Spotted in China: Nissan R32 Skyline GT-R V-spec II

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An extremely rare Nissan R32 Skyline GT-R V-spec II, Spotted in China on the Beijing Tuning Street, one of the most special vehicles I have ever found in the capital. The V-spec II was the last version of the third generation ‘R32’ Nissan Skyline GT-R. The R32 was manufactured from 1989 until 1994, and it was only in this very last year that the V-spec II arrived.

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The V-spec I and II were limited editions developed to celebrate the success of the Skyline GT-R in the Group N and Group A racing series, where the super speedy Nissan’s won every trophy available. V-Spec stands for Victory Specification. The V-Spec 1 arrived in 1993 and was a race car for the street.

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ABS, air conditioning, sound system, rear wiper, and trunk carpet were all removed to save weight. Nissan fitted Brembo brakes and the most advances version of its high tech ATTESA E-TS 4WD system. The 1994 V-Spec II was basically the same car, only upgraded with wider tires and some smaller changes to the aerodynamics.

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Steering wheel on the right. This is a Japanese-spec car and completely illegal, but as long as you stay outside the Fifth Ring Road nobody will really care. Racing seats are period but I am not sure about the steering wheel. The R32 Skyline GT-R was powered by a 2.6 liter twin-turbocharged six-in-line engine, a marvel of engineering, good for a 276hp and 361nm in standard form.

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This beautiful Beijing car was in near-perfect shape. Matte black wrap loox surprisingly good on the Skyline but I still would prefer an original 1990’s color. Fatass exhaust pipe obviously after market. Slick-like tires are not original either but the white five-spoke alloys seem period examples.

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I found the Skyline at a shop that specialized in hardcore Japanese metal. Their core business is selling parts of the mad Japanese tuner ACE but they also maintain and rebuild complete cars. Earlier on I met a souped up Mazda RX8 at the same place. And there is much more to come!

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The V-spec II. Only 1303 units were produced, and one ended up in China.

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Stealth for Speed!

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1 COMMENT

  1. Not sure if that’s a true V spec. Coz the “V-spec II” emblem that is attached to that GTR is for a BNR34 GTR. R32 GTR ones are different.

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