R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R VSpec - Everything Inside and Out | Bumper 2 Bumper
R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R VSpec - Everything Inside and Out | Bumper 2 Bumper
The R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R Vspec is one of the most sought after cars EVER produced. Still not street legal in the U.S., we got our hands on one and sweet baby Jesus it was a seriously awesome experience!
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0.131 ->
3.53 -> - Can you feel that?
5.1 -> Your heart rate is increasing.
7.27 -> Your pupils are dilated.
9.47 -> The hairs on the back of
your skinny little nerd neck
13.41 -> might be standing on end.
15.25 -> That's because you are looking at one
17.01 -> of the most sought after
cars ever produced.
20.96 -> Without this car, this
channel might not exist.
26.44 -> It came from Japan.
28.16 -> It's bad as *$%#
and they call it Godzilla.
31.89 -> It's time to go bumper to bumper
33.93 -> on the fan favorite Nissan
36.88 -> the one, the only, legendary
41.22 -> R34 Skyline GT-R V-Spec.
52.07 -> Welcome to my new show.
53.34 -> It's 2019, we got new shows.
55.87 -> Up To Speed is still on
Thursdays, but this show
58.68 -> is gonna be every Tuesday.
60.15 -> It's called Bumper2Bumper.
61.35 -> It's an in-depth look
at the features and tech
64.32 -> inside of the coolest cars on the planet.
67.34 -> I'm gonna show you everything
about your favorite cars.
70.77 -> Old, new, stock, modded, inside, outside.
75.4 -> Bumper to bumper.
77.62 -> Eskeetit!
83.12 -> If you're of a certain age
group, i.e. my age group,
86.04 -> you grew up playing racing
games on PlayStation,
88.78 -> watching the Fast and the
Furious, and you were absolutely
92.12 -> obsessed with Initial D.
94.96 -> In all three of those
franchises the Nissan GT-R
97.96 -> plays a pivotal role.
100.69 -> It was the best car in Gran Turismo 2.
102.82 -> Paul Walker drove one in 2 Fast 2 Furious.
105.39 -> And the God Foot was a
menace on the mountain.
109.49 -> It was a huge deal.
113.2 -> But in the U.S. one factor
is far and away the most
118.64 -> significant aspect of Skyline GT-R lore.
122.35 -> We never got it.
123.67 -> But wait.
124.57 -> If this car wasn't ever sold here,
126.91 -> then how is this one here?
129.53 -> Well if a car is 25 years or
older, regardless of origin,
132.62 -> it can be imported into the
U.S. and sold as a used car.
135.87 -> But James, this car is a '99 so it's only
139.67 -> 20 years old, not 25.
142.05 -> So what the heck?
143.89 -> It's what you call show and display legal.
146.89 -> That means it can be driven
on the road but no more
150.28 -> than 2,500 miles a year.
151.87 -> And technically, you're
only supposed to drive it
154.22 -> to shows or to maintain it.
156.1 -> This thing has been living
in a lab and pretty soon
158.38 -> it's gonna be the only
California legal R34
160.98 -> in the entire state.
162.37 -> ♪ California here we come ♪
164.84 -> The Skyline Gt-R wasn't the only Skyline.
167.27 -> There are four-door sedans,
coupes, both naturally aspirated
170.84 -> and turbo-charged motors,
but the top of the Skyline
173.82 -> heap was the all-wheel drive
176.32 -> twin turbo fast as *$%# GT-R
179.84 -> which brings us to this.
186.05 -> The R34 Skyline debuted in
1998 with a GT-R once again
190.62 -> being the ultimate model.
192.04 -> But this time, there is
something even more ultimate.
195.82 -> This Skyline GT-R is GT-R V-Spec.
199.81 -> Right of the bat, you'll
see the beautiful paint.
202.41 -> This color is called Midnight Purple II.
204.4 -> Very likely a nod to the
infamous Midnight Club
208.15 -> Street Racing soon to get in Japan.
212.9 -> The previous GT-R, the
R33, was the first Skyline
215.98 -> to wear the special violet paint.
217.38 -> But this one as like more
color changey stuff in it
220.61 -> and it's really a trip
to walk around the car.
222.55 -> At first it's like purple,
but then as you pass,
226.28 -> it turns green.
