The first Nissan GT-R Skyline first appeared in 1969 known as PGC-10 (KPGC-10 for the next version).
Hakosuka is defined as Hako meaning box and Suka is an abbreviation of Sukairain / Skyline) using a 2.0 liter (1999cc) engine. The new DOHC engine was designed by the previous Prince engineer, generating 160HP of power and the same engine used by Prince R380 as the GR8 engine.
The GT-R started from a sedan, but for the 2-door coupe version debuted in October 1970 and was introduced publicly in March 1971. The car was removed all unnecessary elements to make the car's weight lighter for racing and more performance Both on track. For the sedan model won 33 times for less than 2 years, and then the coupe model was extended in 1972.
The C10 has been racing with many cars including the Toyota 1600 GT (RT55), the Isuzu Bellet GTR, the Mazda Familia (R100), the Capella (RX-2) and even with the Porsche. At the end of the year 11971 Mazda issued a new car that Mazda RX-3 became the main competitor GT-R.
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