Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R

The R34 is the GT-R that became a superstar. Built from 1999 to 2002, it honed the formula to its sharpest point: a shorter, stiffer body, a purposeful stance, and a 5.8-inch multifunction display in the dash showing live boost, temperatures, and g-forces, which felt like science fiction at the time. The RB26DETT carried on under the hood, still officially making the obligatory 276 horsepower, still routing through ATTESA all-wheel drive and Super HICAS steering.

Enthusiasts obsess over the spec ladder, from V-Spec to V-Spec II up to the holy-grail Nür edition, and over that signature Bayside Blue paint. Then there is the fame. As Brian's car in 2 Fast 2 Furious and a recurring hero across the Fast & Furious films, the R34 became the most wanted Japanese car on earth for a generation that grew up watching it.

That fame, plus a short production run and decades as forbidden fruit in the United States, has launched values into the stratosphere. The R34 only started clearing the US 25-year import wall in 2024, which has poured fresh fuel on an already white-hot market. This is the blue-chip GT-R, the one the bedroom posters were made of, and the prices reflect every bit of that mystique.