Test drive Nissan Skyline compartment 2002 - 2007 sedan
Application for the future
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The next generation GT-R prototype?
Nissan Skyline GT-R in the ATS of the R34 series, or, in other words, the modern Skyline GT-R car will be produced after the upcoming complete modernization of the entire Skyline lineup. Such a decision has already been made. However, it seems that those details that are so habitually perceived as unchanged attributes of Skyline, that is, a in-line 6-cylinder engine and round double rear lights will be a thing of the past with the current basic model of this car. But what then will the new version of GT-R look like if the company itself says that work on it began as if from scratch?
Or maybe the features of the future generation Skyline GT-R are distinguishable now, in the modification of M Spec? I am sure that in this machine all the ideas that will then be implemented when launching a new car will be implemented. Therefore, we will try not to miss anything that distinguishes this machine from the basic configuration.
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Calm work of the suspension
Features of behavior on the Skyline GT-R M SPEC road, the representative of Nissan tried to explain as follows. He suggested comparing it with the V SPEC II modification already removed from the sale. According to him, if V SPEC II is subordinated to one goal: to win at least one tenth seconds per circle, then the M Spec is set a different task: she must be sure of at least a tenth, even on a hundred circle and be able to go through the whole distance, preserving Leadership in the race. It is from this angle that all the improvements of this configuration have been made. The car used special shock absorbers that extinguish small and frequent oscillations (Ripple Control Shock Absorbers), and there are special leather seats in the cabin, which have increased shock -absorbing properties, which helps against sharp blows.
Indeed, the ride in the Nissan Skyline GT-R M SPEC is perhaps the most comfortable in the entire history of the existence of GT-R. When you enter the uneven road, the suspension only shooks slightly - and this is limited. Often, even a temptation may arise to name such a move elegant. Perhaps this is true, and the word elegance will be determining for future generations Skyline GT-R. But this does not mean that the car really has soft legs. Not at all! And a considerable contribution to the formation of such a perception of comfort is made by seats of increased softness. By the way, these seats are individual assembly and tightening, the best experts of Japan work on them. Therefore, the monthly volume of production does not exceed 100 pieces (or 50 sets).
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As on the V SPEC II modification dashboard, the tachometer has an auxiliary scale with a smaller breakdown for a range of less than 3000 rpm. Handmade seats, covered with genuine leather, have an internal heating of the seats. At the level of the shoulders of the back of the seats, there are rough inserts that prevent the body to slip through the roll of the machine in corners. The headrests are common for all GT -R series cars, with embroidery elements.
Skyline for the future generation
Skyline GT-R M SPEC operational characteristics are largely associated with the name of the leading engineer of Nissan. We will call him conditionally Mr. M. So, at present, he is carrying out the general management of the development of the next generation Skyline, which should soon appear on the market. This means that you can easily guess that the main ideas laid down in the M Spec modification will become determining for the new generation of Skyline. In other words, the current Skyline GT -R M SPEC is a prototype of the future generation of Nissan Skyline.
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Author: Kavamura Yasuhiko (Kawamura Yasuhiko)
Photo: Namba Kenji (Namba Kenji)
Specifications Nissan Skyline GT-R M SPEC
Length / width / body height: 4600 mm / 1785 mm / 1360 mm.
Wheel base: 2665 mm.
Mass: 1580 kg.
Drive: full (4WD)
Engine: 2.6 liters, 6-cylinder in line, two upper distribution camshafts, 24 valves, turbo with a cooler. Power 280 hp at 6800 vol./min., Maximum torque - 40.0 kg/m at 4400 rpm.
Transmission: 6-speed manual transmission.
Basic price: 5.950.000 yen (~ $ 56700). The car on which a trial trip was carried out costs 6.188,000 yen (~ $ 58900), since it is equipped with DVD navigation.
May 2001
Source: webcg