Nissan Skyline Legal in Canada
These are some of the only ways an R34 GT-R can land on Craigslist in the US, and none of them come with guarantees of legality. The R34 Nissan GT-R is a revered sports car coveted by enthusiasts around the world. We know that it`s currently illegal to own one in the U.S. until at least 2024, when the first R34s can be legally imported under the 25-year rule, but that doesn`t stop enthusiasts from looking for loopholes. It`s especially tempting to buy one just across the border in Canada on any day of the week. By now, you`re probably familiar with the 25-year rule, which states that any car not destined for the U.S. market must be 25 years old to be legally imported into the U.S. Unfortunately, the R34 Skyline is still one of those cars, as it has never been crash or emissions tested to US federal standards. One important thing to note is that cars implicated in the Motorex scandal and excused by the U.S. government don`t count.
For a vehicle to legally enter the United States, it must first meet federal emission and crash safety requirements. That`s something Nissan never did with the Skyline until the R35 generation, and it means all variants of the R34 generation — including the revered GT-R — will be allowed to drive illegally in the U.S. until the age of at least 25. Yes. With the exception of two of the limited editions – 1999 V Spec and 2002 M Spec Nur, which can be imported under „Show and Display” conditions, all other versions of the Skyline R34 are still illegal to import until the age of 25. In February 2015, Motor Trend tested a comparison with the GT-R Nismo and Corvette C7 Z06, during the track test, test driver Randy Pobst drove the GT-R Nismo at the Willow Springs circuit and set a new lap record for the road-legal production car on the track with a lap time of 1:25.70 minutes. [152] If you find a car that has already been imported by Motorex or another company with current or past loopholes, the U.S. government may have issued a bail waiver to legalize it. These cars don`t quite comply with federal regulations, but authorities seem to look the other way.
The Motorex GT-R are the only legal R34 Nissan GT-R imported en masse into the United States, with the exception of the very few show cars. No. The R34 GT-R can only be legally imported into the U.S. under the 25-year rule, which states that a car that was not originally sold in the U.S. market must be at least 25 years old. In January 2024, production of the R34 GT-R began in January 1999. Keep in mind that the 25-year rule states that the car`s VIN number must be 25 years old. This means that an R34 GT-R with a chassis number can be legally imported from June 2000 from June 2025. On August 13, 2014, German automotive magazine Sport Auto tested the 2015 model year GT-R Nismo at the Nürburgring GP. 5.15 km long, driven by Christian Gebhardt, set a new legal lap record for the road for production vehicles on the track with a lap time of 2:13.80 minutes. [149] The Nissan R34 was never sold in the U.S.
market. As such, it didn`t have to cover U.S. federal safety and emissions standards, which is why it`s illegal. It may seem logical to drive one across the border and drive in a state like Florida with less restrictive title laws, unless it`s illegal. It could even be a crime, and even the intention to sell it could be illegal. In 2018, Nissan conducted a test at the INTA circuit in Spain, driven by Marc Gené with a 2017 GT-R Nismo, a GT-R Track Edition and a GT-R Premium. With a lap time of 1:05.83 minutes, the GT-R Nismo set a new lap record for production cars homologated on the road. The GT-R Track Edition turned in 1:06.39 minutes and took second place, the GT-R Premium turned in 1:06.93 minutes and took third place in the road-legal production car lap records. [157] Now ask the right questions! It turns out that this is not only legal, but also quite common. There has long been a grey area for cars intended solely for use on the race track or for display and storage. Yes.
Canadian law has a similar rule, but it is 15 years instead of 25. With this in mind, you can legally import an R34 GT-R into Canada since 2014. It was originally presented as a concept car that was not intended for production. Nissan decided to produce fifty to celebrate Nissan`s 50th anniversary, but it was postponed by 2 years to 2020 because changes were needed to make it road legal. In June 2014, the Nissan GT-R Nismo was unveiled at the Goodwood Festival. The car ran on the Goodwood Hill climb, driven by Jann Mardenborough, recorded a time of 49.27 seconds, making it the fastest production car on the road. [148] At the 2019 Jaguar Simola Hill Climb Race, the Nissan GT-R was named the most successful supercar. In the last Top 10 Shootout, Kyle Mitchell won the event with a time of 40.862 seconds and became the fastest car on the road.
