The earliest variations of the R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R are actually eligible for import into the U.S. below the 25-year rule, however examples of the automobile are already right here, legally, and two of them are up for grabs by way of public sale.

One instance, completed in black paint, is headed to Mecum’s public sale going down in Glendale, Arizona, in early March. The second, completed in white, is at present listed on on-line public sale web site Deliver a Trailer. The worth on the time of writing is $150,000, however the bidding is prone to go a lot increased given the rarity of the automobile.

Each examples up for grabs are uncommon M-Spec Nür editions, of which simply 285 examples had been constructed. One other M-Spec Nür bought on Deliver a Trailer final 12 months for $455,000, and in 2021 one other R34 GT-R, a lesser V-Spec, bought for $315,000 on the identical public sale web site.

The unique M-Spec GT-Rs had been launched in 2001 to have fun GT-R chief engineer Kazutoshi Mizuno, and the next 12 months the M-Spec Nür was launched to have fun the Nürburgring racetrack. The Nür therapy introduced a lift in efficiency, primarily from a particular model of the R34 GT-R’s twin-turbocharged 2.6-liter inline-6 that was based mostly on a racing engine. Key upgrades included bigger turbochargers with metal turbine blades as a substitute of the usual ceramic items.

2002 Nissan Skyline GT-R M-Spec Nür – Picture credit score: Deliver a Trailer

2002 Nissan Skyline GT-R M-Spec Nür – Picture credit score: Deliver a Trailer

2002 Nissan Skyline GT-R M-Spec Nür – Picture credit score: Deliver a Trailer

Whereas the engine was formally rated at 276 hp, it is well-known that this was an understated determine to fulfill a earlier gentleman’s settlement between Japanese automakers to restrict output to 276 hp within the curiosity of security. The true output is broadly thought to hover round 330 hp.

Different particular touches of the M-Spec Nür included gold-colored accent stitching and a speedometer working as much as 300 kph. The vehicles additionally featured gold paint for the engine’s valve cowl and an engine bay plaque.

The alleged mileage of the black automobile is simply over 44,000 km (roughly 27,340 miles), whereas the white automobile is alleged to have coated 39,000 km (24,230 miles).

Each of the vehicles have been introduced into the U.S. below the Present or Show exemption of the NHTSA. Future house owners might want to achieve approval from the NHTSA for granting of a brand new exemption. They will even be restricted to driving the automobile as much as 2,500 miles per 12 months, although as soon as 2027 rolls across the vehicles shall be eligible for the extra lenient 25-year rule.