Skyline Coupe

[SlipZtrEm]

This is just a bit of a guess from me, but Infiniti's new M45 is coming out next year, and previews of the concept from earlier this year stated that it's based on a new generation of the FM platform. Perhaps that's why the new GT-R is taking a while; it's going to be utilizing "FM2" and not the current chassis.

Just an idea.

 

[Ford 429 Hemi]

currently
G35 = Skyline
and any versions of the G35 that exist, there is also a similar version of the Skyline. Like 4 door, awd, rwd...
Also the new GT-R!
Might hit the USA as a Nissan rather than not at all or rebadged as an Infinity
(G35 GT-r R35 has a nice ring to it eh? )
Will be on it's own platform based off the current Skyline (G35)
If it does hit the USA, it will be a 2007 model year car.
One possible engine is a Cosworth built engine and a 3.2l I beleive.
Okay I am done.

 

[Homer_SS]

currently
G35 = Skyline
and any versions of the G35 that exist, there is also a similar version of the Skyline. Like 4 door, awd, rwd...
Also the new GT-R!
Might hit the USA as a Nissan rather than not at all or rebadged as an Infinity
(G35 GT-r R35 has a nice ring to it eh? )
Will be on it's own platform based off the current Skyline (G35)
If it does hit the USA, it will be a 2007 model year car.
One possible engine is a Cosworth built engine and a 3.2l I beleive.
Okay I am done.

You pretty much summed everything up.........thanks
👍 👍

 

[Z32]

R35 huh? nissans offcial press release of the GTR concept from Tokyo Motor Show back in 2001 never mentioned R35, just GTR as the "skyline gtr" name will be dropped for 2007-8. the "R35" was picked up under speculation from japanese magazines.

V35 is the chassis designation, so its V35 skyline and V35 G35
like the Y34 m45 and Y34 cedric/gloria

and the 35 in G35 represent engine displacement

the infinit XVL concept was the worlds first preview of the skyline sedan/g35 sedan back in 2000 with the vq30de

the chief designer of nissan penned the Z, other credits include the isuzu vehicross when he was head designer there.

come to think of it, if carlos ghosn wanted the gtr out by 2007-8 work should start by end of this year if it hasnt already. nissan earlier press release said they were working on more profitable cars instead (180 plan = turn around nissan and make big bucks, they had a horrible 90s)

(i have no life )

 

[Eldorado]

Well! "McLaren F1GTR"

Maybe i was wrong about the fast movies(But here in sweden every idiot who watch that film,bought a 350Z)Oh and no i didn´t think about the Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec R34(That car is a beauty).And hell yes there is a guy 2 blocks away from me that got a 4 door version of the Skyline(It´s a looker)You really can´t mistake the Nissan Skyline GT-R from the 350Z!

 

[ZeratulSG]

The 350Z never made an appearence, nor did the car have anything to do with the movie. You're thinking of the Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec R34.

Actually, the sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious, which REALLY spawned the global tuner trend and games like NFS: Underground (and was the one with the CWest Skyline GT-R V-Spec R34 in it) did feature a Nissan 350Z, but you had to look closely, as it only appears in like one shot (that I recall). I think the lead female character is busy adding some vinyl to the side of one, but you can only see the door and rear quarter panel, or something like that.

So yeah, anyone who thinks the 350Z's popularity was driven by those movies needs to watch them again

 

[SlipZtrEm]

So yeah, anyone who thinks the 350Z's popularity was driven by those movies needs to watch them again

Cruel, cruel torture, that is. Nobody should be subjected to those things again.

 

[Mukai]

I dont care what their names are,it´s still the 2 ugliest japanese cars ever.Only reason the 350Z is popular is The Fast and the Furious movies,and the people who thinks that is soooo coool!.

You don't know much about the Z's History, don't you?

 

[GTXLR]

Well! "McLaren F1GTR"

Maybe i was wrong about the fast movies(But here in sweden every idiot who watch that film,bought a 350Z)Oh and no i didn´t think about the Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec R34(That car is a beauty).And hell yes there is a guy 2 blocks away from me that got a 4 door version of the Skyline(It´s a looker)You really can´t mistake the Nissan Skyline GT-R from the 350Z!

I just passed a Nissan skyline GTR r34 today, being driven by a short, (well the seat was pulled quite a way forward), yet very classy looking lady!

 

[Hyde]

R35 huh? nissans offcial press release of the GTR concept from Tokyo Motor Show back in 2001 never mentioned R35, just GTR as the "skyline gtr" name will be dropped for 2007-8. the "R35" was picked up under speculation from japanese magazines.

