ALL HAIL GODZILLA: Jethro Bovingdon shares the R32 Nissan Skyline GT-R experience

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The first installment of Sports & Exotic Car presented by Gullwing Motor Cars brings you “Godzilla”: Nissan’s R32 Skyline GT-R.
In this picturesque countryside of North Wales, host Jethro Bovingdon goes full JDM with a spirited journey testing the attributes of the most-storied four-seat sports sedan in his first-ever opportunity to pilot the Group A masterpiece.
At a time when some exotics had yet to be fitted with fully independent suspension, the R32 Skyline provided technology previously unheard of in an all-wheel-drive, four-place passenger car.
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@AleksandrHalas 9 ай бұрын

great respect for Jethro from a fan of his talent from Ukraine, I have been following his work since 2012 from EVO magazine

@trque0fthedevil 9 ай бұрын

Out of all the Journo’s I’ve followed since I was a youngster, Jethro’s always been the one I think I’d connect with the most. He’s like me in that he’s an 80’s kid who grew up on ‘90s performance cars. Love seeing cool 90’s cars getting revisited and having some spotlight shone on them from a well respected journo, who drooled over these cars as much as my mates and I did growing up! Top work

@jethrobovingdon1375 8 ай бұрын

Thanks! Really enjoyed filming this one. What a cool thing!

@mambastu 7 ай бұрын

Great review Jethro. Very few reviewers seem to really get it. A standard R32 GT-R is pretty dull but they come alive when you get them north of 400hp. When you bear in mind that it was developed in the late 80s and launched in 1989 it was very much ahead of its time.

@deancostello14 9 ай бұрын

The R32 is still my ultimate dream car. One day I'll get one. One day.

@hemmingsmotornews 8 ай бұрын

Anything is possible!

@obsidian.... 7 ай бұрын

The editing and videography has improved on each video. Well done

@FenderUsa 9 ай бұрын

subbed for more Jethro, love the guy

@drivebigmuscle8080 9 ай бұрын

This is outstanding!! Jethro sliding supercars is perfection!

@HighOctaneSpeedShop 9 ай бұрын

The R32 GT-R will forever be my favorite Skyline. 🏁🏁

@robstaples6649 9 ай бұрын

Great film. Love the car and the way the review is delivered. Subbed . Nice to see a more relevant well shot video.

@Foot--ge9vv 9 ай бұрын

Amazing video. Great to hear perspective on a legendary car from Jethro, a driver

@Steinbolt 9 ай бұрын

Yay! Happy to celebrate this yesteryear content with a like and a sub. Great work from Jethro and the team to put this together and deliver a good story. Very much hyped for more like this.

@DWI_Community 8 ай бұрын

Great video Jethro. Good to see you back! I regret selling my Godzilla every day!

@hemmingsmotornews 8 ай бұрын

Did you replace it with anything else?

@DWI_Community 8 ай бұрын

@hemmingsmotornews E46M3 and an Alpina D3 Touring... but yeah, I still have this feeling of yearning deep down for thr R32.

@natelasaede8296 6 ай бұрын

Hate to correct you Jethro but in Australia it was the Australian Touring car championship not "Supercars" that the GTR competed in. Brilliant video as always from you, have always enjoyed your content wherever you are at and looking forward to more.

@ProductofNZ 9 ай бұрын

A friend of mine bought one and graciously let me have it for a day. It left a lasting impression. I hope to own one too.

@carseyeadmire 9 ай бұрын

There's a good podcast interview with Fred Gibson of Gibson Motorsport which he talks about how they basically redesigned and rebuilt the GTR for racing in Australia as it was cheaper, stronger and more powerful than the Nismo cars. components

@mikebeattie4346 9 ай бұрын

Jethro, great vid, and I’ll even excuse the error at the start…. all 911s have independent rear suspension

@jethrobovingdon1375 8 ай бұрын

They have semi trailing arms up until 993. That’s what I meant! VO is a nightmare sometimes!!