227.95 -> And sometimes if the light
is lower, it looks black
230.47 -> and even gold.
232.13 -> We did our best to light
it, but there's really
235.11 -> no way that you guys can see
how insane this paint looks.
241.51 -> There are only 282 Midnight
Purple V-Specs ever built,
245.68 -> making this car extremely rare.
248.58 -> Legend has it that all
Midnight Purple R34s sold out
252.08 -> in 10 days.
254.1 -> The GT-R styling is special as well.
255.99 -> Unlike the R32s fairly muted appearance,
258.65 -> the R34 lets you know right off the bat,
261.737 -> "Aye, I'm different"
264.357 -> "I'm the racing one!"
266.64 -> The headlights upfront
are like a furrowed brow
269.87 -> making it look like super angry.
272.07 -> And the front grills look
like the mouth of a frickin'
275.06 -> Bull Shark just swimming through the waves
277.93 -> looking for kooks to bite in half.
280.81 -> Oh are you on a paddle board?
282.814 -> (grunts)
Not today!
284.65 -> The rear fenders bulge
out like the laurels
287.37 -> of the buffest horse you've ever seen.
#buffhorses
289.11 -> And to top it all off, is this
adjustable dual-element wing.
293.29 -> You can have Thanksgiving
on top of this thing.
295.78 -> It's *$%# sick, dude.
297.87 -> The fact that it's dual-element
reduces drag and increases
302.91 -> potential down force.
305.07 -> This thing was designed
to be driven at the limit.
312.55 -> The rear of the car also
has another feature that
314.85 -> we're not used to seeing
in the U.S., a fog lamp.
318.07 -> This right here is fog
lamp which makes the car
322.12 -> easier to see from behind in dense fog.
323.94 -> It wasn't required for sale
in Japan, but European laws
327.57 -> mandate that every car come with rear fog.
330.3 -> Which also means that Europe got this car.
333.62 -> You know who else got it?
335.17 -> New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore.
339.76 -> In Singapore, they don't
even let you chew gum.
342.51 -> You know who didn't get it?
343.956 -> Us!
345.584 -> It's f*#$%# b*#$@%!
347.97 -> Now you can't talk about
the R34 without mentioning
352.373 -> (boom) the brake lights.
354.38 -> They say simplicity is the
ultimate in sophistication
358.39 -> and these lights definitely
make a great case
362.72 -> for that being true.
364.09 -> You know for lot of people,
these lights are the most
366.09 -> memorable part of the car
'cause it's the last thing
368.62 -> they see as it rips by them.
371.91 -> Faster than the speed of
sound on the Shikoku highway.
375.954 -> (car engine roaring)
(man shouting)
379.48 -> There's rubber deflectors
right behind this wheel
381.87 -> that when air is sucked in
through the front scoops,
385.57 -> it pushes it to the
center of the brake rotor
388.75 -> and because of the action of
the rotor, it sucks all the air
391.72 -> and cools the metal from the back.
394.18 -> This keeps the brakes cool
and prevents fade during
396.44 -> long drives with a bunch of heavy braking.
398.56 -> The V-Spec also comes
with stiffer suspension
400.53 -> to keep the car planted in the turn.
402.29 -> And all R34s have this neat
little front splitter up front.
405.68 -> This limits air from going
under the car and helps push
408.32 -> it over it, pushing the front
off the car towards the road.
411.89 -> In the rear, the V-Spec
specific carbon fiber diffuser
415.507 -> speeds up the air leaving
the back of the car
417.57 -> creating a low-pressure
zone under the rear instead
420.27 -> of behind it which puts more
weight on the rear wheels
422.47 -> which increases grip.
424.19 -> GT-R rides on 18 inch
wheels and is brought to us
427.14 -> stock by 324 millimeter
Brembo four piston brakes
430.84 -> in the front and two
piston brakes in the back.
433.6 -> Enough about the outside.
435.06 -> Let's check out the inside.
436.38 -> First things first.
437.56 -> I cannot believe that I
am inside of an R34 GT-R.
442.28 -> Guess what freshman James?
443.87 -> You made it!
444.83 -> First thing you notice, this
is a Japanese sports car
448.9 -> from the 90s so the interior
is very very very sparse.
452.9 -> There's not a lot going on.
