyline, I automatically know everything about skylines" guy.

[@Skylinedude]

+BIHMOSTWANTED I don't own a Skyline anymore...

[@ThePSNOfficial]

Skylinedude good, then it's time to change your username.

[@Skylinedude]

I will...as soon as subaruwrxfan changes his to ecoboostmustangfan lol

[@Skylinedude]

You should check out my latest ride

[@vaughanphillips]

+Skylinedude haha dont mind me hust living in nz things are worthless lol gangster asf just worth jack all also nz recived every car the rb platform was in so parts are everywhere

[@VolunteerLP]

"The US has very high standards when it comes to safety and emissions regulations." This one made me laugh.

[@Skylinedude]

Yeah? How so?

[@mohdfaiz88]

4:00 video recorded in Malaysia. Proud to be Malaysian. :)

[@saintshytan]

Faiz Arshad HAHAHAHA TRUE

[@RagingBlast2Fan]

You're mistaken in saying there was no demand or interest in the skyline GTR R34. Among car enthusiasts, not video gamers, it's always been a favorite. My mentor growing up had a racing car and participated in races as a hobby. He used a honda silvia as a shell for his racing vehicle, I believe. He wasn't in it all the way, though I don't think many people are. At any rate, he adored the GTR R34. Back then it was the late PS2 and early PS3 era and the games which featured the skyline did not create his interest in the car, but they did allow him the chance to drive a car he had always been infatuated with. This is how the interest in the skyline began. It was among car enthusiasts and pros, not video gamers. The video gamers only followed suit as with anything, many years later, and it became a norm.

[@MrAndersie91]

I'll never understand when the narrator says/mentions that in videos about North America.. "They have strict emission laws/regulations" Soo.., how exactly is a Dodge Viper, Ford Mustang, Chervolet Camaro and various other petrol drinking american make vehicles doing less environmental damage than most of the European, Japanese or even Australia made vehicles?

[@MrSoLiDIcEplays]

+MrAndersie91 emissions is a fucking cop out they did it to protect US based manufacturers and even domestic german manufactureres like mercedes. all about the money and power. they like to do your thinking for you thats why drugs are illegal cuz we are too fucking stupid to make our own choices apparently.

[@MrAndersie91]

MrSoLiDIcE A lot of European manufacturers have low Co2 Emission vehicles. So i dont understand why they arent allowed into North America. The car i drive is 1.6TDI Leon it has 120hp and 290Nm, but only produces 99g/Co2 and can return up to 75mpg. Like i said, how thats not allowed into America, i have no idea

[@jackmendez8579]

+MrAndersie91 They need alot of stuff that supposedly makes it cleaner exhaust. even the Big 3 (cough) Big 2 (cough) need to follow it or even they get fined big time.

[@MrAndersie91]

Jack Mendez What stuff though, thats what i dont understand because so many European and Japanese petrol cars and diesel cars are already way, waayy cleaner than the American counterpart. Like i said, things like V8 Pickups, Vipers, Mustangs and Camaro are supposedly cleaner? 😐 But the Big 3 and Big 2 what?

[@Trussme96]

+MrAndersie91 A twin turbo inline 6 from the 90s isn't exactly "green" either.

[@TheRichardF10]

honestly waste of my time

[@Drizzyluke]

Stfu

[@whitebrick8036]

“honestly waste of my time” Then why the hell did you watch this video if you think it’s a waste of your time?! Dumbass!

