Nissan didn't name the R32 GT-R Godzilla. Australia did.

Sources and assumptions

• SA Motor Museum (History Trust of South Australia), 'Godzilla!' by Mick Bolognese, 2015-04-22: The Wheels July 1989 cover line 'Nissan's new Godzilla on wheels aims to slay the Sierra. And it's here soon.'; that the new Skyline was called an 'obakemono' (monster) in Japan; first ATCC race at round 6, Mallala, 1990; Richards/Skaife Bathurst wins 1991 and 1992; that the GT-R was 'effectively pushed out of the ATCC by regulation changes for the 1993 season' (checked 2026-10-09)
• Nissan Heritage Collection, Skyline GT-R (1989: BNR32): Model code BNR32; R32 Skyline launched May 1989 with the GT-R three months later; RB26DETT 2.6-liter inline-six DOHC twin turbo, 280 PS (206 kW) at 6,800 rpm, 36 kgm (353 N·m) at 4,400 rpm; ATTESA E-TS 'electronically controlled torque split 4WD'; 4-wheel multilink suspension; '29 victories and no defeat for 4 seasons at Japan Touring Car Championship from 1990 through 1993' (checked 2026-10-09)
• Nissan Heritage Collection, Skyline GT-R (1991: BNR32): GT-R name brought back after 16 years with the R32; 'The combination of the RB26DETT engine (maximum output: 280PS) and ATTESA E-TS proved too much for its rivals' in Group A (checked 2026-10-09)
• Wikipedia, 1989 Australian Touring Car Championship: Ford Sierra RS500 drivers finished 1st (Dick Johnson), 2nd (John Bowe) and 3rd (Peter Brock) in the 1989 ATCC (checked 2026-10-09)
• Wikipedia, 1990 Australian Touring Car Championship: R32 GT-R debut at round 6, Mallala (8–10 June 1990), driven by Mark Skaife, who led early before a broken hub; Jim Richards won the 1990 title driving the HR31 GTS-R and then the R32 GT-R (checked 2026-10-09)
• Wikipedia, 1991 Australian Touring Car Championship: Jim Richards won the 1991 ATCC in a Nissan Skyline GT-R (checked 2026-10-09)
• Wikipedia, 1992 Tooheys 1000: Richards and Skaife won the 1992 Bathurst race in an R32 GT-R after it was stopped for heavy rain at 143 laps; they also won in 1991, the first back-to-back winners since 1983–84 (checked 2026-10-09)
• Wikipedia, 1993 Australian Touring Car Championship: From 1993 the championship ran under the new Group 3A category, including 'normally aspirated, two wheel drive cars', so a turbocharged AWD GT-R no longer fit (checked 2026-10-09)
• DSport Magazine, 'ATTESA Explained' (p.2): On the R32 GT-R the center actuator pressure can drop to zero, giving nearly 100% rear torque (a rear-biased system); the controller updates 10 times per second (checked 2026-10-09)

Assumptions:

• Power and torque are Nissan's figures for the Japanese-market BNR32 road car, not the Group A race car.
• The '29 wins, no defeats' figure covers only the Japan Touring Car Championship from 1990 to 1993, as Nissan states it.
• In 1990 Richards drove both an HR31 GTS-R and the R32 GT-R, so the 1990 title wasn't won in the GT-R alone.
• Wheels' 'Godzilla' cover appeared in July 1989, before the GT-R first raced in Australia in June 1990, so the nickname came before the wins.
• We say only that ATTESA E-TS is 'mostly rear-drive and sends torque forward when the rear slips'. The exact maximum front share was not verified from a primary source and must not be printed.

Photos:

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