Gran Turismo Dream Car: Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R M-Spec Driven (Was It Worth The Wait?)
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- Опубликовано: 27 ноя 2020
- For a very long time, an R34 Skyline GT-R has taken up residence in my dream garage. But until today, I have never had the chance to drive one. Now having just been out in an R32 and R33, I finally get to see whether this legendary piece of Japanese motoring history is as good as they say.
Today's car is a rare M-Spec, designed to be the ideal setup of Mizuno-San, the chief engineer of the GTR. It has heated leather seats, an aluminium bonnet instead of the carbon item from the V-Spec II that this is based on, ripple control dampers and an uprated roll bar - all designed to give this the best on-road performance of any R34.
#Skyline #GTR #R34
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Keep ur current format, interesting to watch and different from other channels
ur
The R32 is my favourite. I think it’s aged the best too.
So sleek and perfect: that gun metal grey, the rb26dett, the proven racing prowess, the media it was featured in
R34. I’m in Dual-Shock!
Granturismo 4 😁😁😁
@@ukuzmanovic86 wish I could’ve liked your comment twice
@@HotTakeHQ
Yep GT4 lol
There we go
Holy Shit! Itz tha SPEEDY MAN McGee himself!
@@argus0118 Unfortunately Midnight Club still canceled soz
not watched ur vids in long but hope ur r34 is running well man, was awesome to follow u and see u achieve that
When’s the next Most Wanted episode coming out
These videos on the Japanese cars have been a pure joy to watch
These videos are incredible. Really inspired work I think.
The R34 just looks ridiculously good. My PS2 Need for Speed and Gran Turismo nostalgia is only part of that
As good as Bayside is I think I’d have to go Midnight Purple 👌🏻
Bayside blue for me 😍
I really like both bayside blue and midnight purple. Im nm partial to the blue because I wanted a world rally blue wrx or sti for a while. Then I found a deal on an r32. R34 arent legal in usa yet
Millennium Jade Green for me 😍
@@alexb1593 do love jade too 👌🏻
For the M-Spec the best color are "JW0 ⁃ Millenium Jade", Pale Gold & "EY0 ⁃ Silica Brass". Aside from "LV4/LX0 ⁃ Midnight Purps I-II" & "TV2 ⁃ Bayside Blue 🔷️" the rare colors in japan are the "AR2 ⁃ Active Red 🔴" & "EV1⁃ Lightning Yellow" and for the base models the best ones are "QT1/QX1/QM1⁃ Whites/Pearl Whites◻" & "Silica Breath/Brass" 🔰👌
The R34 in blue....one word...gorgeous.
Fact
An R32 will always be my dream car. There's something that just makes the skyline different. They were never afraid to do things their way and it turned out so well
Another great video, i like the fact that you dont just get peoples cars and thrash the living hell out of them, you respect the fact that someone has gone out of there way to let you drive it. Alot of youtubers could learn alot from your channel.
Thanks Danny. It is a careful balance to strike - but I always aim to be enthusiastic, but respectful
these last few videos have been pure bliss. thank you for sharing your experience with them!
Happy to be of service
The R32 and R34 from the Skyline GTR promotional vid was actually filmed in Hong Kong and they were owned by the same person, who happens to now own an AE86, a WRX 22B, a FD2 Civic Type R Mugen RR, a Type S S2000 and an NSX-R... just in case you’re interested in flying over to review them...
Oh yeah I watch his channel
Wow this cars have a great collection! Just need 400R. Love see his cars!!!!
He must have a big wallet
@@KeenanStyles what his channel name
Dribbling the R34 dream car I will never own as £100grand now sadly. M-Spec mega rare bet that is worth crazy money. Closest I’ll get is GR Supra, Civic Type R, or 400Z bhp wise if I get those. Great to see them all back to back R32,33,34 then GTR straight after. Glad the owners drive them too’. “Cars are meant to be driven”.
