JAGUAR F-TYPE R ☆ AUDI TT RS ☆ NISSAN SKYLINE GT-R R34 Note from the Editor MOTOR This month we’ve picked three quite different cars, the first was responsible for relaunching a great British marque back into the limelight, the F-Type R. This ST RS car has brought a new, younger generation into Jaguar ownership. The F-Type SPORTSCARS DESTINED R is the car that the previous XK should have been, compact, powerful, FOR GREATNESS beautiful with an incredible soundtrack. The Jaguar F-Type is the modern equivalent of the classic E-Type, which is why we think that in time it will Editor become a collectors choice. Buying one now will result in some depreciation, but I believe it will be less than any car in the price bracket/sector of the same Raj Hunjan @motorstars age. Contributors The second car is the Audi TT RS, which like all other RS models is an all- wheel drive, turbo-charged animal. I believe the TT RS is erroneously Peter Hindle overlooked by many enthusiasts. The 5 cylinder engine note is very James Osborne reminiscent of the Audi Quattro rally greats and it also has the performance to Barry Ives keep its bigger brother, the Audi R8 honest. Prices hover at just over £20,000 Ian Smith for an early car and I believe the best will never drop below this level as collectors begin to pick them up. Relatively low production numbers will Simon Williams ensure it is a desirable car so grab one now while few realise their potential. Advertising Enquiries Our third car is an all time favourite of mine, the Nissan Skyline GT-R R34. This +44 (0)20 3022 5807 is the last GT-R to bear the famous Skyline name and represents the pinnacle [email protected] of the twin turbo RB26 engine that powered three generations of Godzilla. I fully admit that this car is Marmite defined, but I urge those that haven’t seen Managing Director or driven one to keep an open mind. Sure a lot of them are modified, which tends to dissuade many, but this trend is only because the GT-R is capable of Fiona MacKay so much more than when factory standard. Nissan, like all Japanese automakers agreed to hold back the performance of their cars during the 90’s www.motor-stars.com to prevent a continuous escalation in power (which was seen in German facebook.com/motorstarsmag makers over the same period). Even in standard form the R34 @motorstars Skyline GT-R is an exceptional, dramatic drive. Prices are steadily rising and will continue to do so. This isn’t a just a car for the nostalgic, it still is a formidable track or road partner. 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NISSAN SKYLINE GT-R34 GRAN TURISMO GENERATION by Barry Ives “The specification sheet read like a dream wishlist” T-R ownership for me started with the R35. I After researching online, I started to understand R34's and have owned three R35s in succession. Through the various specifications and modifications that make a G the GTR Owners Club forum (GTROC) I started good car. I decided that my R34 would need to be something to learn about the earlier versions of Godzilla. My special and out of the ordinary to float my boat, as they say. I first classic Skyline GT-R keys were for an R32 took a trip to Harlow Jap Autos, who, despite their name, are that was running 700bhp, however I did find it quite dated not actually in Harlow! HJA always seem to have a great and quite quickly settled on the R34 which I found easier to selection of R34’s in stock, as well as more on the way at any live with. The R34 took me on a trip back towards my early time. On my initial visit I didn't find what I wanted, the cars car buying days where everything was more analogue and were good but just not special enough for me, I was looking about the driver, car and conditions! The R34 blends the old for more than a mildly tuned stock car. Ozz at HJA promised and the new perfectly, with technology as well as manual to update me with any special cars as they became available. input required. One day a few months after my visit I received an email with I purchased the R34 Skyline GT-R in early 2015 and don't the details of the Hosaka GT-R that I now own. Straight away profess to drive it a lot as it only goes out in dry weather, the I knew it was special, it looked menacing and aggressive fact we don't have much helps keep the miles down to compared to others I had seen. The specification sheet read around 2,000 per annum. However most drives when they like a dream wishlist from just about every top Japanese occur are quite spirited and certainly remind me of why I tuners parts bin. I believe the cost of the Hosaka build was bought such a vehicle. My car is a 1999 model which is 15 million Yen excluding the base car (~£90,000). The GT-R highly tuned by a well respected Japanese tuner that goes by was in Japan, so I hastily sent a deposit by bank transfer to the name of Hosaka Tuning Factory. The GT-R is finished in secure the car, unseen and untested. white with carbon bonnet, wings, splitter, boot and wing. HOSAKA R34 650-720bhp at the wheels, depending on boost Silkoline Pro 15-50 Plugs NGK BKR NGK8EIX Engine HKS 2.8L step 2 stroker kit (fully counterweighted and forged crank, H- section forged connecting rods, forged pistons with nickel plating and piston skirt with molybdenum coating) Naprec High-Response kit: forged oversize valves+bronze valve guides. NISMO full crank and rod bearings HKS metal head gasket kit HKS V Cam Step 2 EX Cam HKS 264 ° Step 2 NISMO collector tank NISMO oil pump SARD Injectors 800cc/min x6 HKS upgraded fuel Pump HKS F CON V PRO Gold NISMO engine mounts HKS GT-RS × 2 turbines ARC twin Entries large core intercooler HKS intake pipes TRUST oil cooler TRUST air filters KOYO aluminium 3 layers radiator ARC radiator shroud SARD air-separator system, Hosaka tuning factory original oil separator system TOMEI exhaust manifold Hosaka tuning factory original turbine outlet Hosaka tuning factory original full titanium exhaust system SARD sports catalyser Driveline/wheels and tires NISMO Coppermix twin plate competition clutch NISMO mission mounts NISMO front GT LSD NISMO rear GT LSD Final gear ratio 4.1 Rays TE37 10.5J DUNLOP Direzza 03G 265/35/18 tyres Suspension/Brakes Stoptech Front Trophy big brake kit 2 piece full floating 380mm discs PFC 06 front brake pads Brembo Lotus rear calipers with Dixcell 2 piece full floating 355mm discs Project mu rear pads IKEYA Formula full pillow and arms PCR Hosaka tuning factory original adjustable suspension kit HKS Kansai service strut tower bar Interior Driver's seat: Recaro SPG 3 Passenger’s seat: Recaro SR 3 Cusco 4 point roll cage Key's Steering wheel TRUST boost controller HKS Electronic Valve-timing Controller NISMO odometer NISMO shift knob Exterior/others HKS Kansai Carbon Bonnet VOLTEX carbon GT Wing Top Secret front bumper HASEMI Sport rear canard HASEMI Sport side skirts Craft Square carbon exterior mirrors OPTIMA yellow top battery It's funny but as I approach my two GT-R’s I normally have stock BMW 3-Series. Once warm the car is not overly noisy both sets of keys, if I just want to drive for the sheer sake of on tick over, there's just a constant pop from the exhaust to driving it's always the R34 that wins, generally a drive with no let everyone nearby know of the imminent departure. My R34 purpose other than to drive, says it all really. If I'm actually is built for quick response and once warm when you hit the going somewhere then it's normally the R35 that wins out. throttle the rev counter will just fly round to near 9,000rpm in The Hosaka R34 is set up as any gear, it's just so flexible and a track car really but still without a hint of turbo lag, a remains very compliant and “The noise at full chat testament to Hosaka tuning and road useable. It's the only the very expensive and prized V road car I've owned that is intoxicating” Cam system that is fitted.The feels and handles like a noise at full chat is intoxicating lightweight slicks and wings from the inside so God knows car.