An extra two cylinders

I've been without a car for about a month and a half now, and it's pretty frustrating at times. On the plus side, you occasionally get to drive something else nice, like your brother's R33 Skyline. Sean was kind enough to lend me his car (see pic) on the weekend, and it was a great experience.


In comparison with the 4 cylinder Silvia, the 6 cylinder engine just revs so cleanly, with a minimum of fuss. The extra 0.5L of displacement means more torque everywhere in the rev range too.

On the inside, it also feels positively cavernous compared to the Silvia. For a tall guy like me, the leg and head room is awesome! It's a pretty compelling case to swap models.

There's a common analogy that the Skyline is the Silvia's bigger brother. Apart from literally being longer, wider, and heavier, I can really see why. The Skyline actually feels like a more "grown up" car.

I might have to think up a few more errands that "can't wait" so I can get back behind the wheel!