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Translation, May 2003 Best Motoring: Skyline vs Fairlady vs M3
Source: Freshalloy G35 Forum
Video Source: GTR_Boy
Translation: Sukairain
Subtitled: BOB Production

[GT Coupe, Decoration of Men]
[Test drive the Premium Coupes in the world]

The current best domestic (JDM) GT Coupe, the Nissan Skyline Coupe.

The winding test of the Skyline Coupe in the April issue of Best Motoring did not explore the true potential of the car.

How does it compare to the FR benchmark, the BMW M3?

What are the differences between the chasis-sharing siblings, the Skyline Coupe and 350Z?


Skyline Coupe
Tsukunba BATTLE
3 LAPS

Testing the true potential of the Skyline Coupe on Tsukuba Circuit.

Grid is set up based on Power-Weight ratio.
The vehicle with the most power is placed last on the grid.

[Skyline Coupe: Takuya Kurosawa] - son
[M3: Skihiko Nakaya]
[Fairlady Z:Motoharu Kurosawa] - father

Compare the Skyline Coupe to Fairlady Z,
it has a 20cm longer wheelbase, and weights 80kg more
Power-Weight ratio is 5.46

Recently introduced to the sport car-lacking JDM market
The 5th generation Fairlady Z

Ultra-low emmission is one of its selling point.
Power-Weight ratio is 5.18

Costing well over twice as much as Skyline Coupe
The supreme benchmark of FR Coupes, M3
Today, we drive a semi-automatic SMG2 version
Power-Weight ratio is 4.55

3 Lap Battle Start!

Acceleration from a standing still,
Would 80kg advantage make a significant difference?

No! Z tails closely behind the Skyline Coupe

Gan-san is not speaking, he is driving very seriously

We added a low angle CCD camera
on the front lower bumper of the M3
So we can observe the difference between the Skyline and Z?

How are those two cars in the front?
[Nakaya] From the race lines the cars are taking,
It would appear the Z has a lower center of gravity

Can the Z shorten the gap and close in on the Skyline?

How is acceleration exiting the corner?
[Kurosawa] I can't pull on the Skyline at all!

[Nakaya] The M3 is faster on the straight line,
Let's see what happens here

[Takuya] This car 80kg heavier
How will the longer wheelbase and weight affect the performance?

Takuya is not feeling the extra weight yet in this first lap

Skyline takes the pole on the opening lap

The M3 still owns the straight line
but it hasn't been able to pass the other two cars.

[Nakaya] The performance of these cars are very similar
It will be difficult to determine a victor today.

[Takuya] Feels like the Z can enter corner better.

The gap between the Skyline and Z is not very wide.

[Takuya] I can feel the weight of the vehicle here.

Weight, size and roll impacts the performance negatively
but the Skyline corner entrance speed is on par with the Z.
Can he pull away from the competitions this way?

[Nakaya] The BMW acceleration
can overtake the other two cars here on the straight

[Kurosawa] Don't wedge in from there~

It's time to demonstrate the full potential of the M3
Which car will come out ahead
after threshold braking into the 1st turn?

Two cars are side by side,
which one will come out ahead?

[Kurosawa] Nakaya, if you are going to pass, then hurry up and do it.

[Nakaya] The Skyline is very fast around turns

The Skyline does not lose when it comes to braking and cornering stability.
and it stopped the M3 advance.

[kurosawa] Oh they are dead even here.

The Skyline and M3 are really battling it out on the infield.

Cornering ability are very even as well.

The winner will be determined based on acceleration on the last straight.

[Takuya] He's going to pass me on the straight

[Nakaya] His exiting speed is clearly slower.
Good work~

[Takuya] He's got that wicked grin on his face when he passed me
but this car can corner every bit as well.

The M3 takes the pole in this battle with its power advantage
However, the Skyline supressed the Z and took 2nd place
The Z renewed its best time on Tsukuba in this battle


Conversation:

[T] The main attraction today is the Skyline Coupe
[N] It's made in Japan,
[N] It's been awhile since we had a new domestic coupe,
and it's got 280hp and 6 speed transmission.
This is the car everybody has really been anticipating.
So how was it?

[T] This is my first time driving the car to its limits
doing a full test on Tsukuba Circuit.
and got to demonstrate its true potential.
I wanted to see what this car can do.
While cornering, the weight of the car is concentrated on the outside tires
This is probably due to the long wheel base of the vehicle.
That design worked out very well.

[K] The Skyline coupe has a very satisfy effect on its drivers.
[T&N] That's very true
[N] The Z is a new model car, it does things alittle better than the Skyline
[T] but both Z and Skyline got around the same 1 min 9 sec to complete Tsukuba Circuit
These times and top speeds are fairly slow compared to the extreme sport cars,
but as far as driving pleasure of a FR Coupe, it performed beautifully in our 3 lap race.
[N] They are not supposed to be full blown performance cars
[T] For normal Sport Coupes, this car will be the new benchmark from now on.

[N] Things are going to be great.
The M3 comes with new technology like the SMG,
and well over 300 hp
I hope Japanese cars can make cars with more power as well.
Everyone must have noticed the difference on the straights
The BMW has overwhelming advantage on straights
However, around corners, all three cars are pretty much equals

[T] In a time where not many sport coupes are being made
These coupes are definitely making a impact
I hope that mean more excellent cars like these will be released in the future.


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great video torquie



Ur not a bad dude bro, just misunderstood

 

see if you just be civil then nobody has any problems!!!

 

the m3 just needed to find a straight away to use its 43hp advantage and pull ahead

 

So that's how you do the heel-toe shift, time 5:44 has a perfect example of the "how to".....