[@r32guy85]

One reason it is not in the US is because the r32 IS NOT EVEN YET OVER 25 years or up that’s why it has to be 25 years and up or something like that

[@Doom_Knuckles]

The Skyline model was the first luxury sedan by Prince Motors. But the Nissan Skyline came in 1966 after the merging of Price Motors merging Nissan. The Skyline model has taken part in the Japanese Grand Prix prior to the merger and finished in the second through to the sixth place. Many Americans always prefer to buy their car at a local dealer, but there is another group that prefers to import foreign vehicles. They spend a lot of time looking for the best foreign car without checking whether nissan skyline illegal or not. Some of these foreign cars were not meant for the American market because they did not meet certain emission and safety standards. Some auto customers prefer to abide by the laws and federal regulations but others try to defy these federal regulations to land a car of their choice. The Nissan Skyline GT-R series has a cult following across the whole world because of its design, power, and exclusive handling. The car has a superb performance and power with a 2.6 liter turbo engine that gives a 276 horsepower. Its torque is 266lb-ft that drives all the four wheels. The car has a four wheel steering hence very tractable and nimble. To explain more about its performance, Nissan Skyline GT-R won the Japanese Touring Car championship a record twenty-nine times consecutively. It is indeed an icon that many people would desire across every part of the world. In addition, the Nissan Skyline is one of the best drifting cars of all times. However, the American market has not had the freedom of importing the 1989 Nissan R32 Skyline GT-R because it failed to meet certain regulation. The car failed to meet the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration standards. However, people have ways to bypass these safety restrictions. They import the car parts then reassemble it and register it as show cars but instead drive them on the American roads. The USA safety regulations cannot allow importation of the Nissan Skyline GT-R because it has no certification for sale. The reasons are that it is a right drive car and also fails the Department of Transportation emission control test. Nissan cannot import the Nissan skyline R34 because its spares are not available in America. They are also very expensive hence few importers can sell the car. Are Nissan skyline GTR R34s legal in USA? No, it is illegal! Some of the reasons why the Nissan Skyline illegal is its power. It has a powerful engine of about 280BHP to 500 BHP but can also achieve an engine power of up to 1000 BHP. It is because most police cars cannot reach an engine power as the Nissan Skyline R34. Most police cars are rear wheel drives yet the Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R is a four wheel drive. That means that the car can achieve up to more than 200 miles per hour on the highway. Many people wonder how to import a Nissan skyline R34. Therefore let us look at how one can own a Nissan Skyline in US. The Nissan Skyline is a gray market vehicle because there are no authorized car dealers across the American market. It is because imported vehicles that are less than twenty-five years old must meet the NHTSA Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. If the vehicle does not meet these safety standards NTHSA must limit it importation into the American Market. The car must, therefore, comply with FMVSS, and the vehicle manufacturer should affix that it meets the standards. The Nissan Skyline does not meet these qualifications. Therefore for the car to qualify for importation there must be an HS-7 declaration. And it can be done via the RI within 120 days. Many importers won’t tell their customers what it takes to make the car meet the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. Motorex has been in business to ensure Nissan Skyline R34 meet the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards requirements. They allowed anyone to own a legal Nissan Skyline R34 but as time went by they started to hike the prices and evade the crash test requirements. The US Department of Transportation realized and rescinded the importation eligibility for R34 Skylines through Motorex Corporation. Since then there has been no official communication on how to import Nissan Skyline R34 into the US

[@marcunger805]

all skylines and gtrs look like bubbly sedans minus 2 doors. don't look sporty or exotic at all

[@Skylinedude]

Ah youre wrong because there are 4 door Skylines - so there some that look exactly like sedans

[@marcunger805]

+Skylinedude ummmm no im not wrong at all..u see my statement was an opinion statement and im entitled to my opinion. and all u did was prove me right by stating that there are actually 4dr cars. and again don't look sporty or exotic one bit. so basically its comparable to a Subaru, evo, gallant vr4 ,Taurus sho, oh wait im sorry an sho would destroy one of those shitbombs. have a great day

[@Skylinedude]

+Marc Unger Of course you are entitled to your opinion:) It's my opinion that I proved you wrong as you talked as if you were unaware that there are Skyline sedans as well. I agree with you that a SHO might take some Skylines. The SHO is pretty awesome actually!

