Following some extremely successful laps with a pair of Nissan Skyline GT-Rs that had been modified for drag racing, Australian tuning business Maatouks Racing recently acquired multiple world records. You’re wondering how quickly. To be exact, a staggering 6.47 seconds for the quarter-mile.
Maatouks reportedly started things off by bringing its treasured Metro GT-R to the testing grounds earlier this month, according to DragNews. Sam “Metro” Youssef, a previous enthusiast who perished in a car accident last year, was the former owner of the dedicated track car, which was created in his memory.
Its record-breaking quarter-mile run came to an end in an instant. The R32 GT-R broke the previous record held by the R35 GT-R from Extreme Turbo Systems by reaching 219.94 mph in under 6.47 seconds by the time it crossed the finish line. According to reports, the car’s performance during the drive earned it the titles of Quickest GT-R, Quickest R32 Skyline, and Quickest AWD car in the world. Maatouks didn’t say how much power the car had at the time of the drive, but earlier this year, reports said it had more than 2,100 horsepower and was laced with carbon fiber to save weight.
Maatouks triumphantly proclaimed, “We made a commitment to [Sam] that his car would be the one that sat on the outright list of AWD supremacy. Yesterday that promise was fulfilled, but we didn’t give him just one record as he requested; instead, we took a number of records with us as we searched.
Anyone may create a car with money and equipment, but for us, it took only heart and commitment to keep our pledge that nothing could be purchased. This resulted in our best record to date.
If street cars are more your style, Maatouks also has you covered there. An appropriately named Nissan Skyline by the moniker of King32 is concealed in a more understated-appearing package. Its authority keeps watch over Sydney’s streets, destroying any cars that dared to stand in its way.
King32 also made an appearance on the track, setting a record of its own, complete with a full interior, factory body panels, and other different factory additions that Maatouks chose to leave in place. The end result was a 6.84-second quarter-mile at a blistering 209 mph, good enough to claim the title of fastest street-legal GT-R in the entire world.
These radically altered hypercar-destroyers speak volumes about Maatouks, but it’s also important to honor the Nissan engineers who created the R32 chassis in the first place. Even now, thirty years after its birth, this legendary platform is still shattering motorsport records.
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Creating a record-breaking R32 Nissan Skyline GT-R
Of course, an R32 Nissan Skyline GT-R needed a lot of work to reach nearly 2000 horsepower, according to Road & Track.
Maatouks Racing first increased the 2.6-liter twin-turbocharged six-cylinder engine in the R32 Skyline to 3.2 liters. The car then received a new bespoke radiator and one GenII Pro-Mod turbo to replace the standard turbos. Additionally, the R32 GT-R features a new oiling system and runs on methanol now rather than gasoline.
According to The Drive, Maatouks Racing’s R32 Skyline, known as “Metro” after its tragically deceased former owner, is still all-wheel drive. But it also has a racing 2-speed PowerGlide transmission and a brand-new bespoke system. According to R&T, the original rear differential and transfer case have been greatly strengthened. Only the front differential has not been modified in any way.
In fact, the “Metro” Nissan Skyline broke the 1/4-mile record earlier this year, clocking in at 6.57 seconds and 209 mph. And in doing so, it pulled a wheelie. But shortly after, according to Motor1, another GT-R, an R35-gen upgraded by Extreme Turbo Systems, beat that record.
However, Maatouks had assured Sam ‘Metro’ Youssef, the former owner of Metro, that it would make his R32 Skyline a world record holder, according to Drag News. So the car went back to the Sydney Dragway on June 16, 2020, for another run. In doing so, it ran even quicker than before, covering the quarter-mile in 6.472 seconds at a speed of 219.92 mph.
Watch These 2000-HP Skyline GT-Rs Run the Quarter Mile in Under Six Seconds!
In Australia, Skyline GT-R drag cars are extremely well-liked. Because of the car’s robust RB26 straight-dependability six’s and relative affordability, tuners may generate significant power without spending a fortune. The R32-generation platform has been pushed by a few of those tuners all the way down to the six-second area for the quarter-mile, and the results are amazing to see.
Several quarter-mile videos utilizing GT-Rs from Maatouk Racing and Croydon Racing Development were assembled via the Fullboost YouTube channel. If you are knowledgeable with Skyline world records, you will be aware that one of Maatouk’s vehicles now owns the record for the fastest GT-R in the quarter-mile owing to a 6.47-second time the team recorded back in June 2020. Croydon’s automobile is also no slouch, as shown in the video above, when it manages to set a 6.68-second quarter-mile time.
Both of the cars in the aforementioned videos have more than 2000 horsepower and appear to be a handful as they torque-steer their way down the strip. Keep in mind that by the time they cross the finish line, they are traveling at nearly 200 mph. It would be an understatement to say that these cars are dangerous to drive.
