automobilistic | Nissan’s Unstoppable Beast: The Reign of the Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R.

Today, the Nissan Skyline GT-R is so fundamentally baked into fabric of automotive enthusiasm, that its hard to imagine a time before its iconic, boxy shape stirred up emotion and nostalgia the way it does now. But for Nissan in the mid-80s, the reality was that of underperformance, both on the track, and in the sales charts. The marque was floundering, and desperately needed to revive its image, and they saw motorsport as their best shot. This is the story of Godzilla: the Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R.