[@marcunger805]

+Skylinedude im not wrong on anything. nothing factual was stated and I was unaware of a skyline sedan

[@Skylinedude]

+Marc Unger 'All skylines and gtrs look like bubbly sedans minus 2 doors'. You said all - which means you're saying 'all skylines have 2 doors'. Then you said you didn't know sedans exist. Im no expert but I think that would make you 'wrong':P

[@HDFWB]

2 fast 2 furious is the first time I heard of the Skyline.lol

[@roddydykes7053]

Need for speed underground for me

[@anakwatan617]

skyline and Nissan GTR are well known all over the world except u.s. the only 'cheap' sport car embarrassed plenty of so called super cars including ferrari, porche, merc, lamborgini, mustang etc etc. In u.k. 50,000 pound easily beat 200,000 super car....hahahaha

[@aarynshiya7872]

Stupidly enough, the first time I heard of the skyline, was roblox. Thats right, roblox. You can't really blame me, I was a little kid at the time

[@thatvolvoguy6565]

Tru

[@BlueSpring3]

Wasn't it rather, because they knew, if they let the Skyline R34 in the US, enthusiasts would really quickly modify it and make it ridiculously fast... 2fast. ;)

[@BikerDash]

I've heard that "too much horsepower" argument used to explain to me why Lamborghini's are "illegal" in the state of Maine. Mind you, this was coming from some guy who had never seen a Lamborghini in Maine, and therefor, assumed that they were illegal. Funny, there is at least one here in Maine that I know of. Seems that such fallicies will never die. As for when I first heard of the Nissan Skyline? That was 1992, when I was stationed in Okinawa. One of the guys in my Company had one. Damn thing was very quick off the line, and did my friend fairly well in the races outside Camp Foster at night.

[@naumanjaved5927]

The car is not "illegal". When has a cop ever stopped you to ask for your legality certificate for your car? As the gentleman explained, some cars are just not shipped to certain markets for various reasons. I live in Saudi Arabia. You can find top-tier super-cars here for sale, but something as low-end as the new Renault Clio RS220 is not brought into the Saudi market simply because there is no demand for the car here. Furthermore, for vehicles to work properly here and in most Gulf countries, they have to be modified with up to 50% larger cooling systems, uprated interiors, and more rugged external equipment such as sensors, and better intake and filtration systems to deal with the heat, the sand and dust. Most European market cars are designed to be operated in an ambient temperature range between -20C and +40C. Here, the temperatures in the summer can easily go past 55C, which can cause equipment failures and possible expensive recalls or lawsuits for manufacturers. For other countries like the US, the emissions requirements are very strict and many vehicles never make it to the market because they cannot pass the emissions tests. It has absolutely fuckall to do with the performance, price, or power output of the car. You can buy cars much much faster than the R34 in the US... including the successor, the R35. That guy's post was just about the most mind-numbing stupidity I've come across on the internet today.

[@stupidplants]

it is illegal, us customs and marshalls sieze them all the time

[@naumanjaved5927]

stupidplants​ yes... just how half a million diesel engined vw vehicles are also "illegal" because they aren't passing emissions tests. It's not because they are super fast or something. 

[@bait28]

In the U.S., if it's illegal, you can even register it

[@thevoiceoftruth55]

+Nauman Javed Car is illegal. Would not be able to register it, would not be able to get it inspected, would not be able to get it insured. In the US, that is how it works.

[@stupidplants]

+Nauman Javed emissions tests aren't required on diesels where I'm at. diesel emissions don't need to be measured because most falls as particulate on the ground.

[@thepaperninja1081]

how some say its too powerful thats why its illegal, there are lambos and other exotics faster that are illegal, but here in new zealand, theres so many skylines that i dont even like them any more :/

[@Skylinedude]

Totally agree man! Im a HUGE Skyline fan but I know its not the fastest car in the world

[@burnsy1277]

Yea man there are some in Australia too, New Zealanders import jdm cars from Japan, and then we can get them from you guys with less restrictions than from Japan

[@CplCheeto]

+Skylinedude it's not illegal to have its just a pain in the ass and a big headache. Oh can't forget a big waste of money if the car isn't 25 years old or older yet. that's when it goes from grey to white market lol. if the car is 25 or older it doesn't have to meet us standards. I've spent 5 years doing research. Cal. Florida and Texas you have to get exemption plates and a right hand drive sticker on rear window. all other states that I've researched just require one to have it listed as a antique.