454.17 -> As far as creature
comforts go, there's none.
457.14 -> But that's to what this car is for.
458.54 -> This car is for driving and driving fast!
462.422 -> (car engine roars)
465.57 -> It's go harness cutouts
in the freakin' seats,
468.09 -> for God's sake.
469.57 -> These bolsters are huge
too, so you'll rip around
472.06 -> the Toge, embarrassing
Takumi without sliding
475.6 -> around or making your legs all tired.
477.61 -> The cluster is very
driver-focused and super simple.
481.11 -> And one thing that I find
super interesting about
483.21 -> the cluster is the speedo only goes up
485.45 -> to 180 kilometers an hour.
487.07 -> Now that is about 110 miles per hour.
490.78 -> I know that because I'm a math boy.
492.7 -> Needless to say, it goes
much faster than that.
495.7 -> So a popular upgrade is like
a Nismo cluster which goes
498.82 -> up to 320 which is about 200 miles an hour
501.86 -> which makes a lot more sense
for a car called Godzilla.
505.46 -> The R34 also got a six speed
transmission as opposed
508.54 -> to the five speed in the R32 and the R33.
511.83 -> And just like running
through the gears with this
513.95 -> thing parked, it's amazing.
516.04 -> This is me starting the car.
518.968 -> (car starts)
521.896 -> (giggles)
524.118 -> (chill music)
525.42 -> The center console is super minimal.
527.39 -> It's a Japanese car from the 90s.
529.25 -> It's got climate control.
530.76 -> One feature that's very
foreign to me because I'm
532.84 -> an American is this
headlight height controller
535.84 -> which lets you adjust the
angle of the headlights
537.6 -> depending on the conditions.
538.76 -> If we had headlight adjuster
controllers, I think
541.5 -> America would collapse in about
17 days because everyone's
544.41 -> a stupid (beep) and already,
we got bro dozers shining
548.05 -> blue lights into your eyes.
549.23 -> (eerie music)
(screaming)
555.819 -> (chuckles)
556.652 -> We just can't handle it.
557.485 -> Right above the super
simple center console
560.53 -> is the jewel of the R34's interior.
563.96 -> The multi-function display or MFD.
568.29 -> A feature that was light years
ahead of its time in 1990
572.1 -> just like The Matrix.
573.29 -> And frankly, one of the most
underrated parts of the R34.
577.05 -> The MFD is this LCD screen
with a digital read out
580.42 -> of critical engine functions
like boost pressure,
583.03 -> gas pedal position, fuel
injector duty cycle (chuckles)
587.81 -> oil temp, water temp, exhaust
temp, intake/intercooler temp.
593.53 -> These are all super useful
at the track and super fun
598.25 -> when you're just driving around town.
599.96 -> It also as a shift-like
function that flashes red
603.27 -> to tell you, "Aye, shift!"
606.28 -> Now this next thing is
probably the coolest thing
609.53 -> I have ever seen in any car,
especially one from the 90s.
613.86 -> It's a TV button.
615.03 -> It says TV on it and if you
have this special Nissan
617.82 -> radio, you could watch
TV in your freakin' dash!
622.4 -> Stuff like the MFD are super
common placed in cars today
625.54 -> but remember, the R34 is 20 years old!
629.12 -> Next year it can drink!
630.31 -> We're throwing it a party!
631.37 -> We're taking it to New Orleans!
632.794 -> (cheering)
634.06 -> And at the time of the GT-R's
release, the MFD was seen
637.58 -> as revolutionary fusion of
digital and analog technology
642.7 -> and just a glimmer of what
the future had to offer.
646.555 -> (deep bass music)
650.04 -> Oddly enough, the most
V-Spec stuff about the V-Spec
654.19 -> is underneath the car.
655.26 -> One of those things is
the Atessa ET-S Pro all
658.74 -> wheel drive system.
660.24 -> That means that not only
can the car selectively
663.1 -> send torque from the front
or rear wheels depending
665.41 -> on driving conditions, but
the V-Spec also has an active
668.65 -> limited slip differential
meaning it can control
671.4 -> how much the rear diff locks
up depending on the power
674.73 -> being sent to it.
675.73 -> So, if it's open, it's real easy to turn.
678.717 -> Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh.
