The Nissan GT-R, often referred to as “Godzilla,” has earned its reputation as a giant-killer in the world of performance cars, largely due to its exceptional engineering and innovative technology. At ...

The RB26DETT was never just another engine code on a cam cover. It was the compact, overbuilt straight-six that turned the Skyline GT-R from an obscure Japanese coupe into a feared presence in global ...

Comparing the powerful Nissan RB26 engine, more accurately the RB26DETT, to Toyota's 2JZ engine, specifically the 2JZ-GTE, reveals that, according to the manufacturers' specs at least, the ...

Touring car racing was growing in popularity through the 1980s, with various regional series and championships for modified production-based cars being contested across the globe. Most of these were ...

The most popular variant of the Nissan RB series engine is the RB26DETT, which is so-called because it has a 2.6 liter displacement, uses a dual-overhead cam with electronic fuel injection and comes ...

Photo: Toyota Motor Company/Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. The world is moving on from internal combustion engines, but for most gearheads, talking about which electric motor is better is as boring as ...

Japanese manufacturers were busy locking horns on both the track and in the showroom when the RB26DETT and 2JZ GTE debuted. Both are widely regarded as some of the most reliable turbocharged engines ...

Having all but conquered the world and crowned itself as the king of the import world, the Nissan Skyline GT-R was put out to pasture. Although legendary, the GT-R's potent RB26DETT power plant, ...

The Mustang is "just" a muscle car today, but we think it had a huge impact on cars as a whole, bigger perhaps than the VW Beetle. It was such a monumental success in the 1960s that it inspired ...