It's all prestige. Granted the Skyline can perform with the best if setup correctly, but much of the Skyline hype comes from the fact that it isn't available for sale in the US unless you pay a lot of cash to get one imported into the country. If the Skyline became for sale in the US, much of the hype surrounding it would disappear within the first 2 years of it being sold at your local Nissan dealership.