Although there isn’t visible damage, we are certain that the front end was not unharmed.
This is one for the records. A driver aged 17 from Australia purchased a Nissan Skyline GT-R R33 on Thursday and crashed it into a front yard.
Photos show the R33 Skyline GT-R parked in front a house, blocking its front door partially. Although there isn’t much visible damage to the vehicle, we are sure that the front end was not unharmed. It looks like the rear tire is buried in the ground. Perhaps the owner tried to run away from the accident, but couldn’t get past the manicured lawn.
According to Daily Mail, the driver was driving with a provisional license (known in Australia as a “P–Plater”) and his insurance rates will skyrocket. However, there were no injuries reported – all passengers were safe and no one was home at the time.
We don’t know much about the circumstances that led to the Skyline being rolled over by the driver, but we wonder if it was due to a lack in experience behind the wheel. The RB26 motor was a 2.6-liter biturbo-inline-six with 280 horsepower (209 kilowatts), and 264 poundfeet (358 Newton metres) of torque. It is mated to a 5-speed manual transmission. Although it is not clear if the coupe had been modified, most are. However, it would be a surprise that someone could not handle power that isn’t quite earth-shattering.
The fourth-generation Skyline GT-R was short-lived. It came in two flavors – the base and V-Spec models – but also had performance-focused versions such as the V-Spec N1 or 400R. Only 44 units were produced. The production of the R33 was ended in November 1998. Soon after, the R34 GT-R followed.
We are curious to know if the owner will keep the vehicle after it is fixed up or if his parents will force him to trade it in in for something more staid, such as a Pulsar (the Sentra) in Canada.