[@Skylinedude]

Thanks for the comment! I'm very away of the 25 year rule (my car falls under it). There are a couple of other ways to get a Skyline and other 'illegal vehicles' in the country legally. The rule I follow is this; if it isn't at least 25 years old...it's probably illegal, no matter what they tell you.

[@Eraatic]

The Paper Ninja wow i thought i was going crazy lol there are sooo many skylines around here in hamilton im sure im like one of 2 or 3 people who drive a supra

[@simpleclean2468]

This just determines me to get an S15 Silvia (my dream car) even more than ever!!! Thank You Skylinedude :.) Arigato (I'm from Florida)

[@Skylinedude]

+Simple & Clean No problem man! If you have patience - you'll be able to get one soon enough - there's a couple out here in Korea!

[@simpleclean2468]

Skylinedude​ Thanks, but how much though.

[@Skylinedude]

+Simple & Clean about 6K. I almost got one for 5 but I got an R33 instead

[@simpleclean2468]

Skylinedude​ Thanks

[@simpleclean2468]

Skylinedude​ when are you gonna post another Skyline video. I watch all of your videos but its been a month now. We're waiting for you man. Best of Luck

[@Yaxoka]

A Dodge Demon has about 800 BHP, A Bugatti Veyron has about 1000 BHP, and both cars are legal in the United States of America, but the Nissan Skyline R34 is illegal, and it has about 280 - 500 BHP, but can go higher. What the hell?!

[@pcmasterpeice7839]

what bothered me the most about the beginning message was ' it's four-wheel drive'. gtr's are actually all-wheel drive.

[@Skylinedude]

+PC Masterpeice Yeah I agree with you, his terminology was a bit off but I tend to not be too nitpicky as I admittedly have made that slip of the tongue before. I'd rather focus on the major inaccuracies.

[@pcmasterpeice7839]

+Skylinedude yeah his terminology is just... *sigh*... and I guess what he also don't understand is how he doesn't relize that the cop cars in the US are getting a beef up, and helicopters, AND roadblocks... so there's that.

[@Skylinedude]

+PC Masterpeice True lol

[@pcmasterpeice7839]

Skylinedude I don't know if its around anymore, but I remember hearing about a shop that if you imported a gtr they would bring it up to US spec. And I believe that as long as you don't drive it until it is brought up to spec you could dodge the 25 year restriction, I'm probably wrong though.

[@Skylinedude]

+PC Masterpeice I saw one importer (may have been Risvu) that managed to import an R33 (which had been modified) - which has been unheard of since the fall of Motorex. I think for now that's the only loophole. To this day, the only way to get the R34 is to get it under Show or Display. It's definitely possible, but you have to drop a lot of cash!

[@xBeauGaming]

No passenger Airbag, non-compliant O2 sensor among many reason. However....That law you talked about doesn't apply to classic cars. 25 years or older cars don't need to pass EPA standards in order to register. Just have to be patient :D

[@Skylinedude]

Thanks! I have a vid on the 25 year exemption and how to buy a Nissan Skyline

[@disfunction8r]

For all the people talking about how a Bugatti can go 1000HP and a Skyline is only 500HP, you also need to take into consideration the new emission standards and 25 year law, not just the power output.

[@seeyang5809]

You have to wait 25 years every japanese car had to do that. Including the supra. But if its a special edition and you imported it from japan then you can drive it. So it can be in the US, only if its a special edition

[@ALIENdrifter66]

Safety and emisions in the US? WTF. You don't have to pass any kind of safety test, you ride 5 and 6 liters engines, use hot rod and rat rod on public streets....

[@bobsondugnutt4993]

Those are not production cars though.

[@mizzlemafia551]

Plenty of production cars have "5 and 6" liter engines. It's fucked +Aliendrifter66 I know. It's bullshit, but nothing we can do about it.

