Driving Line VOLUME V ISSUE 2 | SPRING 2019 | Page 11

SEASON 1 FINALE: NISSAN SHOWDOWN
Story by Greg Friend and Matthew Wheatley
Photos by Luke Munnell
When we’ve had previous intramanufacturer battles, we’ve featured
Hondas, but this time it’s Nissan’s turn in the spotlight. The company
has been making enthusiast cars for years, so it only makes sense that
two titans of Nissan’s history would battle it out on the time-attack track.
Of course, we have a GT-R (an R35, to be specific) and a…240SX?
Sure, we all know the GT-R is a monster on the track, so how
can the 240SX possibly keep up? It’s more known for drifting than
straight-line speed. But this isn’t your average S13. It’s got a ton of
aero, an SR-20 swap and a Garrett turbo. Both cars are running Nitto
NT01s, and the GT-R features a bunch of upgrades as well, so this is
shaping up to be a closer—and faster—battle than it might seem at first.
We pitted the two cars against each other at the Chuckwalla
Raceway in Desert Center, California, for the battle. Keep reading to
learn more about how each car has been upgraded, and take a guess
at which car was faster.
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