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1995 Nissan GT-R R33 Was the Hottest of Its Kind in 1995, Check It Out Today

The R33 Nissan GT-R debuted back in 1995, and it was far from the icon that we see today, despite the fact that it had promising specs for its day. It is important to note that the tuning industry was different from what it is today, but GReddy was a thing even then, and this R33 was one of their projects.
1995 Nissan Skyline GT-R R33 by GReddy and Trust 11 photos
Photo: Screenshot from YouTube video by Larry Chen
1995 Nissan Skyline GT-R R33 by GReddy and Trust1995 Nissan Skyline GT-R R33 by GReddy and Trust1995 Nissan Skyline GT-R R33 by GReddy and Trust1995 Nissan Skyline GT-R R33 by GReddy and Trust1995 Nissan Skyline GT-R R33 by GReddy and Trust1995 Nissan Skyline GT-R R33 by GReddy and Trust1995 Nissan Skyline GT-R R33 by GReddy and Trust1995 Nissan Skyline GT-R R33 by GReddy and Trust1995 Nissan Skyline GT-R R33 by GReddy and Trust1995 Nissan Skyline GT-R R33 by GReddy and Trust
To be specific, this sparkle blue 1995 Nissan GT-R R33 was tuned by Trust and GReddy Performance to make it the top performer of its day. The goal was to build a car that could exceed 180 mph (ca. 290 km/h) at the Yatabe Top Speed Time Trials. The latter was the country's test track of the Japanese Automobile Research Institute, and it was the place to show off the latest and greatest at the time.

Since tuning in the 1990s also involved getting everyone's attention, the paint had to be shiny, as the matte black trend had not yet appeared in mainstream form.

This R33 GT-R in question was definitely an inspiration to many, and it does have a couple of mods that would be considered faux pas today.

For example, installing a line of analog gauges in the dashboard would not be seen as something cool today, unless an automaker does it with style. Many tuning enthusiasts will tend to go for a “clean” look, or at least an understated appearance to hide at least some of the modifications in plain sight.

Since the GT-R that you can see in the photo gallery and in the video below was built by a tuning company as a showcase car, it came with all the bells and whistles of its era.

Those include a straight-cut gearbox, a significant bump in horsepower, as well as changing the interior to make it get as many eyes on it as possible.

From a principle standpoint, the idea was the same as it is today. If you are a tuning company, it will be your goal to build a show car to reveal what you can do, and having one that is flashy might be the best bet to getting your name known by as many people as possible.

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About the author: Sebastian Toma
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Sebastian's love for cars began at a young age. Little did he know that a career would emerge from this passion (and that it would not, sadly, involve being a professional racecar driver). In over fourteen years, he got behind the wheel of several hundred vehicles and in the offices of the most important car publications in his homeland.
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