[@bobsondugnutt4993]

I know that but my point is that rat rods aren't production cars. But the problem is the lobbyists not wanting to lose money from superior Japanese cars.

[@ALIENdrifter66]

Daniel Gonzalez things like rat rods and those home made things can't be used in most countries cos their security isn't proved

[@Maxam-Media]

+ALIENdrifter66 A car that is no more than 25 years old must meet the EPA and DOT safety standards and regulations. Once a car is 25 years old in the USA it can then be registered as an Antique Vehicle, which is not required to meet DOT and EPA standards, therefore that is why rat rods/Hot rods and things of that nature can be driven.

[@extrasupermorgen]

This video is illegal in US

[@Skylinedude]

Lol

[@KA1xxx]

You can’t have a GTR R-34? get a R-34 GTT and give it a 4wd conversion and give it a rb26 swap Edit: Don’t forget about the r34 sticker thing at the back

[@mikewiththebluecar]

The reason skylines were not legal in America were only 2 reasons. 1 Nissan never did crash tests on the skylines and 2 the skylines didn't pass EPA regulations. It has nothing to do with horsepower or cops not being able to catch them or the top speed. We have corvettes and many other cars in America that come 700+ horsepower stock and are street legal. You can bring a skyline into America once it turns 25 years old. USDOT laws say once a car reaches 25 years old it no longer has to pass USDOT regulations and once it turns 21 years old it no longer has to comply with EPA regulations. You will however have to comply with your local state emissions regulations.

[@Emmetts13xo]

lolololol its legal in Australia

[@Fumxe]

+EFVideography - Wulfey Canada too

[@NGRPNathanKing]

+EFVideography - Wulfey UK too and Europe

[@YoungLordz666]

That's special

[@milis4932]

+NGRPNathanKing not entire europe,greece its illegal but cyprus its leggal!!!laws!!!

[@garren3498]

+EFVideography - Wulfey in sweden too

[@HeavenlyWarrior]

So a car is illegal because it's not known. Makes sense. Keep up with this logic.

[@Skylinedude]

Ummm...who said that? Lol

[@HeavenlyWarrior]

Skylinedude That's what is implied in the video. There was no justification whatsoever in the video for why skyline is illegal in USA although you mentioned that the probable main reason you don't have skyline there is because it was unknown. One can simply conclude that the car is illegal because it was not known. There's no reason whatsoever for why the car is illegal in USA in the same way Michael Shumacher is illegal in some USA states. That only demonstrates how incredible stupid some people in USA really are. Probably doesn't take long to some crazy retarded leader ban carbon dioxide from an entire state. So every human should be taxed to polute the air with such gas.

[@Skylinedude]

Good comment - I think Nissan realized their mistake when they decided to make the R35 available internationally

[@HeavenlyWarrior]

Skylinedude Thanks. Why is that?

[@Skylinedude]

Their CEO a Brazilian was the reason they revived the GT-R a little bit after the company nearly went bankrupt. He understood how popular the Skyline GT-R was and decided to bring it back as a supercar. This not only excited the Japanese fans but the rest of the world as well.

[@6double6.]

Such a beautiful car, so beautiful not even Rick can build it. I will now move to Canada so I can purchase and drive it

[@concretepie9523]

Ok completely unrelated from the video but, u can 2jz swap a r34. Does that mean I can add the awd components to my mk4 Supra? I know there are awd supras but do they use the r34 system?

[@1in7.8b]

The forum excerpt was funny! I will be posting a video on my channel soon about the prevalence of illegally imported vehicles in the U.S. and the risk these individuals importing them are taking.

[@Skylinedude]

Awesome man. I saw that message board a few months ago - always makes me chuckle!

[@Skylinedude]

Looking forward to seeing it

[@ItzRetz]

Yeah, so they would ban the Skyline but cars that are much faster then the Skyline are still legal. Makes sense.

[@GarrettRSV4]

+Retz Yeah because a Bugatti that makes almost twice as much to the wheels as a base model R34 makes so much sense as to why the Skylines are illegal, but thank god we have the 25 year law, R32s for everyone!!!