(car engine roaring)
680.79 -> If it's locked, then you get skids.
683.237 -> Err err errr err.
(car tires screeching)
685.57 -> the more power being sent to the rear,
687.69 -> the more locked up it is.
689.66 -> This makes the V-Spec
extremely capable on sketchy
693.52 -> mountain roads like Mount
Akina which are often
696.42 -> covered in water and dirt.
698.56 -> This thing was made 20 years ago, dude.
700.65 -> Another really exciting
thing under the car
702.65 -> is a system called Super
HICAS which helps the GT-R
706.31 -> get around turns.
707.143 -> Essentially, the system
uses electronic actuators
710.84 -> to turn the rear wheels one
degree in either direction
714 -> helping turn the car at low
speeds, the rear wheels turn
717.1 -> in the opposite direction
of the front ones,
719.5 -> which rotates the car faster.
721.25 -> But at high speeds, the
rear wheels turn in the same
724.37 -> direction as the front
which keeps the car stable
727.62 -> during fast lane changes.
729.16 -> Now a lot of modern
sports cars do have active
731.53 -> rear steering, but
these early systems were
734.28 -> a little bit unpredictable.
735.45 -> I had it on an S13 and I
(fart noise) took it out.
738.93 -> So much has gone into this car.
740.81 -> Fender flares, big brakes,
air ducts, splitters,
744.85 -> spoilers, computer screens,
and TVs in the dashboard.
748.4 -> None of that stuff means anything.
750.31 -> In fact, it would be kinda
lame if this car wasn't
753.05 -> fast as (fart noise) and this
car is fast as (fart noise).
756.465 -> (deep bass music)
761.734 -> (laughing)
763.05 -> Now the R32, R33, and
R34 GT-Rs are all powered
767.57 -> by the legendary RB26DETT
in-line six engine.
773.88 -> In Catholic school terms,
the looks and all wheel drive
777.61 -> are the father and the
son which makes the RB26
781.14 -> the holy spirit.
782.41 -> Without a doubt, the engine
is the soul of the R34.
787.34 -> This six cylinder mil
uses two parallel turbos.
790.99 -> Meaning, each turbo is
powered by three cylinders
794.83 -> and they work independently of each other.
797.04 -> The Twin Garret T28
turbos have a ball bearing
799.91 -> and a lighter ceramic exhaust wheel inside
801.93 -> which allows them to spool up super fast.
805.35 -> The result is one bar
or 15 pounds of boost.
809.54 -> The RB also gets major
street cred with it's
812.16 -> individual throttle bodies which is unique
814.21 -> to the RB engine family.
815.63 -> The RB26 has a cast engine block making it
818.11 -> super strong straight from the factory.
820.73 -> This made it a tuner's dream.
822.55 -> And it's not uncommon to
see GT-Rs making 600, 800,
826.34 -> or even 1,000 horsepower with
a tune and upgraded internals.
830.672 -> (car engine roaring)
831.76 -> The Skyline GT-R is a living legend.
835.4 -> The R34 literally, no
hyperbole, birthed an entire
840.49 -> generation of automotive enthusiasts.
843.36 -> This is one of the first
cars that I thought was cool
846.7 -> and a lot of you probably think the same.
848.83 -> It's really important.
850.289 -> (explosion)
851.122 -> Thanks for watching our
new show Bumper2Bumper.
852.91 -> Every Tuesday.
854.08 -> I'm gonna have another car.
855.48 -> And I'm gonna take you through it
856.58 -> and tell ya everything about it.
858.26 -> You like JDM legends?
859.93 -> Watch this episode of our
other new show Prestado.
863.01 -> It's in Spanish but it's for everybody.
865.56 -> You wanna learn more about
the history of the GT-R?
867.71 -> Check out this episode of Up To Speed.
869.99 -> Follow me on Instagram @jamespumphrey.
871.39 -> Follow Donut @donutmedia.
872.91 -> Smash that like button.
874.76 -> Dude, let's get this
new show trending guys.
877.47 -> Let's make this (voice
reverberating) bigger
878.75 -> than Up To Speed, alright?
880.33 -> It's 2019.
881.76 -> I'm a grown man.
883.08 -> I have a girlfriend now
and I wanna buy a house.
886.31 -> I love you.
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