The earliest variations of the R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R are actually eligible for import into the U.S. beneath the 25-year rule, however examples of the automobile are already right here, legally, and two of them are up for grabs by way of public sale.

One instance, completed in black paint, is headed to Mecum’s public sale going down in Glendale, Arizona, in early March. The second, completed in white, is at present listed on on-line public sale web site Convey a Trailer. The value on the time of writing is $150,000, however the bidding is more likely to go a lot greater given the rarity of the automobile.

Each examples up for grabs are uncommon M-Spec Nür editions, of which simply 285 examples had been constructed. One other M-Spec Nür offered on Convey a Trailer final yr for $455,000, and in 2021 one other R34 GT-R, a lesser V-Spec, offered for $315,000 on the identical public sale website.

The unique M-Spec GT-Rs had been launched in 2001 to have fun GT-R chief engineer Kazutoshi Mizuno, and the next yr the M-Spec Nür was launched to have fun the Nürburgring racetrack. The Nür therapy introduced a lift in efficiency, primarily from a particular model of the R34 GT-R’s twin-turbocharged 2.6-liter inline-6 that was based mostly on a racing engine. Key upgrades included bigger turbochargers with metal turbine blades as a substitute of the usual ceramic items.

2002 Nissan Skyline GT-R M-Spec Nür – Photograph credit score: Convey a Trailer

2002 Nissan Skyline GT-R M-Spec Nür – Photograph credit score: Convey a Trailer

2002 Nissan Skyline GT-R M-Spec Nür – Photograph credit score: Convey a Trailer

Whereas the engine was formally rated at 276 hp, it is well-known that this was an understated determine to fulfill a earlier gentleman’s settlement between Japanese automakers to restrict output to 276 hp within the curiosity of security. The actual output is broadly thought to hover round 330 hp.

Different particular touches of the M-Spec Nür included gold-colored accent stitching and a speedometer working as much as 300 kph. The automobiles additionally featured gold paint for the engine’s valve cowl and an engine bay plaque.

The alleged mileage of the black automobile is simply over 44,000 km (roughly 27,340 miles), whereas the white automobile is alleged to have lined 39,000 km (24,230 miles).

Each of the automobiles have been introduced into the U.S. beneath the Present or Show exemption of the NHTSA. Future homeowners might want to achieve approval from the NHTSA for granting of a brand new exemption. They may also be restricted to driving the automobile as much as 2,500 miles per yr, although as soon as 2027 rolls across the automobiles shall be eligible for the extra lenient 25-year rule.