Before the production of the R34 GT-R, as the fifth generation came to a close, Nissan decided to take it to the next level. The Nissan Skyline GT-R NISMO Z-Tune was the last model which carried a 2.8-liter engine with upgraded turbochargers. It could build up to 500 hp and 400 lb.-ft. of torque, which is still fascinating as we are now in 2021. To recap, there are several key reasons why Skyline prices have been soaring: They were not particularly cheap cars when new to begin with (read our guides here to the R33 GT-R cost new and the R34 GT-R cost new for more information). Demand is shrinking due to the increasing age of the Skyline “fleet”. Classic car prices are rising across The same Japanese import classifieds we scoured showed considerably cheaper ER34 variants, with some selling around the $20,000 mark. Unless you have your heart set on an R34 GT-R, older examples Right now, each R34 would cost below half a million dollars. Unfortunately, the Nissan Skyline R34 GTR is illegal in the United States unless they’ve reached 25 years of age. This is because it doesn't meet the requirements of the 1988 Imported Vehicle Safety Compliance Act. However, people above 25 can own this vehicle legally in the US. It now holds a new public auction record for a Skyline GT-R at $1.357 million paid (inclusive of 15 percent buyer’s premium). This sale is far more significant than it appears on the surface, so let’s dive in. First, according to gtr-registry.com, this car left the factory in November of 2000 finished in the ever-attractive shade of Bayside As for the GT-R Track Edition’s power, Nissan has kept the turbocharged 3.8-liter V6 engine at 565 horsepower and 467 lb-ft of torque, just like the GT-R Premium. 2019 Nissan GT-R NISMO Preparing for retirement with an all-new hybrid version in the works, the current rendition of the GT-R Nismo for sale has not seen much of an upgrade since The R34 version of the Nissan Skyline was sold from May 1998 to August 2002. In that time a total of 67262 R34's were sold, according to GTR-Registry. Not every R34 is a Nissan Skyline GT-R, of the total cars 11578 cars were R34 GT-R. The R34 GT-R was sold from January 1999. So the first R34 start turning 25 years old in May of 2023. Mo and I's last run-in with the cops in his Lamborghini: ywAbD4.