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mystic511 · 10-21-2003, 06:52 PM

Turbo Inline 6 engine is hardly something to laugh at. Inline engines are easier to turbo, have better technology and are more efficient for forced induction. That's why four cylinder cars are so common, they're inline 4.

The thing that seperates the Skyline GTR though is not the engine, it's the ATTESA ET-S(Advanced Total Traction Engineering System for All Electronic Torque-Split). Without going into too many details, it makes the car all wheel drive when it needs to be, and rear wheel drive the rest of the time. So for things like launching and hard cornering, all four wheels may do some work, but during straight lines and cruising, it's just another rear wheel drive car. This keeps the car from losing horsepower due to things like friction (AWD cars just naturally lose more HP through tranny)

When the R32 first came out, Nissan won virtually all track events because nobody could keep up with ATTESA.

Look forward to the new G35's. They're basically the skyline in japan. The highest model called the G35x will use a new ATTESA ET-S system.

Then keep track of the tuning scene, because i'm sure some tuner company or another will slap a turbo on that badboy, permanantly labeling it the American Skyline GT-R.

10-21-2003, 06:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
mystic511 Tilted	Turbo Inline 6 engine is hardly something to laugh at. Inline engines are easier to turbo, have better technology and are more efficient for forced induction. That's why four cylinder cars are so common, they're inline 4. The thing that seperates the Skyline GTR though is not the engine, it's the ATTESA ET-S(Advanced Total Traction Engineering System for All Electronic Torque-Split). Without going into too many details, it makes the car all wheel drive when it needs to be, and rear wheel drive the rest of the time. So for things like launching and hard cornering, all four wheels may do some work, but during straight lines and cruising, it's just another rear wheel drive car. This keeps the car from losing horsepower due to things like friction (AWD cars just naturally lose more HP through tranny) When the R32 first came out, Nissan won virtually all track events because nobody could keep up with ATTESA. Look forward to the new G35's. They're basically the skyline in japan. The highest model called the G35x will use a new ATTESA ET-S system. Then keep track of the tuning scene, because i'm sure some tuner company or another will slap a turbo on that badboy, permanantly labeling it the American Skyline GT-R. __________________ One day, I will become Virtually Infamous.