Driving Sports

Forget the Nissan Pulsar you remember from the 80s. That's not this car. Not even close. This Pulsar, a GTi-R owned by J.C., was a WRC homogolation Special. That means Nissan had to build (and sell) 5,000 of these mean little boxes if they wanted to run them in the World Rally Championship of the day.

It was th rules made similar street going masterworks, such as the Subaru 22B and the Mazda 323GTX, possible.  Homogolation rules have gone away, but fortunately the wicked little cars they made possible are still with us.

Listen to the interview with this car's owner, J.C., and get educated about this important piece of JDM history.

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Nissan Pulsar GTi-R Turbo Specs
length - 3975mm
width - 1690mm
height - 1410mm
wheelbase - 2430mm
curb weight - 1220kg
maximum speed - 223kph+
accelleration 0-100kmph - 5.9 seconds
accelleration 0-400m - 13.9 seconds
engine model - SR20DET
engine type - turbocharged inline four, dohc, 16 valves, intercooler
max power output - 227hp @ 6400rpm (or 171.5 kw)
max torque - approx. 290 nm
compression ratio - 8.3:1
turbo - Garret TB2804 (T3/T25 combination)
control system - electronic port injection
transmission type - 5 spd manual
suspension - 4 wheel independent with front macpherson struts, rear parallel
links
4wd system - ATTESSA with viscous coupling centre diff and viscous LSD
brakes - vented front and rear
ABS - A4 sensor, 2 channel electronic anti-lock

More Info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Pulsar_GTI-R
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f68Awq9URNE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_YP31NeeF4&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69zpZ04pQP4&feature=related