 

very impressive...the race was pretty close...even though m3 = 2x 350z. is the g35c tuned differently in japan? I would have though that the 350 would pull ahead of the g35...

 

Cool, proves the M3 isn't such a turd everyone always claims

The G35 (skyline) looks so sweet new eye candy, not to take anything away from the 350 or the M3... I'd drive any of those cars.

 

funny i was thinking just the opposite...that the G and Z get props for being such good competitors to the M

and i agree, good eye candy all around

 

G35 Very Tight in the Turns

Neither can compete on the Straight-a-ways with the M3

Excellent Video

 

sweet vid.

 

Who has the record for being banned and coming back with another user name the most times?

Just wondering

 

BTW, excellent video. It was VERY impressive that the G35 was able to hold off the M3 until the very last lap. And that the 350Z was unable to pass the G35.

For a car with softer springs and shocks, the G35 did remarkable well. I wonder which DRIVER was best???

 

nice video, the G35 performed very well!

 

Nice video, man.. being able to read Chinese really helps!

I'm impress by the G35C most of all!!

 

It didn't really hold off anything, the M3 was held up the whole time by the other two cars. I couldn't make a safe pass..

On the track, if another car is in your rear view mirror, he IS faster. I would like to see how much space the M3 and 350Z could put on the G35 if they had started in proper order, M3 --> Z --> G35...

 

very sweet video
THANK YOU!

WE NEED MORE!!!!

 

Hmmm.... watch the video again. There were a few times when both the Z and the G increased the space between the M3, especially entering and exiting turns.

I'll definitely admit that the M3 had the advantage on the straigts....no denying that. But it wasn't a HUGE advantage, or the M3 would have easily been able to pass both cars on the very first straight.

In reality, the video proves that the M3 and G35/350Z are competitive on a road course. Assuming equal drivers in all 3 cars (which is a unlikely scenario), I doubt the M3 would have been able to blow away the other two cars even with an equal start. The only advantage the M3 had was the straights. In the turns, there were no clear advantages with ANY car.

 

I don't know how often you go to DEs, but it is fairly clear that to me that the M3 would have gotten a good lead out on the other cars had it started first. Any time that a car stays on your tail for 4 laps, that means that car is faster than you and should be in front.

Yes, the G35 did get some space in front of the M3, pretty much only when the M3 was unable to make a safe pass. The only other time that i saw a single car length lead for the G35 was into the sharp right turn, but it didn't amount to anything because at corner exit (where it matters), the Z and M3 were back on its ass and held up again.

And, the straight advantage was pretty significant. You don't pass instantly, I though the M3 was able to overtake the other cars in the straights well. They were short straights...

 

wow impressive

how much do the 350 and g35 weigh? Just curious

 

Oh and maybe i dont want scrib or synth coming with me to the road course

 

I believe the Z is around 3150 and the G35 is about 3440...

M3 is a portly 3415, but at least it has a large back seat...

 

The Z weighs approx ~3200lbs while the G35 weighs around ~3400. Fairly close in weight

 

Speaking of which... I'm probably going to to go Gingerman next year if you're interested.

 

Whats going on there, what day? Who you going with?


At least you arent the best at manual yet, like me

 

I bet the M3 would leave a lot of space in 4 laps from the front, and maybe a different driver...
It's a good vid, though...

 

Hey nice!!

 

I guess you guys don't watch speed channel, or go to live sports car races. Because the M3 is a known giant killer. In IMSA show room stock races the M3 is in the same class as 8 litre vipers, 6 litre vettes, and v12 Ferrari's. On a regular basis the M3 beats all those cars. Just last week at Lime Rock Bill Aulberlin won from last place on the starting grid. He passed Saleen Mustangs, Vipers, Z06's, and twin turbo AWD Audi S6's. Then as if to make a point he won again the next day while it was raining. A time when the AWD Audi's should have had an advantage.

Trust me the M3 driver was making it look interesting. He could have taken them any time he wanted. In fact that is exactly what he did on the last lap of the video.

 

The M3 is a track monster...

 

The M3 is holding off to film the Z and the Skyline! The M3 is the only one with a camera mounted in front.

 

omg omg i wanna swing from bmws nuts too.

 

Some of you are making the M3 out to be a car that it isn't. A stock M3 SMG is close to a Z around a track. Look at the Road and Track article from a few months back. The Z BEAT the M3 around the track in the David vs Goliath article.

No one was holding back. Yes, the M3 has more power in the straights, but the Z/G35 handle better around the turns.

 

If you don't believe me, check this out:

http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....ber=6&preview=

Nissan 350Z Track: Lap Time - 01:40.06
BMW M3 SMG II: Lap Time - 01:40.09\

A quote from the article:

"This confidence is most evident in the lap times, where the 350Z turned a fast lap just marginally faster than both the M3 and 911."

 

I've seen this article...It just doesn't make sense...The acceleration numbers are GROSSLY different, the skid pads are largely the same and the braking is largely the same...On a larger track, the M3 with a competent driver should eat the Z up...

 

It says in the video the M3 is holding back.

 

YO....the link doesn't work for me. All I get is some pic of an iraq soldier with some words underneathe. Can anyone help cause I really want to see this vid...

 

 

i wanna see it too...where is it???

 

damn, I waited till I had a chance to DL it at work, and now it's gone.

 

except i dont work

 

you know I would provide alternate links for the video, but since the moderators around here, only know how to ban me for no reason(they banned torquie just for posting the video in the first place), , I don't know that I'm in the mood!