Top work mate. IMO by far the best UK car RUclips channel Keep up the good work
Very kind Craig
The spend is normally not unreliability far from it but the unstoppable urge to keep pushing it. My R32 Gtr started out as standard, then 360bhp, 447bhp, 550bhp and now at ~650bhp and fully forged internals. It’s never ending as the car can take it but maybe not the driver as I sometimes think lol. They are definitely rollercoaster rides and the grin is unstoppable.
An R34 M-Spec sold last month for £241,900 at a Japanese auction.
🥺 rip: my dreams
PS2 time! There, at least, I’m a ‘billionaire.’
its getting a bit out of hand. when americans realise these are fairly ordinary cars i wonder what will happen..
@@socalguy829 Same thing that happened to muscle car prices... most of them can be picked up for pennies on the dollar when owners die and the family does an estate sale :/
Most of the R34s that come here won't even be driven, especially not properly down a curvy road.
@@HotTakeHQ or just buy a ER34
@@socalguy829 nothing will happen they will remain extremely expensive and unobtainable for the average person.
Carsales Australia has an R34 GT-R M-Spec Nur with 13,950km on the clock for $600,000. What a bargain!
Yup rather have a UGR Performante' and twin turbo Gen V ACR or a LFA and a 991 GT3 for that price
@@KeenanStyles agree, but put an NSX in there too.
@@murrieteacher if you're talking about the new one I'm with you but if you're talking about the old one I can't get behind that one because its cheaper here in Japan to buy a gated Gallardo, 360 Modena, and almost 12C lol.
Blue is the right colour but still looks mean as hell,the digital display was designed by the guy that made granturismo I think.
Correct about the dials on the computer. I always get mine in red. Underrated colour for these.
Digital display in R35 was designed by Polyphony Digital. R34 was in house design.
totally agree on gearbox , everything comes together when your motoring on a bit.
ive had mine 8 years and the only maintenance i was forced to do over routine servicing was cold side oil seal failure on turbos.
its been to germany twice with no issues, but i can say you get drawn into spending money on them, either to upgrade , or improve/maintain condition, and that becomes a slippery slope with cost.
A “most excellent” way to sign off on the three GT-Rs. Please keep more of this coming, the format is spot on 🤟
I like that it doesn't have an obnoxious exhaust...This one sounds spot on.
Nice review. We only have a R34 GTT, but I guess that the closest we can get to a GTR. We love our car, it is special and have owed for almost 15 years now. It’s the most fun car, even when comparing this with our E60 M5. About a decade ago I wasn’t sure about why Skylines are sought after, but after driving some BMW and Porsche... I now understand why our family car is special.
For me your content / channel strikes the right balance of everything I enjoy about cars ... great stuff, thanks.
Great videos. Excellent shots and the right mix of exhaust sound clips and commentary.
Best looking GTR ever. Even the new ones don’t compare.
God I love these - the R-34 VSPEC in blue is just the king... Godzilla rules!!!
I thought the R32 was Godzilla?
The BNR32 is the only one that is Godzilla
Let’s not have in-fighting here: the comment was said out of passion and earnestness. Let us not crucify a true believer tho he may have misspoken.
Plus Joel used like 3 exclamation marks.
@@HotTakeHQ It’s true, I often get over-excited and use too many exclamation marks whilst inaccurately using my Godzilla-naming convention to apply to any fire-breathing GTR, often the R34 which is still my favorite. The R32 is the real Godzilla though, I concede! 🙌🏼
@@joelsmith9311 omg never worry
Idk anything about these JDM’s but I love them!
that R33 had some sound to it tho 🤯
Absolutely brilliant review and drive mate, butiful car partners up with a. Brilliant driver and presenter, well done my man!
Thankyou very much
Rapid Nismo?
It's a Juke mate, that ain't rapid at all lol
@@JamieR1988 and what do you drive? I thought so...
Been waiting for someone to do this comparison. Very informative.. thanks!