[209] [210] But can an R34 be legally imported? Is there a legal R34 in the United States? Why wasn`t it sold here in the first place? Can you just drive one? In September 2014, Motor Trend conducted a test drive with the 2015 Nissan GT-R Nismo at the Willow Springs – Street of Willow Circuit. Test driver Randy Pobst set a lap time of 1:19.07 minutes, making him the fastest production car on the track. The 2014 model year GT-R Track Edition ran in 1:19.55 minutes and took second place, the 2012 model year GT-R Premium turned in 1:20.25 minutes and took third place in the road-legal production car lap records. [150] [151] Does anyone have or know someone who has obtained a skyline from Canada? I know you can do it, but you have to be 15 years old to be legal. I live in Maine, so suppression is really not public relations. The process of getting a car to meet U.S. emissions and safety standards is called federalization. But even if you could modify an R34 (or other gray market import) to meet U.S. regulations, you`d have a lot of work ahead of you, and the car probably still wouldn`t be legal to import given the high-profile nature of R34 in the eyes of the law.
Subject to a change in the law, you will be able to legally drive the first Nissan GT-R R34 on U.S. roads in 2024. Until then, it is simply not worth taking the risk of bypassing the government and smuggling one across the border. It won`t do you any good sitting in a prison cell while your car queues up to be run over. Our opinion? Save yourself the hassle and get an Acura NSX in the meantime. No, a 15-year-old rule currently applies to all imports from countries other than the United States. However, the Nissan Skyline R32 and R33 are legal. It`s a common belief that if you can get a license plate for something that makes it legal. This is simply not true, even if you get the plaque and title through legal channels. You still imported something that was illegal, and you are still breaking the law by driving it. If you were caught, the car would probably be confiscated and crushed.
At 16:48, twelve minutes before the scheduled end of the Nordschleife and five minutes before the rain, Michael Krumm completed his second lap in 7:08.679 minutes and reached a top speed of 310 km/h (193 mph) on the climb of the Dottinger Höhe. and it was 11 seconds slower than the 6:57 minutes set by the production record holder with the limited production of the Porsche 918 Spyder Weissach Package earlier this month, making it the second fastest production car on the road at the time. AMS Performance, based in West Chicago, Illinois, has set records and performance figures for the GT-R. Their Alpha Omega GT-R as well as the first GT-R to reach the 9, 8 and 7 series. In June 2013, OMEGA entered the 7 Series driving a 7.98 at 299.56 km/h (186.14 mph). On the evening of the 7-second passage, Omega broke a few other records. Omega exceeded its previous time of 97-209 km/h (60-130 mph) by 2.67 seconds. Omega also broke the record of 161-241 km/h (100-150 mph), previously held by an underground running Gallardo TT (2.58 seconds) with 2.45 seconds. But as of June 2015, the Alpha Omega GT-R produces more than 2,050 horsepower and has a 0-60 mph time of 1.49 seconds. Omega set several world records at the WannaGoFast 1/2 Mile Shootout at Built Field Airport in Monee, Illinois, including: 361.8 km/h (224.91 mph) in a standing 1/2 mile; 97–209 km/h (60–130 mph) time in 2.28 seconds; 0–161 km/h (0–100 mph) in 2.78 seconds; 0–300 km/h (0–186 mph) in 7.07 seconds; 0–322 km/h (0–200 mph) in 10.49 seconds. The Alpha Omega GT-R covered its best quarter mile in 7.49 seconds at 310 km/h (193 mph). This makes it the fastest and fastest GT-R and road-approved vehicle in the world.
and the car won the King Of The Streets competition twice in a row. The AMS Performance Alpha Omega package works more like a store/research and development vehicle, which is why it is not available to the general public.