By Rawle Francis
Photography by Rawle Francis
Owner: Bunny

By now most enthusiasts who commute between Curepe and Port of Spain may have seen this Supercar on the roadway and are still asking themselves "what was that?".

Its owner drives it to work daily from Maraval to Curepe. Ladies and Gentlemen, behold the Nissan Skyline GT-R, arguably the best Supercar to come from the Land of the Rising Sun. In its current incarnation, the R33 Skyline GT-R Vspec, it boasts 276HP (closer to 320HP, according to some experts) from its 2.6L inline-6 twin turbo. The Skyline's specifications are impressive for a performance car. As with most Japanese performance cars, the capabilities of the Skyline are largely the result of high-tech wizardry. Computerized All-Wheel Steering. Computerized All-Wheel Drive. Computerized everything. Its performance places it among the top Supercars of the world. While the Skyline is an aggressive streetfighter, it also maintains its very good road manners and amazing drivability. It is a Supercar you can take to the supermarket or the dragstrip.

Bunny's Skyline GT-R has so many scoops, strakes, wings, spoilers, diffuser ducts, intake vents, wheel arch bulges, speed humps and other add-ons that there's actually no car left. It drives superbly, though, with a six-speed gearbox so you can use all the power from its two turbochargers, brakes that stop you with eyeball-bulging force, and handling that lets you think you're brilliant. Apart from the slightly bumpy ride, thanks to Bunny using tyres so low profile that they look like a coat of black paint round the enormous 18-inch alloy wheels, the Skyline is a dream to drive. Moreover, it is even comfortable to sit in. However, the best bit is the computer game style display in the glove compartment. It checks up on turbo boost, throttle opening, exhaust temperature and all sorts of other stuff and it's all downloadable to a PC. Which all means that you can analyse exactly why you're losing that precious half-second. Let me not forget to mention the speedometer reads 320kmph. Bunny has spent the past year bringing this already formidable ride to greater heights, here are some of the aftermarket mod's he has added.

Modifications:

HKS FCON V - Fuel & Timing Computer, with 4 Maps & Curves.
GCC Graphic Control Computer fine tunes fuel curve at 5 different RPM ranges.
HKS Injection Pulse Monitor with fuel alarm.
Edelbrock Air/Fuel Meter.
HKS EVC Boost Controller with Remote Control.
HKS Exhaust Gas Meter.
Pair of K&N Filters.
Vielside Front Pipe 3"
4" HKS Super Drager Exhaust.
Twin HKS 25-30 Turbos.
HKS Blow-off Valves.
Blitz Oil Cooler.
Blitz Turbo Timer.
Blitz Type 03 18x10" Rims.
Pirelli P0 275-35/18.
HKS Springs.
Brembo Brakes.
Carbon Fibre Spoiler.