@stevethomas760 9 ай бұрын

My personal preference is unmolested models. That said finding a GT-R (or Supra) and then paying for it gets it over in the Unicorn world. Looking forward to your review of the 1st gen NSX, preferably the NA1. Solid work on GT-R.

@carseyeadmire 9 ай бұрын

The NA1 NSX is a great car. My mate rates his NA1 above his R32 N1 GTR.

@stevethomas760 9 ай бұрын

Now that's some praise. My question is how does he pick the one to drive? I bought a GR Corolla 2/23. At 73 I figure it's a stretch run.@@carseyeadmire

@carseyeadmire 9 ай бұрын

@@stevethomas760 all his cars get driven regularly especially if we're going to coffee and cars or just doing a run for breakfast. Are you happy with the GR? I'm a fan of them.

@stevethomas760 9 ай бұрын

@@carseyeadmire I have a 5/20 Car & Driver "cars worth waiting for" and the GRC was listed. I do enjoy the car, not perfect but close enough. Toyota's approach is obviously different with a 1.6L engine. My brother has an older Z06, same size front brakes as the GR. Firm ride but not harsh. Trick is to find one for a reasonable price. I have a Core, $40.5K. It's a good low/mid $40s car, it's not a good $50+ car.

@brentdecarteret2343 5 ай бұрын

Slight correction: Was never sold new in New Zealand. We just have many from the large amount JDM used imports we have.

@JRB26GTR 7 ай бұрын

As a BNR32 owner, this review is absolutely spot on. Standard they are very underwhelming, but modified ones are where the legend comes from. Mine is 570bhp which isn’t massive by today’s standards. But the sound, the smell, the rawness of it, that’s why I love her.

@hemmingsmotornews 6 ай бұрын

Driving car!

@gnws6 9 ай бұрын

Great car. Great video.

@jesseginnever8199 7 ай бұрын

Love Jethro!

@syygnis 6 ай бұрын

2:16 Should've said "Destroyed local competition in the ATCC series" rather than supercar series which didn't even exist yet.

@ToprankImporters 6 ай бұрын

Vspec R32 GT-R didn't have an electronic differential. That came in the R33/R34. Add a little toe out and some camber and the turn in gets sharper.

@ThatCrazyCanadian23 8 ай бұрын

Just a heads up with the description it should say Group A not Group B. Great video thought!

@sodazman 7 ай бұрын

Great video, really enjoyed it. I'd love to see Jethro drive a nicely modified Evo next.

@hemmingsmotornews 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion! An Evo would definitely be a fun one. 😎

@sodazman 6 ай бұрын

@@hemmingsmotornews You're welcome, I look forward to watching it. 😀

@JamesMkII 9 ай бұрын

Although I wouldn’t claim it’s as great as an R32 GTR (my absolute poster car), my Impreza STi gives me that same feeling you described when you said it makes every road the perfect road. Summed it up exactly, especially for UK roads and conditions.

@jethrobovingdon1375 8 ай бұрын

So many new cars only work in a very prescribed and narrow set of circumstances. Love cars that can do it all, like this thing.

@biscuittballs 7 ай бұрын

thank you for confirming my assumed beliefs behind my dream car😍

@hemmingsmotornews 6 ай бұрын

Glad we can help!

@hernan2075 4 ай бұрын

mmmmmm nice mods, not over done..which is nice...... but at the end the day yeah, come 10 years later, always a untouch mod R32 GTR will always go for more $$$$$.. I believe the car is beautiful perfect the way it was born..

@BC-1983 8 ай бұрын

Nitto Clear Cam Belt Cover (Australian Company) hardly called going full JDM😂

@jethrobovingdon1375 8 ай бұрын

I think it was more the crazy look, and the general way the engine is dressed. Very JDM, I would say!

@BC-1983 8 ай бұрын

Fair call, very well done and tasteful car.