[@wolffforge4839]

+V1d3oGam3Play3r the bugatti is also over a million dollars. skyline is what? 20 grand tops?...

[@GarrettRSV4]

Bryce Claxon If you're looking for a skyline GT-R that passes the 25 year law in the U.S. right now they run about that range, you look for an R34 you're looking around 60k but that wasn't the point of my comment anyway

[@jebjebber4179]

+Bryce Claxon #RandomAnswer Skyline GT-R's around these parts are 65k all day.. Not Bugatti Money but still

[@idiotwilson1474]

makes no sense

[@phoenix21studios]

Gotta wait for it to be on teh classic car list.

[@et3rn416]

JDM driver: ha cops cant catch me! Texas sheriff in a crown vic: alow us to introduce ourselves.

[@itsmechris14]

the main reason the skyline was never released in america is because the steering column would get in the way of the turbo housing.

[@Skylinedude]

Really? Never heard this one before. Have any more info about this?

[@itsmechris14]

+Skylinedude nissan engineering department would have to redesigned the engine bay so that the turbo housing would not interfere with the steering column of those years. which is why in markets with right hand drive availability the skyline is usually offered.

[@Skylinedude]

Very interesting - thanks!

[@itsmechris14]

+Skylinedude how does toyota do it with the supra you would ask? in right hand drive the turbo sits on the same side as the steering wheel. in either case they still released a USDM version, turbo'd with the steering wheel on the left. is it cause toyota decided to spend the money to do so or it was behind the engineering of the engine bay itself? i gave up looking into the "real" reason behind nissan being cheap asses into not releasing a USDM version of their iconic car. maybe overall, they thought about value in the end in the case of rarity.

[@cptramius]

Well the Skyline GTR was never intended to sell outside Japan, like Sylvia and other performance cars in the 90s.

[@chrismccartney4002]

+cptramius Agreed, except the Silvia was sold around the world in different names, eg. 200SX in Europe and 240SX in USA.

[@trickster8764]

I like how you have car mechanic 2015 songs going on in the back round :P

[@Skylinedude]

+trickster 876 Uhh...can you explain what you're talking about - I didnt understand anything you wrote...

[@trickster8764]

Skylinedude Car mechanic simulator 2015 is a computer game, and it has songs on it. In the background, the creator put one of the songs in the video.

[@Skylinedude]

+trickster 876 Ah I see...I'll have to check it out!

[@trickster8764]

Skylinedude It's a pretty cool game! It is like 9.00$ USD if you want the bundle of car mechanic simulator and truck mechanic simulator 2015. If you just want car mechanics simulator it is like 3 or 4 $!

[@VestedUTuber]

One thing to note - in Japan, the Skyline was Nissan's flagship car, not just some obscure sports car. It was only unknown until recently outside of Japan. Also, as of the date your video was posted, the Skyline R32 was already passing the 25 year threshold, with 1989 and most 1990 models already legal. Also, due to an importer spending the money to perform crash tests and the like, later-model Skyline R33s are already compliant with NHTSA rules and can be legally imported into the US. For a while, there was a period of time where even R34s were legal due to said importer somehow managing to convince the NHTSA that the R34 was a significantly similar vehicle to the R33, but that was later shot down. That said, cars like the Skyline show why auto dealers have much to fear from the gray market. For less than the price of a new BRZ, you could own Godzilla.

[@Skylinedude]

+VestedUTuber Couple of things for you - 1) I'm aware of the 25 year exemption as I owned an R32 in 2015. It's an exception to the rule and wasn't relate to the subject of this film 2) R33s do not meet standards; it's a myth. With some serious mods to the engine (OBD 2 install) and side reinforcing, it will meet standards. But after the Motorex scandal, I don't know of a single company that's certified to make the mods. 3) Nobody said the Skyline was an "obscure sports car" especially not me. I said it's not well known in the states. I think your argument is all over the place

[@VestedUTuber]

I think you're taking this as an argument when it isn't. I guess I just had bad info.

