Comparison: Turning circle Datsun Skyline vs. competitors 2025

Turning circle is important for city driving, even for a Coupes like the Datsun Skyline Injection are known for their sleek and sporty design, which often comes at the expense of practicality compared to other common body types. However, their compact size, good visibility from inside of the car and good turning circle can make them well-suited for city driving, allowing them to navigate narrow streets and tight corners with ease.Turning circle is measured in meters it takes for the Skyline Injection to complete a whole circle (diameter). With it’s length of 4600 mm and wheelbase of 2615 mm, the Datsun Skyline Injection has a turning circle of 11 m. The best turning abilities you can find amongst similar vehicles has Datsun 260Z (S30 ), which is 10 m. For comparison, the wheelbase of the 260Z is 2605 mm and the length is 4600 mm. On the contrary, the worst-in-class value of 13 m belongs to the Lamborghini Countach LP400 . It’s wheelbase is 2450 mm and width is 1890 mm.

Datsun Skyline - How has the turning circle changed over the generations?

Datsun Skyline generations
  • Skyline, Model year 1973 (1.Generation) 11 m
  • Skyline, Model year 1978 (2.Generation) 11 m
The difference in Turning circle between first generation (1.Generation) from 1973 and last generation (2.Generation) from 1978 is 0 m.
The turning circle of the current generation of Skyline is 11 m.

The turning circle compared to other Datsun models

How does the turning circle of the Datsun Skyline compare to it's nearest competitors?

Datsun Skyline vs. similar cars
  • datsunDatsun 260Z 1976 10 m
  • opelOpel Monza 1978 10 m
  • lanciaLancia Gamma 1980 10 m
  • peugeotPeugeot 504 1974 10 m
  • Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV 1974 10 m
  • Talbot Matra Bagheera 1979 10 m
  • hondaHonda Prelude 1979 10 m
  • lanciaLancia Coupé 1982 10 m
  • lanciaLancia Beta 1975 10 m
  • datsunDatsun 280ZX 1979 10 m
  • alpineAlpine Renault Alpine A310 V6 1976 10 m
  • porschePorsche 928 1977 10 m
  • bmwBMW Neue Klasse 1962 10 m
  • datsunDatsun Skyline 1978 11 m
  • bmwBMW 6er-Reihe 1982 11 m
  • maseratiMaserati Kyalami 1976 11 m
  • toyotaToyota Celica 1982 11 m
  • Talbot Matra Murena 1981 11 m
  • mercedes-benzMercedes-Benz Baureihe 123 1976 11 m
  • porschePorsche 924 1976 11 m
  • lamborghiniLamborghini Silhouette 1976 11 m
  • audiAudi quattro 1980 11 m
  • lamborghiniLamborghini Jalpa 1982 11 m
  • ferrariFerrari 308 1975 12 m
  • ferrariFerrari 512 BB 1976 12 m
  • bmwBMW M1 1978 13 m
  • lamborghiniLamborghini Countach 1974 13 m

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