Love how your dream garage is in the exact same order as me 💁😂
Absolutely love the past few vids. Great feedback on the skylines, not seen a good direct comparison on the 32-34s for a while. Shame we wont see something as iconic as the 34 again and most are now out of reach. Top work pls keep it up 👍👍👍
Interesting its pretty cool to get a detailed experience on this car. I've never driven a stock BNR34 on stock twins thats not built all to hell. I know its a underwhelming experience and the car isn't fast but still very useful to hear what you had to say about it. Thanks for this video.
Sublime series of videos mate
James...thank you for this particular mini-series👍👍👍
Real great content on this channel dude...keep 'em coming !
Could be my most fave car. F40 aside. Born mid late 70s. Black doesn’t do it tho. Blue or other. Get the comments about no wing rather plain. What a car with modest kit and wing tho. Cooler than cool
Loving the videos, Jay! Keep up the interesting old stuff, it's some of the best on youtube and a refreshing change from all of the wrap-my-pcp 'Ollie Higuys' out there 😂😂😂
Always liked these gen skylines in Millennium Jade, great video as always Jay, absolutely loved watching your Skyline videos!
Love your content. Very Nice reviews
Thank you, finally a honest review. People think this car is a zonda or some soort. Compared to r33. It's a better car but not $300k better car. Us people are nuts. R35 is better then r34 when you can look further then hype only.
Legendary car with a legendary noise 👊great review as always 😃👍
Fantastic review 👏
When mentioning the pantheon of great 90’s Japanese cars, the 3000gt VR-4 and 300zx turbo need to be included on the list (all properly setup with overnight parts from Japan)
3000 GT VR4 looked great but even its time was not a great sports car. It was considerably heavier than even R33 and its other rivals, too softly sprung& too nose heavy with its tranverse V6.
@@ahemgee9542 this is why I said “probably set up” (Suspension, full intake/exhaust, lightweight wheels, same mods these GTR’s have...) The result would be the best grand tourer of the group, it was never meant to be a track weapon like the FD/GTR’s
@@ahemgee9542 because it was a GT car. Never intended for racing. As a gt car it was superior and one of the most tech advanced cars
You should try do the same video but with the GTST/GTT variants
Why try the crap ones?
@@ahemgee9542 Might be good for people that cant afford the GTR's to see a comparison. Just like yourself that couldn't afford a proper C63 AMG so you went for the budget C43 AMG model
@@lozz0dnb haha touché. I needed awd but didnt want a bigger car.
@@ahemgee9542 Hah walked into that one
@@ahemgee9542 XDDD
In no particular order...this channel, Harry's Garage, Carfection, new Petrolicious (TBD) 😎
Number 27 for me also and Ratarossa snd seen through glass but JayEmm snd Harry’s Garage the top 2
@@ultraguy8771 it's kinda new but Tiff is awesome, ofcoarse and the show is in the "wait and see" phase but I am subscribed. Seen through Glass is ok but too much high end stuff/new/supercar stuff.
Thankfully noone has mentioned Supercar Blonde but then again the people who watch THIS channel are enthusiasts 👍👍
Petrolicious is new?
@@callumbennett2013 well yes and no. No thr channel isn't new but it has a new owner now😉
@@klasseact6663 Oh I see, thanks for letting me know
Awesome! The true legend!
Brillant honest review for the normal bloke ... this makes you way ahead of the old Top Gear ... you deserve more subscribers and your own R34 V-spec ... I always think they are overpriced by now. A gen 2 NSX is more affordable in today's context ... Season's Greetings from Singapore/Malaysia
7:56 I think you must of been unfamiliar with these cars. They're money pits purely because of the desire for more. Particularly power. I think there's almost this aura about the car that people think GTR = 1000bhp. Like you said also the stock GTR really isn't that quick, especially by today's standards. The urge for more power will lead every owner down a dark and expensive road. Firstly because the owners know that the car is capable of quite mad power but also there's like a pressure from everyone for it to be running some crazy BHP. One of the first things people ask me about mine is 'whats it running then?'. If I said '300' they'd be like oh.. my focus ST is running more than that. Lol.