[@iMAClikeDRE]

also during the time the regulations law passed in 1988, japan was already figuring out turbo technology, same with europe. while US was WAYYYY behind on this.The tiny 4 cylinder cars they once disrespected are now turbo charged and a 2.0 liter turbo was enough to keep up with their V6 and some v8.. it was America's way of dealing with the transition from big testicle gas guzzling big engines (mopar) to technology, compact efficient turbo engines. if you can't beat them put a regulation to stop em'!

[@MrSoLiDIcEplays]

+iMAClikeDRE bingo

[@chrmnxpnoy]

Best comment I've read yet

[@MikeMikeSmith]

Saying a vehicle is "illegal" is incorrect. No one is going to jail over GTR's, they simple cost to much to import and retrofit... I have seen plenty of people driving licensed and registered GTR's on the road in California and D.C., I just don't know how much they had to pay to do it?

[@Skylinedude]

+michael smith Nope, illegal is the word for it. Not a GT-R which is legal in the States - I'm talking specifically about imports that don't meet US specs that aren't yet 25 years old. jalopnik.com/how-an-imported-nissan-silvia-nearly-got-a-man-20-years-1684706334 It can get you jailed!

[@MikeMikeSmith]

Incorrect The "Illegal importation" of the vehicle is what violates the law. Remember Motorex? Yeah, they "legally" imported and sold R33's after retrofitting and fulfilling all federal mandated requirements. They were eventually shut down because they began importing and selling "Illegally imported" 34's, 32's and non retrofitted 33's as retrofitted R33's... FYI 36 months of Probation is far from jail time,

[@Skylinedude]

Lol I think you are backing up exactly what I'm saying. The cars are illegal to import due to many reasons. The main reason is that they were never made to be imported to the US. You cannot just mod an R34 and drive it in the states - it's still illegal. To be 'legally' modded, it would have to be crashed tested first. Motorex only crash tested R33s and then used that data for the R34s as well - that's why they were shut down. So in several ways (import, safety standards, emissions) these cars are very much 'illegal'. BTW, I don't know about you but 36 probation and a 18K fine is not great. It doesnt matter what he got since he still faced the possibility of getting 20 years in prison... Anyways thanks for the comment - good discussion!

[@MikeMikeSmith]

Yeah, good vid. I just wanted to highlight the fact that PEOPLE have been the main problem with this process, not the vehicles themselves.

[@Skylinedude]

For sure man, no argument there. Thanks again:)

[@AaronBilger]

Wait is it illegal in Ohio because i drive mine on the roads and not once that i gotten pulled over

[@Custom2udo]

its not illegal anywhere he is just stupid and didn't do research

[@Skylinedude]

Nah. You're wrong

[@Custom2udo]

thats why lzbmx drove 1 in the us

[@Skylinedude]

+Altered_Venom And so did I - check out my first video. Only 25 year old R32s can be legally driven. Pretty much everything else (with a few exceptions) is illegal for import and registration.

[@Custom2udo]

im 99.99999999999999999999999999999999% sure that it was an r34

[@michaeltakaichi3335]

In short, the Nissan Skyline was banned because it was a grey market car which hurt sales of major brands back when it was new. So the States passed a law saying every grey market car was banned

[@Skylinedude]

+Michael Takaichi You're partially right. Grey market cars did hurt sales - but it wasn't Skylines that started this

[@123paulek]

The American car producers just don't want to be embarrassed by the GT-R skyline. It's 4wd, fast and sticks to the road like sh*t to a blanket.

[@BloodyTyphoon]

awd not 4wd. 4wd is for off-roading

[@Pyrochazm]

It's really not that fast. There is just a lot of mythos surrounding it. Sure you can make it incredibly fast, but you can do that with pretty much anything.

[@roddydykes7053]

+Pyrochazm it's pretty capable out of the box, same reason people like evos and STis so that's the reasoning

[@Pyrochazm]

Roddy Dykes It is, but it's not the god killer everyone makes it out to be. It's good, damn good but it's not until the R35 that Nissan put the 911 turbo on notice.

