latest new GTR Skyline pics

[mvaters]

wondering if anyone has seen these? sounds promising

[240Degrees]

looks funky it doesnt do anything for me. it looks too much like the 350z. needs more boxiness.

[Emperiorjack]

if the put the R34 front end on that id be happy.Im sure it'll be improved even more before the release but im still disappointed on the apperance of the car at this point for some reason i like to see another car out with evil eyes the skyline would look good if it looked MEAN!

[Warwick5s]

v8?

those lights?


if you draw a line parallel to the bottom edge of the light, right above the two bottom light elements, and make the light end there, it would look 100x better.


also, with all the cost cutting, i have a feeling the interior will be no more impressive than the 350z (which isn't that impressive), with none of the technical wizardry that made the r34 so freaking cool.

[jsr20det]

looks ok, i'd take it.

[KiDyNomiTe]

I resent that comments about americans :hammer:

IMO its not that bad. I would drive it, and I am sure it will change a bit. But Engine wise they got a lot going for them. And is it my understanding that cali is the partial reasoning to no tt V8 GTR?

And whats this about an auto? I mean Americans are really getting back to manual. With all the craze about imports, and new american cars coming in stick.

Why would they make this one with an auto

[mvaters]

Originally posted by KiDyNomiTe
I resent that comments about americans :hammer:

IMO its not that bad. I would drive it, and I am sure it will change a bit. But Engine wise they got a lot going for them. And is it my understanding that cali is the partial reasoning to no tt V8 GTR?

And whats this about an auto? I mean Americans are really getting back to manual. With all the craze about imports, and new american cars coming in stick.

Why would they make this one with an auto

my guess is they wont end up going all automatic. that would be a stupid decision on Nissan's behalf.

[KiDyNomiTe]

Originally posted by mvaters
my guess is they wont end up going all automatic. that would be a stupid decision on Nissan's behalf.

I understand that, but I mean why have one at all.

GTR is supposed to be a high performance car, why make an auto. I understand the G35 coming in auto cuz its a luxury sports car. But the GTR is a legendary Sports car god, why make it auto. Honestly the only people that will buy auto are rich kids who don't know a damn thing about real sports cars. The people I thought they would be advertising this car to should be mad that an auto would even exist.

[hookedup240]

In the first couple pics it looks like an is300 with that grill.

[Rennen]

Am I the only one that sees pure S30 Z car in the front of it?



I have seen so many different "R35"s that I will just wait till they come out for sure.

-Matt

[Sanchi]

WHoa !! that S30 Z is PIMP!!! But i dig the new concep for the GT-R. So there wont be anymore Skylines huh thats sad but i guess its time to move on.

[SiL1480]

Originally posted by KiDyNomiTe
I understand that, but I mean why have one at all.

GTR is supposed to be a high performance car, why make an auto. I understand the G35 coming in auto cuz its a luxury sports car. But the GTR is a legendary Sports car god, why make it auto. Honestly the only people that will buy auto are rich kids who don't know a damn thing about real sports cars. The people I thought they would be advertising this car to should be mad that an auto would even exist.

I'm pretty sure that a lot of manufacturers are gearing their automatic transmissions more towards performance than comfort and smoothness, or will be soon, so i have heard. So, tomorrows automatic could possibly out-perfom yesterdays maunal, good driver or not.

[Got Sileighty?]

yup its a little too close to a Z, i guess nissan designers got lazy. id still take one though hehe

[Scion]

what magazine is that scanned from?

it kinda looks like the G35 but a lil changed

[Drift Style S14]

When i first saw the pic i instantly thought about the old z's. actually now that i look at it, it looks like part IS300, 350z, an old Z, and a G35coupe. I really fear what the next skyline is going to look like, from all the concepts that they have released i haven't seen one that looks good.