V35 is the chassis designation, so its V35 skyline and V35 G35
like the Y34 m45 and Y34 cedric/gloria

and the 35 in G35 represent engine displacement

the infinit XVL concept was the worlds first preview of the skyline sedan/g35 sedan back in 2000 with the vq30de

the chief designer of nissan penned the Z, other credits include the isuzu vehicross when he was head designer there.

come to think of it, if carlos ghosn wanted the gtr out by 2007-8 work should start by end of this year if it hasnt already. nissan earlier press release said they were working on more profitable cars instead (180 plan = turn around nissan and make big bucks, they had a horrible 90s)

(i have no life )

Finally someone that actually know what really is a V35

FYI, there is no R35.... even when the next GTR hit, its not gonna be a R35.
its either a V35 or V36

the R doesnt come from the name GTR, it came from the RB series engine

the V desination came from the VQ series engine, which will be used on the next GTR

even with the Skyline name dropped on the next GTR, the GTR is still based on the latest skyline

btw, the 350Z is based on the V35 Skyline. not the Skyline based on the 350Z

the first car with FM platform was the V35 Skyline sedan back in June 2001.

 

[Ford 429 Hemi]

I never said R35, I was more or less poking humor a tthe fact that if there was a Skyline GT-R R35 in Japan, then that would be the US cars name.
Cuz Nissan has never brought a Skyline to the US under the Skyline or Nissan badge.
Unlike some cars that atleast stay with the same company (Miata anyone?)
I don't honestly see why Nissan doesn't bring Skylines here.
The reason they don't have a large market to be spoken of, is that:
A: They aren't street legal in stock form
B: They are expensive to import and have legalized ($20,000+ for GT-R R32, $50,000+ for GT-R R33, $70,000+
for GT-R R34)
C: The legalization process is long (6 to 8 months)
D: The car's preformance is hindered to a degree unless you opt to pay even more to have NISMO parts imported and put on the car....

Just go and look at Motorex.net
They are the only liscensed importers of Nissan Skylines in the country.

 

[Hyde]

I dont think that the coupe is an R35..........i remember reading somewhere that this will be the regular skyline "FM" but a new "GTR" or "R35" is coming out based somewhat on the older GTR chassis.
So this is not a R35 but an "aside" platform.....the "real" R35 will coming eventually.

I dont know how to better explain this its complicated.

you have absolutly no idea what u are talking about.

Nissan has already confirmed that the next GTR is built from the V35 chassis. and has confirmed that its going to be a V35. there will not be any R35, and R3x doesnt mean its a GTR. regular skylines are also R3x.

but with the delay of development, the are probably going to skip the V35 variation of the GTR and go straight to V36, because the V36 Skyline is due out in 2006/7, there is no point of releasing the V35 GTR for 1 year only.

 

[Hyde]

I never said R35, I was more or less poking humor a tthe fact that if there was a Skyline GT-R R35 in Japan, then that would be the US cars name.
Cuz Nissan has never brought a Skyline to the US under the Skyline or Nissan badge.
Unlike some cars that atleast stay with the same company (Miata anyone?)
I don't honestly see why Nissan doesn't bring Skylines here.
The reason they don't have a large market to be spoken of, is that:
A: They aren't street legal in stock form
B: They are expensive to import and have legalized ($20,000+ for GT-R R32, $50,000+ for GT-R R33, $70,000+
for GT-R R34)
C: The legalization process is long (6 to 8 months)
D: The car's preformance is hindered to a degree unless you opt to pay even more to have NISMO parts imported and put on the car....

Just go and look at Motorex.net
They are the only liscensed importers of Nissan Skylines in the country.

Infiniti has already registered the name Infiniti GTR

the reason why Nissan never brought the skyline over is because it was not profitable.

this is also why Nissan is now using a FM platform for the skylines, which is shared between 350Z, FX and the new M

 

[LaBounti]

the Coupe and 350Z are both based on the G35/ Skiline sedan.

Anyway Bye Bye I35, Hello M35

 

[SlipZtrEm]

there is no point of releasing the V35 GTR for 1 year only.

Unless they follow a similar approach to Mercedes. The new SLK is just coming out, based on the chassis of the C-class, which is already four years old. I'm under the impression the new FM chassis isn't a very radical departure from the highly successful current one, so it wouldn't hurt them too much if they used the current chassis for say, 3 or 4 years before switching over. Most performance cars usually are released a year or two after the cooking models.

Either way, the GT-R's return has been quoted as 2007, from what I last heard. Can't come soon enough 👍

 

[JrunkenC]

GJ guys, it took two pages before someone finally clarified everything (Z32) BTW, Kazuhiro Tanaka drifts a R34 sedan (yes I have pictures from D1GP of his insane tire smoke) so the japanese do love their sedans too.