[@BritishCommentWriter]

The Nissan GT-R IS available in USA and is faster and better handling than the Skyline.

[@rlers1]

loooool, if bringing cars to US specs is expensive then Europe would have no cars, we would all be riding bikes. #facepalm

[@Skylinedude]

Europe would have no cars... #whatonearthareyoutalkingabout

[@rlers1]

+Skylinedude you do realize that the EU is waaaay more demanding on lowering car emissions than the US. Hell, if it wasn't for environmentalists americans would be riding jet engines to the grocery store. If lowering emissions is needed, money goes into research, and some car makers just don't care. Also registering a foreign car is REALLY expensive, making it harder to own a skyline or any other JDM or a American muscle way harder then in the US

[@Skylinedude]

Thanks for explaining yourself! This video is not a knock on Europe. Im not going to act as if I'm an expert in Europe vs US emissions - but I can tell you that every country has its own standards. From what I can see, it seems to be a big debate as to who's standards are best for the environment. It cost auto makers lots of money to crash test and install the necessary equipment/features for that specific country. To Nissan it probably wasn't worth the cost since the Skyline would have had many competitors and was a fairly unknown car at the time.

[@Skylinedude]

True that - and it's even more complex state by state. You see charging stations in parking lots but see tons of huge 4x4s on the road

[@Skylinedude]

lol

[@Chris2phaBrown]

What is the movie with the R31 you were speaking of?

[@elliewil643]

I was told by a mate that over here in Australia when the Subaru impreza wrx sti came out it was too fast for the cops, so what they did was have a tracking chip installed into each one.

[@hadrien4089]

We gotta need some sleepers! Btw this is a stupid law, really.

[@lochinvar00465]

So go ahead and drop a fully blown V12 into your Pinto. Come to think of it, I did once see a Gremlin with a 327....smokin

[@hadrien4089]

lochinvar00465 a Gremlin? damn I hope the guy did some work on the chassis because those tends to break easily

[@ibachmike3]

Back in the day, my dad's friend put a 454 with a tunnel ram in an amc Spirit. The same motor twisted the frame of short box Chevy truck it was in.

[@hadrien4089]

ibachmike3 ooh boy I would have love to see this thing on the road

[@ibachmike3]

Hanayo Koizumi ah, the late 80s and early 90s. When living with your parents and having two jobs meant you had lots of unneeded income to finance stupid stuff like amc Spirits with 18 inch Mickey Thompsons and shortened ford rear ends.

[@WhatAreYouBuyen]

Weaboo ricers should be banned too

[@Gk22632]

Haha ricers should be banned indeed

[@mundee95]

Including Chavs in Uk

[@Isuckatgames]

and they alow lambos which is much faster

[@mazder_2709]

NO SHIT SHERLOCK!

[@euroimport531]

its mostly because they dont trust used cars from japan when you buy a lambo it usually has never been driven.

[@conraddeparini6452]

The US claims against the Nissan rocket is HORSESHIT!!! As the reasoning is, it's okay to import Audi's, BMW's, Porsche, Lambo's, Ferrari's, Bugatti's etc, but not a car that whip's your ASSES and your American made Vette can't compete!! Remember gentlemen, we are CAPITALIST!!! We produce item to disintegrate or break in the required interval so we gotta buy more!!! When the Japanese made autos that seem to last twice as long or longer, we all jumped and bought their MFG. Only recently they(the American car industry) began making half decent autos. I am a true American, a veteran, obey laws, pay taxes but when I pay my hard earned money, I expect an excellent return on my purchase or investment. You reap what you sow!!!!!

[@link_jumper2632]

I think you need more exclamation points!!!!

[@BrodySwaggerton]

Conrad Deparini As a true American then you should know that the only reason we cant have them is because nissan didnt want to pay to bring them up to spec and not because the US just forbade the car.

[@Kalliemoment]

This doesnt just speak for the USA, it speaks for every country that drives on the right side of the road