Newman Skyline remade to RS specs
The Nissan “Skyline,” born of the engineering group Prince, has always been the best GT car of all time, clad in cutting-edge technology. Yukio Uchida’s favorite car is the 6th generation Skyline, nicknamed “Newman Skyline. It has been customized to RS specifications with a simple 1980s taste, without too much fiddling.
It is equipped with the L20ET turbo engine used in historic Nissan cars
The Nissan Skyline is famous for being given familiar nicknames by each generation of users. In the past, the 2nd generation Skyline was called “Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing,” the 3rd generation was called “Hakosuka,” the 4th generation was called “Kenmeri,” the 5th generation was called “Japan,” and the 6th generation was nicknamed “Newman Skyline” after the actor Paul Newman, who was used in commercials and catalogs.
Yukio Uchida’s favorite car is the 6th generation Newman Skyline. In addition to the 4-door sedan, 2-door hardtop, and estate van body variations inherited from the 3rd generation C10, a 5-door hatchback, the first and only one in the Skyline’s history, was added to the lineup.
As for the engine, which was the power unit, by grade, the TI-L Extra was equipped with the CA18S engine, the GT-L with the LD28 engine, and the GT-E X with the L20E/ET turbo engine. Then, with a minor change in 1983, the GT-L was dropped from the catalog, and only two grades, TI-L Extra, and GT-E X, were available as the later model. Body variations included a 4-door sedan, 2-door hardtop, and hatchback.
Mr. Uchida’s favorite car is a late-model HR30 2-door hardtop, grade GT-E X. The power unit was Japan’s first turbocharged engine, which was installed in the 430 Cedric/Gloria and later in the C210 Skyline, S130 Fairlady Z, F30 Leopard, C31 The L20ET engine was installed in the C210 Skyline, S130 Fairlady Z, F30 Leopard, C31 Laurel, and other models.
The engine, the so-called L-type turbo unit, showed a strong performance thanks to the combination of a matured mechanism and a supercharger that ushered in a new era. The R30 series also included the “Skyline RS,” a high-power grade machine with an inline 4-cylinder FJ20 turbo, but many owners dared to choose the Newman Skyline because the name Skyline is synonymous with 6-cylinder engines.
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