Also, I also wanted to add another little tidbit of info, check out the engine in the new Pathfinder. hehe... Its a VQ40!! 4 liters of displacement and 270hp, 290 lbs of torque.

 

[Hyde]

Unless they follow a similar approach to Mercedes. The new SLK is just coming out, based on the chassis of the C-class, which is already four years old. I'm under the impression the new FM chassis isn't a very radical departure from the highly successful current one, so it wouldn't hurt them too much if they used the current chassis for say, 3 or 4 years before switching over. Most performance cars usually are released a year or two after the cooking models.

Either way, the GT-R's return has been quoted as 2007, from what I last heard. Can't come soon enough 👍

the SLK have an life cycle of about 7 years.

but for Nissan, the next GTR will use alot of parts from the V35/36 coupe to save cost. including alot of body parts such as roof and interior parts, think of the GTR as M3 of the 3 series.



since V36 is coming out in 06, it would be wiser to based the GTR on the V36 rather then the last generation V35.

 

[Eldorado]

"Mukai" well i wasn´t talking about the Z´s history was i.I love the older Z´s (Fairlady,I think they are called)but i didn´t say nothing about them just the new one.

 

[Hyde]

V35 GTR caught testing in the nurburgring

 

[Hyde]

From Best car

Yes, it's a lefthand drive "Infiniti"... LHD in Germany remember!
A German photographer snapped these pics recently, remarking on how quickly the car was travelling around that part of the 'ring. A professional driver from Japan has been flown to Germany to carry out "overall" testing with emphasis on aerodynamics appraisal.

The test at Nurburgring wasn't about parts testing, but overall performance and handling, suggesting that the GT-R has entered the middle phase of development where engineers concentrate on the entire package rather than just seperate parts. The front bumper seen in the pic above isn't the final design!!! It's a just a quick bumper thats been made so the car has some kind decent airflow characteristics without any attention to styling.

The rear wing on the other hand does give a big hint as to what the final one will look like. The reporter from Best Car was suprised that the rear wing is just your generic late model FD3S RX-7 type wing with beefed up end plates. The wide fenders will make the GT-R 100mm wider than the current V35 Skyline Coupe, making it the same width as the current Porsche turbo. Some effort has been put forward to make the fenders blend in as a component of the complete aerodynamics package, one that will become one of the strongest merits of the car.

Best Car couldn't report on much about the engine this time around, but were quick to point out that a "number" of different engine capacities are being tested, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5 and possibly a 4.0 (a la the V36 VQ41DE) but still retaining the electric spool-up twin turbo configuration. Also note the two air opening under each headlight on the pics above, they aparently feed each turbo, with a highly efficient intercooler design making use of the third opening. Power is still being set at about 460ps.

Just a final note, the engine is the ultimate "saving grace" for this V-series GT-R, and as far as Best Car can see, Nissan WILL NOT dissapoint in this area.

 

[Mukai]

There will be no GT-R in the current shape of the Skyline. Nissan wanted the Skyline to be the luxury sedan that it's been in the past before the R30.
That's why Nissan presented the GT-R Concept. Thats the philosophy the new GT-R will have.
I like the design of GT-R concept very much, so i hope they make it real.

 

[Homer_SS]

My mistake my info is over a year old.....................
Back then the rumour was that a new GTR was going to be coming out based on the old R34
platform..........The new chassis is a V35....i completely forgot. I kept thinking FM (FrontMidship).
My original point was that F&F did not cause a 350/g35 craze.....and to the person who said that F&F spawned NFSU..true but thats not the reason the V35 got popular.....And again to the person who said everyone who saw that movie bought a G35........you have no idea what youre talking about.....QUIT LIFE!

But anyways i think Z35 cleared it up and those new Spyshots look AWESOME.......

 

[renegade141]

I never said R35, I was more or less poking humor a tthe fact that if there was a Skyline GT-R R35 in Japan, then that would be the US cars name.
Cuz Nissan has never brought a Skyline to the US under the Skyline or Nissan badge.
Unlike some cars that atleast stay with the same company (Miata anyone?)
I don't honestly see why Nissan doesn't bring Skylines here.
The reason they don't have a large market to be spoken of, is that:
A: They aren't street legal in stock form
B: They are expensive to import and have legalized ($20,000+ for GT-R R32, $50,000+ for GT-R R33, $70,000+
for GT-R R34)
C: The legalization process is long (6 to 8 months)
D: The car's preformance is hindered to a degree unless you opt to pay even more to have NISMO parts imported and put on the car....

