May 1998, the EN34, HR34, ER34 and BNR34 marked the introduction of the more fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly
RB25DET NEO engine. The
RB20E engine was discontinued in the R34 base model (GT), and the
RB20DE, after last being used in the R32 Skyline, was reintroduced in updated
NEO guise. The R34 GT powered by the
RB20DE NEO, coupled with a five-speed gearbox, became the most fuel-efficient straight-six Skyline to date (of any shape). " The 4-speed
automatic transmission available on some models in the previous two shapes were discontinued. In its place, Nissan produced a 4-speed
Tiptronic
transmission for all of the automatic versions (Except the base 2.0L,
which has a standard 5-speed gearbox). Only the GT-T coupe variant was
sold in New Zealand and Hong Kong from 1997 to 2000 respectively. They
were the only two countries besides Japan that sold the R34 GT-T model
Skylines new. All Japanese
Nissan Prince Store locations that sold the Skyline were renamed
Nissan Red Stage.
Models:
1998 Nissan Skyline sedan (Japan)
GT-R
The
GT-R
reappeared in 1999, with a revised chassis and other updates. The R34
turbos received a ball bearing core. The R34 N1 turbos had a metal
exhaust wheel, and ball bearing center section. The turbo outlet pipes
were changed from cast to formed metal outlets. The intercooler outlet
side and rear turbo dump pipe had temperature probes fitted in the
V-spec models. The biggest feature and most significant feature to the
R34 GT-R that wasn't seen on any other model skyline was the display
unit at the top of the dashboard. This display unit was very significant
for the car at its time. This display showed many of the cars engine
stats including boost pressure, oil temp, water temp and more. As a 1999
car this kind of technology was very rare and advanced at the time. The
display was capable of showing the G-force that the car was under when
driving and there was also a lap timer that could be started by a button
that was located near the gear lever. There was a computer jack lead
hidden underneath the left passenger side skirt that could be used to
transfer driving data from the car to a laptop. This could only be done
with a Japanese version of Windows and Japanese software, which today is
very hard to come by. Other features such as the battery being located
under the back seat of the car made more room available in the engine
bay. The Nissan Skyline GT-R rivals are the
Toyota Supra and the
Mazda RX-7
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