Where to start? the V35 was a move in well… a different direction from Nissan. The G35/350GT was the death of the skyline. No longer did it possess the inline turbo 6, no longer was it menacing and feared, and no longer did it offer the captivation GTR. Now don’t get me wrong, the G35′s and 350z’s are cute and nice cars, but when comparing apples to apples. they don’t stack up. Now, thats not to say the V35 platform didn’t have some upgraded parts which made it a potential car, additional bracing, slightly more power with a NA power band, additional aerodynamics, and less weight. I bet your saying, “well that right there makes it a better car already”. Maybe so, but the GTR still out performed it on all sides. This refined V35 was made to sit a person in the lap of luxury with a starbucks latte in your cupholder while listening to celine dion compared to the previous generation that begged you to throw it into a corner, jam the brakes, upset your girlfriend who’s trying to put on her makeup, and exit the corner with a full blown power slide that stops all by passers who are in awe of your superior grace and technique. Having said that, both have their good and bad points, but over all there was no GTR.
Now if that wasn’t enough to convince Nissan that we the public demanded to get the GTR back, the Tuner scene and aftermarket slapped them in the face with an insult. No one, NOT ONE, enter the Tsukuba Super Time trial laps during the following years with a SINGLE entry of the New V35 skyline. All Nissans major following companys those the likes of: Mines, Amuse, Hosaka, Garage Defend, M Speed, Nagisa, MCR, HKS, & Top Secret. Nissan took this to heart one would guess as Nissan unveiled the Godzilla they had originally intended to create…