Just go and look at Motorex.net
They are the only liscensed importers of Nissan Skylines in the country.

i heard another reason why the japanese is not bringing all their cars over to america to sell is because of marketshare...there is something about import companies taking over the american market....so they limited how much cars the import companies can actually sell in america...

if the skyline was brought over to america and sold in mass, the american companies would lose all their business to the japanese counterparts...

thats what i heard, correct me if i'm wrong

 

[Hyde]

There will be no GT-R in the current shape of the Skyline. Nissan wanted the Skyline to be the luxury sedan that it's been in the past before the R30.
That's why Nissan presented the GT-R Concept. Thats the philosophy the new GT-R will have.
I like the design of GT-R concept very much, so i hope they make it real.

back when 2001 when the first V35 Skyline came out, it wasnt selling well at all. so nissan wanted to Split the Skyline and the GTR, but they underestimated how successful the G35 became. because of the success of the G35 Sedan here, Nissan quickly design a coupe variant of the G35 which also became a huge success.

Because of the success of the G35 in north america, the new Skyline gain back its reputation at home as the premium sports sedan/coupe

this is why Nissan is still making the next GTR based on the Skyline. i dunno how u can say there will be no GTR based on the current skyline. but spyshots dont lie. it is clearly they are already testing the V35 GTR. however, u might be right that the next GTR wont be based on the V35, but it will be based on the V36 Skyline for sure.

btw, many design cues of the GTR Concept has been carried along into the V35 coupe, such as the connected quad circular tail lamp and the overall roof line

 

[Ford 429 Hemi]

Anyone who reads car and driver has seen the new GT-R. Well pretty much.
Last month they showed an image Nissan had press released to show what the new GT-R will msot likely look like. And who ever said the GT-R would be more luxury than sports, sorry your not totally right. They are adding in more luxurios features to the GT-R. They already have a luxury version (Infinity G35), so why make another??

Link To Car And Driver Article

 

[Jay]

That pic of the GTR in that link you posted has been floating around for quite sometime.

 

[Z32]

wow, love the pics hyde. looks like nissan is still tyring to keep evrything hush hush on the design. i doubt itll bare much remsemblance to the skyline/g35 base model once its done, afetr all nothing makes better camou then a current car to trick photosnappers. and youre right renegade, america want to proctect its economy by limiting cars shipped to the us. thats why many makes build plants in the us to produce cars rather than shipping them in 👍 ala, camry, accord. but its only beneficially for mainstream high volume vehicles. i really hope they use a vq33dett. the jgtc r34 had them fora few races but swicthed to the vq35dett, which the current gt500 Z runs. if it can handle 500+ps and go over 300km under race stress, i think "around 460" will be great. ive also read on the electric scroll turbo set up for antilag purposes.

oh yeah, the bench mark will indeed be the porsche 911 turbo. read that in an interview with the product planner for the GTR. wonder what the 997 version will boast <drool> i trust motor trend more than car and driver looks like an artist interpretation rather than press release stuff...

nissan wont bring r32, r33 and r34 GTRs to the us beacause they dont make them anymore bringing used cars would be lunacy

but seriously, we had the 300ZX in the 90s, and we all know how that ended up. how could nissan justify bringing in an even higher priced sports car with a nameplate that has no reputation/recogniton in the US. only til the "playstaion genration" did we (we as in american car culture) became well aware of it. i didnt learn of the GTR until 1995, when i saw a white R33 with gold daytons in a lowrider magazine (i was in the 7th grade, im different now at 22). but even then i didnt know anything of what i was looking at until late 1997, when i saw pics of the r34 25gt previewed in CAR magazine at barnes n nobles, then Gran Turismo came out in may 98

 

[Hyde]

i really hope it looks like a muscular G35 coupe...

the G35 coupe is by far the sexiest japanese coupe so far.

i hope this engine is strong enough to hold even more boost....

 

[Rezonance]

whats not to like about the 350Z styling?
Ive seen 3 of these in the past week and they look stunningly sleek in design.
Theres not much out there to compare with its smooth lines right now.

Well, personally I can't stand the rear end treatment. Those reverse lights look like an afterthought, and the tail lights don't add much either. The whole car looks like a hodgepodge of individual pieces that may have looked good individually but don't complement each other as a whole. Obviously there are plenty who disagree with me, judging by the number of 350Zs on the roads here in SoCal. I think that the Infinity G35 Coupe is a much more unified design.

 

[GT-One Lover]

there´s a "nissan skyline G35 coupe" in GT4P:

well i quite liked it!!..ok it´s not a "skyline GT-R" but also a sports-coupe!
what do u think this car costs in usa or japan???...and how much is it in €uros???
can anyone tell?