Ford XR6 Turbo vs Nissan Skyline R34 4 Door GTS-T

[Luciferous]

Originally Posted by holdens

call me crazy if u will but i am really dissapointed about the looks of the r35 skyline it just doesn't strike me like the r32 r33 n r34. i no they were aaiming for a totally new direction for the skyline but imo its the wrong direction at this stage

Its a product of Nissan gettiong their asses saved by the French, now all their styling is sposed to be european, hence the 350Z and Maxima

[jetpow]

Originally Posted by fpv_gtho

Ive been told its only the GT-R thats AWD so that rules it out here i guess

This may solve the debate here, but again it may not. I currently have a 93 model R32 GTS4 (yes 4WD) turbo, the car has been modified with a change of engine to the RB26. I have just recently changed occupations which has caused me to purchase a ute, more specifically an XR6 Turbo. I have always been a skyline fan and have never dreamt of owning any other car until this day. Both cars in standard form, the XR6 Turbo smashes the skyline all over the road. I have always hated fords and holdens, but the XR6 turbo really surprised me. A mate of mine has an XR6 Turbo that has been modified APS stage 3. This modification cost less than A$10000 and has produced 328rwkw. I have spent over $15000 on mods for the skyline and it has only produced a$297rwkw. More would be needed. As for the weight factor, the XR6 Turbo weighs 1694kg in a sedan form (i have the ute so a little lighter). The skyline on the other hand weighs 1532kg (remember this is a R32 so the lightest model and in 4wd). I am sorry to say and yes it breaks my heart but the XR6 Turbo has this debate hands down. Best way of deciding would be to have a brand new skyline (stopped making) with a single turbo, up against a brand new XR6 Turbo and either run both standard or whatever mod you do to one you must make to the other. This way the comparison remains the same.

[fpv_gtho]

The Falcon utes are actually about 30-50kg heavier than the sedans believe it or not. Other than that, it'd be the torque of the XR6T doing that, same as the 60nm extra a standard Falcon has over the standard Commodore despite the Falcon having the worse power/weight ratio, its the quicker of the duo