This is why, to me, all GTRs deserve the title of "Godzilla". It's not just about the matter of winning races, but it's also a matter of leading Japan as a whole against global automotive forces. Every generation has something to prove and bring to the table of automotive giants(especially the R35 imo), and with every aspect brought to the table is another reason to fear what Nissan can truly bring with the GTR. When people talk about giant building crumbling monsters, people will seldom think of cthulhu, kong or even the ghost busters marshmallow man , all are popular in pop culture in their own rights. But instead, people will think of GODZILLA. And that, is what the GTR badge means to the world.
The legacy of JDM cars of that era has always comes down to what happened in their home country, at the most famous local racing championship in Japan at that time, the JGTC. Through the dominance of R32 in the early seasons of JGTC and all other motorsport titles around the globe, R33 was already standing on a bar so high that people expect it would carry the legacy straight away, but that's just not the case. R33 was an update of existing platform, while everyone around them were developing new cars that were purpose built for the championship and became the Hot New Thing like Toyota Supra and Honda NSX. There's also the looming threat from western manufacturers such as the mainstay heavy contender Porsche with their 993 GT2 and also the Mclaren F1 in the coming years that would dominate the championship even if it's short-lived. R33 launched at arguably the roughest season of JGTC ever. In other documentaries it is also stated that at the early years of its release the R33 was supposedly not as reliable as the older R32 in racing WHILST there are still teams using R32 on their grid. In the 1995 JGTC, although R33 crowned as the winner, not many team choose the R33 as their weapon for the upcoming season of the race. Number of entrees using GTR were halved from 12 cars in 1995 to just 6 cars in 1996, this turns into what fans and press believe as the end of GTR's dominance in the series. Even the next-gen R34, whilst come with bunch of improvements, still doesn't have the capacity to bring back the old Nissan's dominance in racing. Nissan only struck gold with the R34 when F&F choose R34 as the main protag car and became a worldwide cultural legend thus making R33's popularity dwindles slowly but surely further down the hole. High expectations that failed to deliver, bad press impressions, and lack of publicity led fans into 'believing' that the R33 were 'the bad ones' amongst the GTRs.
Well put! Thanks for the insight thats super interesting! There’s definitely a multitude of reasons it didn’t get the love it deserves as a road car. They’re all amazing cars in their own right though ❤️🔥
@Seiyomedia Absolutely. For me, there's no love lost for every generation of GTRs, as Nissan has consistently brought their latest and greatest to each one of it.
It has always been the ATESSA ETS that made Godzilla out of a Nissan. The braking system is also part of Atessa. Braking to force the open front diff to work like a closed one. To apply rear braking to rear wheels also. It's why they drive so straight down a dragstrip even while making 3k horsepower. Torque vectoring before the term was invented. I love My '14 R35
advertsing was the r33 downfall. the r34 came at the right time it launched and had 2 years to be notic eon the streets but then the movie came and fast and furious was indeed a great way to advertise. as no show was like it and it spoke to the people who lived with mod cars and modded cars was always around... if anyone is given a chance to drive a GTR r32 r33 or r34 , I suggest take it cornering and don't be afraid the ATESSA ETS is genius especially with acceleration and turning of the steering.
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This is why, to me, all GTRs deserve the title of "Godzilla". It's not just about the matter of winning races, but it's also a matter of leading Japan as a whole against global automotive forces. Every generation has something to prove and bring to the table of automotive giants(especially the R35 imo), and with every aspect brought to the table is another reason to fear what Nissan can truly bring with the GTR. When people talk about giant building crumbling monsters, people will seldom think of cthulhu, kong or even the ghost busters marshmallow man , all are popular in pop culture in their own rights. But instead, people will think of GODZILLA. And that, is what the GTR badge means to the world.
@@xtier322 agreed :) well said
The legacy of JDM cars of that era has always comes down to what happened in their home country, at the most famous local racing championship in Japan at that time, the JGTC. Through the dominance of R32 in the early seasons of JGTC and all other motorsport titles around the globe, R33 was already standing on a bar so high that people expect it would carry the legacy straight away, but that's just not the case. R33 was an update of existing platform, while everyone around them were developing new cars that were purpose built for the championship and became the Hot New Thing like Toyota Supra and Honda NSX. There's also the looming threat from western manufacturers such as the mainstay heavy contender Porsche with their 993 GT2 and also the Mclaren F1 in the coming years that would dominate the championship even if it's short-lived. R33 launched at arguably the roughest season of JGTC ever. In other documentaries it is also stated that at the early years of its release the R33 was supposedly not as reliable as the older R32 in racing WHILST there are still teams using R32 on their grid. In the 1995 JGTC, although R33 crowned as the winner, not many team choose the R33 as their weapon for the upcoming season of the race. Number of entrees using GTR were halved from 12 cars in 1995 to just 6 cars in 1996, this turns into what fans and press believe as the end of GTR's dominance in the series. Even the next-gen R34, whilst come with bunch of improvements, still doesn't have the capacity to bring back the old Nissan's dominance in racing. Nissan only struck gold with the R34 when F&F choose R34 as the main protag car and became a worldwide cultural legend thus making R33's popularity dwindles slowly but surely further down the hole. High expectations that failed to deliver, bad press impressions, and lack of publicity led fans into 'believing' that the R33 were 'the bad ones' amongst the GTRs.
Well put! Thanks for the insight thats super interesting! There’s definitely a multitude of reasons it didn’t get the love it deserves as a road car. They’re all amazing cars in their own right though ❤️🔥
@Seiyomedia Absolutely. For me, there's no love lost for every generation of GTRs, as Nissan has consistently brought their latest and greatest to each one of it.
The intro had me hooked! Love this video 🎉
Glad you liked it :)
Cool video, I like the progression of info. Comment for the algorithm!
Thank you 🫡
It has always been the ATESSA ETS that made Godzilla out of a Nissan.
The braking system is also part of Atessa. Braking to force the open front diff to work like a closed one. To apply rear braking to rear wheels also. It's why they drive so straight down a dragstrip even while making 3k horsepower. Torque vectoring before the term was invented.
I love My '14 R35
The R35 is definitely a car I’d love to own at some point
advertsing was the r33 downfall. the r34 came at the right time it launched and had 2 years to be notic eon the streets but then the movie came and fast and furious was indeed a great way to advertise. as no show was like it and it spoke to the people who lived with mod cars and modded cars was always around... if anyone is given a chance to drive a GTR r32 r33 or r34 , I suggest take it cornering and don't be afraid the ATESSA ETS is genius especially with acceleration and turning of the steering.