I really hope you get to drive different variations of all the Skyline GTR's on this channel! Love your content.
I’ve never clicked on a Jay video so fast IN MY LIFE!
Fantastic review 👏 👌 👍 😀
The Guy who made Gran Turismo helped design that on board computer thing with all the live stats about the car. Good times :) Nice video, really enjoyed the 3 videos on the 32, 33 and 34. You are the next generation Car reporter. GG's man
Great reviews as always, i would love to see the other skylines compared, as these get ignored by everybody, the gts and gtt. Im very interested if these are also great cars.
M Spec #92 of 366, one of 39 made in that colour. Nice to see it in good condition!
@@furiousgta Yes, the almighty registry knows everything ;-). Much appreciated, thank you!
My own favourite is the newer GT-R R35, just prefer the the overall look and styling compared to the previous generation, but there's no denying it is a great car, truly iconic.
Beautiful car🌹
Loving this!!!!!!
WOW WHAT A CAR, WHAT A REVIEW. I AHVE ALWAYS WANTED AN R34 GTR
You are becoming my favourite you tube car reviewer.
I've heard it from many that have driven all in stock-ish form that the R32 is the raw, racecar experience of the 3, the R33 is the soft, grand tourer of the 3, and the R34 is the middle.
That's what I take from these videos today, although that R33 is VERY modified. It all comes down to what you like the most. I like the raw R32 the most that's why I bought one and love it. The biggest problem with these cars is the constant desire to upgrade, (more power, better brakes, better suspension, ect.) which if you can fight these cars are very inexpensive to own.
Thanks for that, the R32gtr is mine 🙏 I spent years making it right and it’s a fine balance with power and suspension modification that’s made it so good to drive..definitely the rawest
Defo the r34 more refined than the other 2 all 3good cars though
Keep up the great content your vids are a joy to watch
these are great
Wow that skyline sounds absolutly fantastic!
Great job.
One of the best r34 reviews out there
Very kind
One of our customers cars ( hey George ) 😂 car looks fab mate 👌 and great review jay !
@@furiousgta not a problem George was great to see yours shining way more than the other 2 you can just see yours had a proper detail before hand
Great series. I can only comment on aesthetics and on that front, I prefer the R33.
@JayEmm Congratulations on a refreshing, growing car channel - great choice in motors so far! Some suggestions: Lotus Carlton, Rover SD1 Vitesse, the original M3 and M5, Citroen AX GT, Fiat Strada Abarth... Anyway, you keep doing what you’re doing and I’ll keep watching. You’re getting better by the way 👍🏼 Nice one.
I've done the Carlton!
Thanks for the kind words
@@JayEmmOnCars You’ve done it?! Fabulous, I’m off to find that video and have a good watch! 👍🏼
Epic car. Gran Turismo dream absolutely. Shame they are so expensive now though.
"I wish you could pick these up for the same money as an M3"
FUUUUUUCCCCCCKKKIIINGGG tell me about, Jay! It actually sickens me just how expensive these R34's are.
And the 32 is the winner ... well done Jay 👏 ✔
You're so so so correct, having driven (not owned they were my mental step dad's cars who had owned every JDM car bar the NSX) the 32 was the best along side the Mk4 6 speed supra targa top
It's amazing what a good set of wheels does for a car
I never realized they sound that good
Revisit the r33 once its finished!
Love the Nissan Skyline GT-R R34. Crazy to see that within 10 years, Mitsubishi and Subaru would later be able to match this car’s AWD performance with their own Lancer Evolution and Impreza WRX STi.
The r34 gtr really is an impossible car to hate regardless of ones taste!!!!
cool vid man. how about checking out the Mitsubishi 3000gt/gto that was a cool car to behold. 4 exhaust tips on it like.. just looked damn mean and cool man. Hardly ever see them about now a days another favourite jdm car of mine tbh.