Croydon’s automobile nearly loses control at the conclusion of the video as it briefly catches fire. The driver manages to prevent the vehicle from colliding with the wall in some way. At speeds of more than 200 mph, it takes some significant expertise to be able to do that. We honor that.
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Racing team “METRO GTR” Maatouks (AUS) Vehicle: a Nissan Skyline Motor: RB30 * 2
The R35 is undoubtedly the quickest GT-R of all time, at least in a straight line, and quite likely in curves as well, according to the test.
Breakthrough R32 Skyline Build List
Before Maatouks Racing took it for a spin to “see what can be done with it,” Sam “Metro” Youssef’s Nitto II was regarded as the quickest GT-R in the world in Australia. Anthony Matouuk claims that the engine only produced 1,600 horsepower at the time, but this was swiftly fixed with new internals.
But even without the further modifications, the car was extremely speedy, running 6.9 seconds with the lock-up converter properly set up, making it the fastest GT-R on radial tires and the first GT-R on radial tires to attain a gate speed of more than 200 mph. When Maatouk saw the car’s potential in 2018, he persuaded Youssef to spend heavily on upgrades after concluding the vehicle had promise. After all, it was only tenths off the fabled “King32,” another of Maatouk’s R32s, which weighs only 1,322 pounds, a significant amount less than Youssef’s R32.
Youssef’s unfortunate passing in 2019 didn’t stop Maatouk from working on the car; in fact, it served as motivation for him to finish it at a time when the fastest GT-R in the world was the R35 of the American squad Extreme Turbo System, which ran a 6.54 at 225.33 mph. Interestingly, six of the top 10 fastest GT-Rs in the world are R35 models, but an R32 is now faster than all of them. For the complete narrative, watch the video.
Initially, Mihai Fira focused on long-distance competitions like the renowned 24 Hours of Le Mans. His range of interest broadened with time, and he continued to stray outside the typical boundaries of an automotive journalist. He still has a soft spot in his heart for anything auto-related, and he feels most at home recounting the tale of a long-forgotten incident in the development of auto racing. He will also take the opportunity to discuss why vehicles from the 1960s and 1970s are more intriguing than those in use now.
Which is faster, the GT-R or the R34 Nissan Skyline?
One of our favorite road-going racers is the Nissan GT-R, a technological marvel that can compete with supercars. Even though the automobile has been on the market for seven years, the Japanese manufacturer keeps making little changes to keep it modern and as swift as ever.
Comparing it to a 16-year-old vehicle with roughly half the horsepower feels almost cruel. But in this contest, we pitted the GT-R against the 1999 Nissan Skyline R34, the GT-forerunner. R’s
The GT-R has 543 horsepower compared to the Nissan Skyline R34’s 276 horsepower, plus 16 more years of technological advancement by Nissan’s computer wizards have made the older vehicle appear somewhat antiquated in comparison.
The Skyline R34 records a lap time of 49.7 seconds compared to the GT-45.7 R’s seconds, while having a weight advantage of 200 kg.
But how do the vehicles do when it comes to driving dynamics, which are maybe more crucial than pure speed? To learn more, view the video.
Which is faster, a Skyline or a Supra?
Two of the most recognizable Japanese sports cars ever made, the Toyota Supra and Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R, were recently put to the test in a series of performance tests by the Officially Gassed YouTube channel.
But these two autos are hardly ordinary. The two have been significantly modified and are now far faster than when they first left the factory, like so many other Supras and Skylines out there.
The renowned 2.6-liter six-cylinder engine in the Skyline GT-R has had its capacity raised to 2.8-liters. Additionally, it substitutes a single Greddy T78 turbo for the normal twin-turbocharger system, a common upgrade for those seeking more power. And this GT-R has a lot of it—more specifically, 800 horsepower.
The Toyota Supra is in the other corner. With a Syvecs ECU and a sizable Precision 6870 turbocharger, it now has a 2JZ six-cylinder engine. It has a minimum of 900 horsepower, which is higher than the Nissan but less than the Nissan because it is rear-wheel drive as opposed to all-wheel drive. Both have manual gearboxes.
The acceleration runs are used to introduce the comparison. Unsurprisingly, the Skyline accelerates to 60 mph (96 km/h) faster than the Supra, reaching that speed in just 3.3 seconds. The Nissan maintains its lead for the entire quarter-mile, ending with a best time of 11.28 seconds as opposed to the Toyota’s 12.18 seconds.
Can the Nissan Skyline outperform the Bugatti?
With a staggering top speed of 253.1 mph [407 km/h], the 1,001-horsepower Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is regarded as the fastest production automobile in the world. With a base cost of just over $2.1 million, it’s also one of the most expensive.
But can it defeat a severely tuned Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 Altechno that generates 900 horsepower during a quarter-mile race? The owner of the Bugatti will be disappointed to learn that the answer to that query is no.