Next Gen Nissan Skyline to be shown this Fall!!!

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Jul 29, 2003 | 08:58 PM

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SNEAKY NEIL

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Considering the G35 is the Skyline, that's what the Skyline GT-R should look like. And to be more accurate, the Skyline is already here; the thread should reference the next-gen GT-R.

I would also think at $60-70,000 this car will be an Infiniti.

So if the G35 is the Skyline, that is a HUGE departure from the previous generation. Do they sell the G35 in Japan as the Skyline?

Jul 29, 2003 | 11:12 PM

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The G35 in Japan is called the Skyline.

Jul 29, 2003 | 11:49 PM

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if it costs that much it will get a bad review

Jul 31, 2003 | 11:31 AM

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The move to the use of a normally asirated large-displacement engine for North America was based largely on emissions concerns, as turbocharged cars can have difficulties with 160,000km duration of Cailfornia's emissions certification"

Really? Anybody have info on this? Who would have thought Cali emissions would end up pushing large displacement V8's?

AWD V8 sports car.. sounds interesting.. $70k? It really better perform.. I don't like the look.

I really hope the Z06 doesn't creep into that relative price range

Jul 31, 2003 | 12:28 PM

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twin-turbo 6's have become an emissions nightmare for some builders, unless they want to run 3 cats like the WRX STI...It's just less a headache from their standpoint to get the power n/a...I do see the trend of imports going towards V8s in the future...I know they'll be smooth, high-revving and highly-refined, but mano-a-mano i don't see them stacking up well against future domestic engines like the next gen LS1, Hemi, or Ford's 3V 5.4...All I forsee is them getting

to the nth degree

Jul 31, 2003 | 04:08 PM

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Originally posted by SNEAKY NEIL
So if the G35 is the Skyline, that is a HUGE departure from the previous generation. Do they sell the G35 in Japan as the Skyline?

Here ya go:
http://www.batfa.com/new_car_nissan_skyline.htm

http://www.nissan.co.jp/EN/lineup.html (click on Skyline... yes it's G35 sedan!)

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Jul 31, 2003 | 04:46 PM

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So the 350z and the new skyline are basically the same car. That would be like the Camaro and Corvette sharing the same platform and most mechanicals, similar styling, yet the Corvette would cost more than twice the price. Aren't Skyline people pissed about this? I mean the new car has NOTHING in common with the old car.

Aug 1, 2003 | 04:41 PM

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Originally posted by SNEAKY NEIL
So the 350z and the new skyline are basically the same car. That would be like the Camaro and Corvette sharing the same platform and most mechanicals, similar styling, yet the Corvette would cost more than twice the price. Aren't Skyline people pissed about this? I mean the new car has NOTHING in common with the old car.

Ya, no **** huh. Going by the links the guion posted the new Skyline blows. Give me an R34 over that anyday.

Aug 1, 2003 | 07:17 PM

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R-34 looks like a Chevy Impala Coupe

Aug 2, 2003 | 01:57 AM

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Ya, no **** huh. Going by the links the guion posted the new Skyline blows. Give me an R34 over that anyday.

R34 is basically a performance version of the Skyline, kind of like Mustang's Cobra or Mach1, or Camaro's Z28 or SS.

The regular Skyline is being sold here in the US (as Infinity's G35 coupe & sedan), but it's the new R34 type car that's going to be sold here under the Skyline name at Nissan for 70 large.