I've got a review on one coming out in a few weeks
Beautiful car..💐
M(izuno)spec 🌹
Thank you for the three video's comparing the models.
Ideally, it would have been nice to compare three stock models, but finding a stock R32, R33, or R34 is almost impossible !
I actually prefer the R32 myself.
I have never understood this idea. These cars designed to be modified. Increasing the power output was/is as easy as removing the restrictor which Nissan helpfully highlighted by putting a yellow ring around the hose with the restrictor in. Tamura-san (current GTR chief engineer) has an R32 which is modified.
@@CrisWoollacott because when you do a build it completely changes the characteristics of the car. It doesn't matter what the car is built for, the people in the market for these cars dont want to know what a car's characteristics in Johnny's vision are like. They want to know what they are starting with in base. Its like reviewing a painting that has been changed by the previous artist vs knowing what you were going to get originally.
@@KeenanStyles I would disagree. Should you review the cars with the original tyres on them or modern equivalents? They are imports so should be remapped to UK fuel. With a 30 year old car on original shocks are they performing correctly. Most have been driven for a while and had the rusty exhaust replaced, new tyres, different compound brake pads, perhaps had had some bushes replaced etc etc
This is not a Ferrari which has only racked up 7000 miles throughout its life. Testing museum pieces is interesting but against Jay's stated goal of testing real cars which are driven. As long as these cars are representative of what is going on in the market place then they are a fair comparison. A super low mileage R32 in box fresh condition would cost many times more than the average car being sold. I forget the exact details but such an R32 was auctioned a while back for more than £100,000. Very different from the value which an R32 GTR usually commands.
I think Jay has done an excellent job here the only criticism is that the R33 clearly was not 100% as noted in its review
@@KeenanStyles that's so B's though. Cause most people do the mods they you would yourself anyway. Which save you money. If you really want a stock one. Buy one. Remove all of its mods and return it to stock. But you wouldn't would you? Nobody does cause nobody really wants that, Cause these cars were made to be modded and are a much better experience when they are.
To be honest when people think of these cars they think of the big power and loud sounds. Completely dead stock they sound kind of bland and a little boring. They're not even that fast stock either. I mean they aint slow. They go alright, kinda quick. But they're not what you think or expect.
I got a R34 Gtt 25DET neo in my 1989 C33 Laural here in New Zealand on a China garret ,1000cc inj ,link storm,with a close ratio C33 RD28 diesel small box ,300hp at rear all day every day ,fries tires and driving licenses and burns alot of expensive juice ,using full injector capacity thats 6 litres a minute
You need an R32 GTR, the directness of the steering still makes it the best drivers car I’ve ever owned/driven. The best all round classic for everything was my old E39 M5 which is one of the best all round cars ever in my view.
It’s glorious..
Dream car!
On a side note, my first EVO 6 had 315 HP on the crank, stock..
That's impressive
@@callumbennett2013 Very surprised Indeed. Made smoll ignition and fuel tweeks and voila 355 HP
well done seats for holding you in.
Iconic is right the description for R34, but I could never justify paying circa 50k upwards more for one than say a B7 RS4. The US import market is making the prices of these 90's JDM cars silly for what they are ultimately.
There's a good chance the RS4 would lose you more money in depreciation though. These things aren't likely to lose much in value.
@@ApothecaryTerry B7 RS4's have bottomed out value wise, provided they are maintained and mileage is kept in check they are only going to increase in value now. But that's the same for maintaining the value of any car without a nut & bolt rebuild, Skylines included.
@@stevenroach4955 The price range for B7s is still pretty wide, so the lower end of that may not go down much more (currently £12kish) but people are still asking >£20k for some and I'd be surprised if those don't drop a bit more yet. Not going to be a huge loss though, but I also wouldn't be surprised if the Nissans keep appreciating for a little while yet, at least the unmodified ones.
