DRIVEN: SEBASTIAN SLOAN. ; `RICKY REDLINE.`


Engine
Engine Code: RB26DETT
Type : In-line six, iron block, aluminum head, twin turbocharged and intercooled
Internal Modifications: None
External Modifications: K&N Ram Air system, HKS Titanium Exhaust, Turbonetic Intercooler
Engine Management Mods: None


Drivetrain
Layout: Front engine, all-wheel drive
Drivetrain Modifications: Front driveshaft removed, Super HICAS disabled


Suspension
Front: JIC Magic shocks, Goldline springs
Rear : JIC Magic shocks, Goldline springs


Brakes
Front: Stop Tech brakes
Rear : Stop Tech brakes


Exterior
Wheels: HRE 446
Tires: Toyo 275/30ZR-19 (F/R)


Performance
Acceleration
Quarter Mile Time: 5.1 sec.
Quarter Mile Speed: 167.3 mph
0-30 mph: 2.6 sec.
0-60 mph: 3.8 sec.
30-50 mph: 1.4 sec.
50-70 mph: 1.2 sec.


Handling
Lateral Grip (200-ft skidpad): 0.91 g
Braking @ 60-0 stopping distance: 127 ft.


Interior
Sparco harnesses, MOMO steering wheel, Clarion head unit with LCD TV screen, JBL amp, Infinity speakers, APEX Navigational unit, jensen intellicar navt39c on-board cpu, verizon wireless internet system, hands-free communication service.


NOTES
Like other Skylines, the R34 is powered by a RB26DETT 2.6-liter, DOHC, 24-valve straight six sitting longitudinally in the engine bay that's force fed by twin turbos and rated at a laughingly low 280 hp. The R34's engine feeds a six-speed Getrag gearbox that in turn sends power to the ATTESA all-wheel-drive system, which electronically varies the torque split.


Super HICAS four-wheel steering is also aboard and includes an electronic feedback control system to ensure precise wheel positioning under extreme circumstances. But the big change for the R34 from previous Skylines was a stiffened body shell and fresh aerodynamic design. This car has carbon-fiber under-car diffusers and a new rear wing.


In fact, the Skyline R34 is such an effective piece of technology, it's too good to work in street racing culture. All-wheel-drive supercars are quick and amazing to drive, but they're absolutely nonchalant about their work. It takes a rear-quarter hit by an out-of-control country squire to get an R34's tail to swing out dramatically, and burnouts are tough in a car with more traction than a Caterpillar D9. So the owner excised the front driveshaft and disabled the Skyline's four-wheel steering so it could misbehave like a regular car.


For its appearance in shows such as `SEMA`, the Skyline was encrusted within a C-West body kit, drenched in House of Kolor's platinum pearl paint and treated to a set of 19-inch HRE 446 polished wheels inside Toyo Proxes T1-S tires. Inside, the front passenger seat was ditched in favor of not one, not two, but three nitrous bottles--none of which are actually plumbed into the engine. Also thrown in is a Clarion head unit with LCD TV screen, a big JBL amp and Infinity speakers that actually seem to work. Of course, it also carries a bunch of blue neon and spits blue flame from its exhaust system.


The Skyline has 685 hp on tap and a hoarking 444 lb-ft of torque. That means this car rockets to 60 mph in just 3.8 seconds, consumes the quarter-mile in 5.1 seconds and has a top speed of 220 mph.