[SimpleS14]

looks like a Toyota

[Sanchi]

Well according to that article there is no more Skyline, They have droped the "SKYLINE" monicker so it will only be known as Nissan GT-R... interessting

And that is a G35, this is still computer generated so its not the real thing yet.

[Emperiorjack]

they need to make it look more lika the s15 . cause they seem to me in the previouse skyline share some looks from the silvias actually it should be the other way around blah

[Jsquared]

I resent that comments about americans

it's true.

as far as an automatic: they are getting a lot better with some companies, but they still can't touch a manual. if there isn't a clutch, I'm not buying it. of course, an electronically/hydraulically-controlled manual is a different story (e.g. BMW SMG II, Ferrari/Maserati F1/Cambiocorsa)

[S14TiNMAN]

looks alrite. not too shabby.

[Uniac]

what's all this no skyline crap? what the heck is the vl skyline then? Hmm(ok g35 here) and whats all this crap about auto's? ALL skylines AND GTR's have come with an auto package so it's not any different than any previous models.

I still think the concepyt of the GTR built back in 2000 with that huge front mount looks the nicest.

please correct me if i'm wrong

[deviousKA]

that car is beautiful. but it should be the 350z not the gt-r. it looks to much like the early z

[S13S14S15]

so RB is completely done?

[SilviaDriver]

Originally posted by S13S14S15
so RB is completely done?

yes the RB is done, same for the S-Chassis and the SR20

[rash]

Originally posted by SilviaDriver
yes the RB is done, same for the S-Chassis and the SR20

NOO!!

[S13S14S15]

Originally posted by SilviaDriver
yes the RB is done, same for the S-Chassis and the SR20

god damn it...

[RPS13]

what's all this no skyline crap? what the heck is the vl skyline then? Hmm(ok g35 here) and whats all this crap about auto's? ALL skylines AND GTR's have come with an auto package so it's not any different than any previous models.

Umm, I really don't think that there were any Skyline GT-Rs that came in Automatic... Skylines, in general, came with either A/T or M/T. But not the GT-R...

Nissan has always complained about how the GT-R was marketed in this fashion. If there were a rich person that came in to a dealer and wanted a GT-R but didn't know how to drive a Manual (or only own an A/T Driver's License), they lose a sale. They usually ended up buying the Z32 Fairlady Z or a Silvia Spec-R, since those both came with A/T as an option.

This is one of the reasons they will most likely be going A/T for the new GT-R. If they can reach out to the people who want a GT-R and also drive it, they can make the sale much easier. It makes sense to market them this way. More power to 'em.

As a great example, look at what Mitsubishi did with the Evolution VII. They lost all potential sales of previous Evolutions, including the Evolution VII, by not developing an A/T version of their best selling sports car. Once the Evo VII GT-A was announced, it was hard to even reserve one for yourself (trust me, I tried and was too late...) There's already rumors that Mitsubishi will be making the GT-A for the Evolution VIII.

I've also been reading more about the new GT-R's engine specs and it seems that the VQ32DETT (w/electronically assisted turbos) is most likely going to happen. They have also caught rumors that this engine will use the Dry Sump system to lower the center of gravity of the entire engine and engine bay. If the Wet Sump was used, like the V35 or Z33 Fairlady, the engine will have to sit "high" on the mounts to make room for the upper and lower oil pans. With Dry Sump, the lower oil pan can be eliminated, therefore lowering the center of gravity to create better handling.

As for why VQ32DETT and not VQ35DETT (like they're using in their JGTC version R34) is most likely because of emissions. Nah, really, I dunno...

[sykikchimp]

Lower displacement + lower compression + electronically assisted turbo's = High Revving Badassness with TONS of potential.

I wet myself at the thought of a twin turbo VQ32..


And if you guys didn't catch this.. the price they are talking about at $85,000 is Australian. In American Dollars that is right around (an attainable) $55,000.


Also, if it's badged as an Infiniti, then it WILL indeed come with all the cool gadgetry that the old GT-R's had. The G35 is quite luxurious.