The R33 Nissan Skyline GT-R Is a Japanese Sports Car Icon

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Nissan Skyline GT-R R33 review! The R33 Nissan Skyline GT-R is a seriously special car, and it's an iconic Japanese sports car. This particular R33 GT-R is an unmodified example, and today I'm going to show you all the quirks and features of an R33 Skyline GT-R. I'm also going to get behind the wheel of an R33 GT-R and drive the Skyline GT-R to see what it's like on the road.

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[noobsaibot]

R33 is the unloved middle child just like the Ferrari F50. I love both of them.

[HashiriyaSquadron]

A few points. The exhaust, spoiler blade and end caps are aftermarket. Speedometer is also an upgrade. They all came with 180kmh clocks and lower redlines. Also they updated the steering wheel and seats in later models.

And if anyone buys this car please get some security on it. Immobiliser and also some locking wheel nuts. Also check the fluids and fuses for the HICAS. I noticed the light was on.

That said. This is my favourite model of them all.

Thanks for this video, Doug. 🙂

[LearningFast]

I don’t know how Doug is going to resist bidding on this car. Such an incredible example of such a great car.

[gtrulez]

I love that even Mr. Quirky himself completely missed the most quirky button in the whole interior of the R33 GTR, and that is the button for the power antenna under and behind the steering wheel. It lets you choose between extending the antenna fully or only halfway, to look more cool and recieve less i guess.
Also worth pointing out is the dual action lever for opening the trunk and the tank lid next to the driver seat, pull to release the trunk and push to open the tank lid.

And for the exterior especially, the R33 has really nice looking taillights! when they light up they have individual rings inside that illuminate to resemble the look of a jet engine afterburner. Really cool looking and no other skyline has that 3D effect in the tail lights.

Btw the front lip is painted on this car it used to be black from the factory. The side markers should be amber aswell. The Nismo gauge cluster was optional or installed afterwards (you could buy them seperatly aswell), the rear wiper was optional, not all GTR's have them. the fake carbon GTR emblems on the spoiler sides were optional aswell, the rear wing blade is aftermarket, stock they are painted body color without the lip at the end of the blade.

Loved the video! Been a 1995 R33 GTR V-spec owner for 12 years now, finally Doug has reviewed it!

[FrankieProkop]

Ah, the R33. Always loved the styling of this one. Really like the simple front and rear end design.

[anthonymcgrath]

fun fact - many of the R33gtr Skylines already have hooks in place behind the rear seats ready for a 4 point harness setup :)

I owned 4 skylines over the past 15 years lol - the 32GTR i had ran near 600 bhp and was 1450kg - its more than enough for UK roads!

[superchickenlips]

It didn't just feel more than 276bhp, it was more. People bought them and immediately put them on a dyno, where they made over 320bhp. This whole thing is referenced in Gran Turismo when you buy an R33, then go straight to your garage and check out the car, it has jumped to 323bhp.

[jaythehokage]

Surprised he didnt mention the elusive 400R, a review on that would be insane

[GMETH]

Been waiting for this one, would like to see the Hakosuka and Kenmeri too, even though it's nearly impossible

[ecksray]

This car has gone so long being well kept and relatively unmodified - I really hope the new owner keeps it that way!

[wesmolive]

Doug, you’re driving a R33 with the rear wheel steering turned off. That’s why it doesn’t feel as nimble. That’s a pretty huge thing to overlook.

[gearheadlydia]

Love the video and I'm glad you finally got around to reviewing an R33! A few additions:

Every R32-R34 GT-R has a different fundamental hood shape than the regular Skyline it's based on, but the R33 takes that to another level: the headlights are about an inch farther forward than they are in the standard coupe and sedan! It's almost impossible to notice unless you're an unfortunate Skyline owner who bought a hood meant for a GT-R and discovered it wouldn't fit.

Because this is a '95 "S1" car, the airbag steering wheel is considerably dorkier than it is for the '96-'98 cars, which got the same steering wheel as the '96-'98 Silvia K's.

The "S1" also had slightly different interior panels, most noticeably the dashboard, because the '96 and later cars got a passenger side airbag and the entire dashboard needed to be recontoured to fit the airbag controller module.

The '97-'98 "S3" cars had red accents in the interior where the "S1" and "S2" had blue accents. This means that there are three versions of the door interior panels for the GT-R, one for each revision!

It's actually unclear to me why the "hump" in the passenger footwell is there. The front transfer case actually creates an even bigger intrusion into the *driver's side* footwell!

In addition to having special front seats (which are shared with the R32 GT-R), the R33 GT-R also has different rear seats than the regular Skyline coupe! And the R33's back seat should be the most comfortable of the trio, as the R33 has a longer wheelbase than the R32 or the R34.

Contrary to popular myth, though, the R33 is actually lighter than the R34, and that is even more true of the regular cars. The suspension in the non V-Spec car was significantly softer than either the R32 or R34, though, and this led a lot of journalists to perceive that the R33 *feels* heavier.

[SwapBlogRU]

7:45 - the turn signals are on the right in all JDM cars, as far as I'm aware. A right hand drive/turn signal stalk on the left situation is I think more of a British market thing, when you've got, say, a Peugeot 206 that you sell in both right hand drive and left hand drive, and to cut manufacturing costs you have the same sort of steering column and stalks.
I drive a 2001 Honda Inspire, which is essentially an Acura TL (it was even made in the US and then shipped to Japan), but it still has the turn signal switch on the right, strangely.

[XteroBlade]

My favorite generation of skyline because it has a timeless design and it’s not fully ruined by 12 year wannabe car enthusiasts

[cshader]

I’m glad you mentioned Gran Turismo. Made this and the Supra Turbo legendary to me.

[tomweather]

I feel like the ATTESA E-TS/ETS Pro system is always understated. It was the combination of the RB26 and that AWD system that really made the magic.

[claudiobizama]

It's amusing how people forget that the GTR, until the R34, were just based on a fairly standard car. The R33 was the first one to feature fuel injection and 6cyl engines in all models. The most basic R32 had a 4cyl CA18 carburated engine.

[capitalize]

I just bought this model and I get excited when car enthusiasts get excited. I’m a noob to cars but I’ve always wanted a skyline

[Iukini]

That gauge cluster is a nismo part different from the standard. The standard one still has a high redline (8k), but the speedo doesn't go as high.

Also the turbos kick in at the same time. They are smaller so you get less lag than a single bigger turbo.

[sebASMR]

Dream car (with the R34), Gran Turismo 1 & 2 fan here!