In this months SCC in their "Suck, squish, bang, blow" section there is this brief sentence:

"Having driven two vehicles with these turbos (the ceramic-turbine-equipped R32 Skyline and a Maxima equipped with a Japanese-market Cima turbo..."

Does anyone know anything about that Maxima? Is it JWT's? Is it a 4th gen?

Just curious.

 

The Cima is a larger sedan sold by Nissan in Japan. It has the VQ30DET. "T" for turbo...

 

just click on the links
http://www.nissan.co.jp/CIMA/

The PRESIDENT is a scary car...looks like a Lincoln or something.

 

/me wants VQ30DET engine

y do the emission laws here have to be sooo strict!??

 

its looks so much better then the q45 here, especially the front.

you know you want it

 

....and the 3rd gen's were sold with 4cyl turbo's in other countries.

 

Gloria, isn't that a 80s song (Laura Branigan)? the dash looks caddy retro, & that grill looks WAAAY MEAN.

1957 Skyline, wonder if that's their classic, like our '57 Chevy Bel Air. Gran Turismo 2 has a '71; wasn't 1990 the 1st AWD Skyline?

 

mmmm, turbo VQ block, mmmmmmmmm.

 

the nissan president is a true luxury car. I think i read this last time right, but the president doesnt come with leather for some reason. Oh well! I just had to read something about a turbo..

 

but the article stated the writer has driven a MAXIMA with this turbo on it, and I was curious if anyone knew which car this was. JWT has a turbocharged Maxima...is it that car that SCC was refering to? Or did JWT use an aftermarket turbo? Maybe I'll have to write SCC to find out whoevers Maxima with a Cima turbo they have driven.

 

there was an article about a maxima with a JWT custom turbo kit, it was a 5th gen and was lowered stuff. it was slow though, bad clutch and fuel deprivation.