By late 1989, the American automotive engine hierarchy was shattered not by a rumbling V8, but by a technologically obsessive Japanese import with six cylinders and forced induction. While Detroit was busy suffocating cast-iron blocks to meet emissions, Yokohama-based Nissan unleashed an incredibly complex masterclass in thermodynamic efficiency. This was a brutal wakeup call wrapped in sleek sheet metal, and it forever changed the trajectory of performance cars in America.
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