HISTORICAL CONTEXT ABOUT THE GTR
The creator of the GT-R was “Prince Motor Company,” but they were a racing company, which means they did not produce cars for the public but for the people who wanted to race only. The company was founded in 1952 in Japan. They made their own first Skyline in 1964, which was called the “Prince Skyline.” The Skyline was highly successful in GT racing and had won 50 overall race victories. The Skyline was later renamed Skyline 2000 GT.The company wanted to make it a production car so they joined Nissan Automotive to help them make a lot to sell. There are as of today six generations of Nissan GT-Rs.
First Generation GT-R (1969-1972.) The first Nissan was the Skyline GT-R. It came as a 4-door sedan and as a 2-door coupe. Both models came with a 5-speed manual transmission. It was …show more content…
It was an overpowered car. “. . . because the GT-R and the Skyline family which directly preceded it are as legendary as the titular kaiju which lends the car its nickname: Godzilla, The Nissan GT-R is as much myth as machine and Japan’s premier pavement-shredder has eked out a name for itself for the past six decades as the last word in hardcore performance” (Ryan McElroy 1). This vehicle was very popular in the commercials of the Godzilla movies in Japan. This car was too fast for police to catch so America did not want. So from there, all the GT-Rs are nicknamed