1995 Nissan Skyline GTSt from Australia and New Zealand - Comments

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The Skyline is a gem of a car to drive. It delivers on its promise of performance when asked and rarely if ever bites the hand that feeds it. The handling on bitumen is smooth and for the most part without drama, that is you can get away with more than most cars by virtue of the fact that Nissan developed the Skyline first and foremost as a performance car, it's not a family tank that has had performance forced upon it like the Commodore and Falcon. Comfort and practicality run in second place.

Corners can be taken at speeds in excess of normal limits without drama, the HICAs 4 wheel steering takes care of understeer and makes power oversteer a cruise even to the uninitiated. Its handling on gravel is nothing short of amazing considering its Japanese road heritage. I've driven on gravel at way high speeds for 20 years in countless cars and 4wds and this car is the dux guts!!

Another great feature of the turbo 2.5 motor is the good fuel economy. I have managed 35mpg on a 300km trip to the country and we regularly get 28mpg in the city. Having said that, if the hammer is used injudiciously, ie. with gay abandon, the force fed 2.5 six will rapidly consume the fossil fuel reserves of a small Arab nation.

All said and done I'm glad we got the Skyline over the BMW 325 that we had planned to get..

The reviewer writes:

"Having said that, if the hammer is used injudiciously, ie. with gay abandon, the force fed 2.5 six will rapidly consume the fossil fuel reserves of a small Arab nation."

The eloquence of Keats, the facts of The World and the humour of Clarkson. Beautifully written... just beautiful.

I reckon anyone wishing tto buy one better make they either own a petrol station or have a sizable share in a petroleum company!

Is it true. If the Skyline R33, is driven with care and rarely taken over the 3500rpm's (so boost doesn't kick in)... and driven extremely slow and conservatively, then the car will be extremely economical. As soon as you start thrashing it and driving like you're going to the straight at Calder, then obviously, it is going to drink a fair amount of petrol..

Hey, I'm 16 and I'm probably buying one of these for my 1st car, sounds a bit scary, but from these reviews, it worth my money, and sounds like a fantastic car. Ill be sure not to slam it into the tree in the 1st week like the other dude I read, and hopefully not pay off the car in gas in 1 month.

The gtst is indeed an excellent car, however every great car has the occasional flaw or two (you can't expect the manufacturer to get it right all the time).

Ridding things like the HICAS (four wheel steering), and replacing the taxing factory ceramic ball bearing turbo and highly restrictive dump pipe, this will ensure the turbo's efficiency and will also ensure ceramic dust dousent get sent into the motor on excessive boost (14psi, or 1.0bar is all the poor thing can handle).

As for the fuel consumption issue posted above, if you were buying a car for economy you would go get one of those hybrid cars, simply if you can't afford to run it, don't buy it.

Tip: get ya hands on fast fours, August and September issues, they are more than informative.