Of course these are all cars that make up for their lack of depreciation with their running costs anyway!
I have a r35 but would so love a 34.
I like your content and you have some great cars but my one bugbear is that so often the cars you test are modified. In this case the comparison is much less interesting with all 3 being modified differently. I'd really enjoy your content more the cars were standard. Keep up the good work!
The r32 is by far the best looking
Not keen on r34 it looks odd.... but nevertheless an awesome machine
Yeah you're right still looks awesome today
I think the 34 is the worst looking when stock but then again they all look a bit weird with the stock wheels and ride height. Of them all though the 34 needs the most on the cosmetic side to look "aggressive" imo.
Agreed.
Great idea to run the same model across its production run.
Sounds as if you're saying it's the grown up version of the 3. If you really wanted a car like this, to bomb around the back roads but that you also pop down to the shops in or take the kids to school, the the R34 is the one. If you want a drivers car to throw about at the weekend, possibly on a track somewhere, then get the R32. It's a pity that you didn't get a 33 which you considered on an equal footing so that you could compare appropriately. From a silver lining pov, if the 33 is considered the worst in general, then values might not tend to the ridiculous for one. I imagine that it's by no means a bad drivers car 😉
I hear skyline the 31 comes to mind :)
If I hear the words "nice place to be" one more time..... it is a meme at this point ?
As expected. Skyline and RX-7 were the best of the bunch as drivers cars without many modifications. ;-P
There’s an M spec Nür for sale here in Australia for $600,000. Fetching crazy money nowadays!
People don't understand values. These cars are expensive for different reasons than performance or quality. They are expensive because they're automobilistic icons, rare cars in high demand.
It's not like a Mercedes 300sl gullwing is fast. A new Golf would smoke it.
These cars are, and will continue to be, connoisseur items that increase in price like an investment.
You saved me some typing, thanks.
@@GoldenCroc had to be said :)
A 20 year old Nissan built on a economy car base with a performance trim that is overhyped because of movies, video games, and RUclips videos shouldn't be anywhere near the same price as a low production super car that took 20 years to produce with a complex carbon weave in which 500 exist and being the only supercar to ever come out of Japan. Also being so expensive to produce to prove the capabilities of the manufacturer that they lost hundreds of thousands of dollars on each unit they made for the world. Fan boyism does not measure up to craftsmanship and a true work of art. The only reason this BNR34 is as expensive as it is, is because people are stupid honestly. Being an icon should require more than fan boying out over a forbidden fruit.
@@KeenanStyles i really get your point, but the R34 is the last of its kind, the last Skyline-based GT-R.. like a 993 Turbo S is the last air cooled Turbo 911. Of course a Z tune, or an M Spec Nur is going to be crazy money, aswell as a 993 GT2 is, due to the limited numbers and history of these cars.
A regular R34 GT-R is not that expensive, way cheaper than an NSX of the same era, or even some manual Turbo MK4 Supras.
My R34 is a GTT, which goes up in value as people who cannot afford R34 GT-Rs look for the next best thing look wise(not counting the 32 and 33 chassis, they are way less sought after.)
A lot of japanese performance cars are based off of economy cars, but the GT-R is quite premium. A twin turbo 4wd 6 cyl engine platform is not cheap.
@@oscardominguez1680 if those people who cannot afford a BNR34 were smart they would go for a ENR34 but the fan base for the R34 is by far the most annoying fan base of any other car in the history of the community. Most don't even know non GT-R variants exist.
After this review a 99 model 3000gt vr4 with the combat wing!
Party on dudes, wasn't that Abraham Lincoln?
Need to do some Evo an Imprezas. I find them better (more exciting) to drive than some of the jdm holy quartet you speak of.
R34 is special 😈
It's ok you carry on living my dream :(
🤘🏻Party on dudes, parrrtaaay on!!🤘🏻