The R32 GT-R was introduced in 1989 and continued the very successful racing heritage of its famous GT-R predecessors with several championship titles. This car was built to fit Japanese Group A racing specifications and only hit the road, because the rules demanded its street homologation. So in reality, this is a race-car for the street.
A length of 4545mm and a width of 1755mm make the R32 the smallest of all newer GT-R's, and with a height of 1355mm it is also 5mm lower than its successors. The R32 looks sportive, although, from today's point of view, the car's design is quite dated.
succeeding version as well.
The GT-R's back gets the twin round tail-lights common to all R32 series Skylines, and its back can only be distinguished from the standard coupe by its larger wing and the GT-R badge.
The overall design of the car feels actually quite simple and inconspicuous - as strange as this may sound concerning a Skyline GT-R. There is no
real hint for outsiders to show what this car is really capable of. It rather looks like a simple family-coupe that some over-ambitious tuning-freak had its hands on. But in reality, the clefted front spoiler, the bulges and the rear wing are no exaggerated design tricks, but features directly taken from racing. They all have their purpose in a car that, at the time it was built, was considered to be one of the best sports cars of the world - maybe even THE best.
The interior convinces with excellent ergonomics, although the used materials look cheaper than on newer models. The instruments on the other hand are comprehensive, with additional front-torque and oil-temperature gauges in the centre console, which are quite useful for track-use.
The sportive layout of the car is further supported by well sculpted bucket seats, which are a bit short on lumbar support, though, and a leather steering wheel without an airbag. But the GT-R is not all track-specced. A digital climate control and the common powerpack make this car as well useable as a daily commuter. If you plan to transport someone on the rear-seats, though, make sure they are child-
ren, because the R32 offers the least headroom of all GT-R's in the back. Still, even with its small trunk, Godzilla is quite practical for the sportive car it is.
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