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Nissan Skyline R34 Carbon Z-Tune or is it?

In today’s market, there are few brave souls willing to slam a Nissan Skyline R34 GTR on air suspension. But did you know this is not a real GTR? Could you spot the difference? Because what we have here is a converted R34 GTT. The transformation is so seamless that I was completely fooled. No expense has been spared to create this Z-Tune lookalike.

Even the interior has undergone a complete makeover, often one of the first signs that you’re not staring at a genuine GTR. Unfortunately, I couldn’t pop the hood to peek underneath, so whether the conversion includes an RB26 engine remains a mystery. What I do know is that the car has since been exported, so perhaps we’ll catch a glimpse of it again at a foreign car show.

Toyota Cresta GX71 on SSR 3-piece wheels

When you can’t go to Japan you have to rely on others to bring Japan to you. That is exactly what the owner of this Toyota Cresta did. Can’t get over how good this looks. It’s as if the owner imported a ready made Cresta from Japan. But that is not the case he built the car himself on his hometurf in Germany.

There aren’t any airride sets available for this application so if you want it low you will need to get your hands dirty. A hotch potch of parts made its way onto the car to get it to sit just right. The car sits perfect inside the fenders on top of the lip of the SSR Speed Star mk3 wheels in 15″x9j in the front and 15″x9.5j in the back.

Fitted with a 4.4 liter V8 motor taken from a Toyota Celsior LS400 (1UZ-FE) this will drive a lot smoother than its stock engine it came with. Would love to hear this car roar and seeing it drive past.

Seen at the Essen Motor Show 2023.