Why Every 90s Japanese Supercar Claimed 276 Horsepower

The Nissan Skyline GT-R and the Toyota Supra spent the nineties as bitter rivals. They also spent the nineties telling the same lie.

In 1989 Japan's carmakers formalised a voluntary agreement capping the advertised power of any car sold in the domestic market at 280 PS, which is 276 horsepower. It was not a law. There was no enforcement and no testing. Every major manufacturer signed it, and then virtually none of them honoured it.

Nissan rated the R34 GT-R's RB26DETT at 276 horsepower. Independent dyno testing on stock cars has consistently measured closer to 320 at the crank. Toyota rated the Japanese market Supra's 2JZ-GTE at 276 as well, while selling the same engine in America at an honest 320.

The R34 was also the first GT-R with a six speed gearbox, a Getrag unit from Germany. The Supra ran a Getrag six speed from the same family. Two companies who were supposedly at war bought the most important part of the drivetrain from the same supplier.

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