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leblanc2.0 · 10-09-2006, 06:23 PM

The enthusiast world has been waiting for the next Nissan Skyline for some time now, particularly American enthusiasts, who are set to get their first factory-sanctioned taste of the performance legend when it makes it into US showrooms for the first time.

Looking very close to the sensational GTR-Proto concept shown back in 2005 at the Tokyo Motor Show, the 2008 Skyline appears to be in its final stages of development, as evidenced by these KGP Photography shots of the car caught testing at the Nürburgring.

While all previous Skylines were sedan-derived, the new model will reportedly gain its own two-door architecture, which bodes well for the car from a performance standpoint.

Prevailing rumors have the car taking on a 3.8-liter twin-turbo V-6, itself derived from the engine in the 350Z. Power bogeys put the mill in the range of 450 horsepower and 370 pound-feet of twist. In true Skyline fashion, the car will be all-wheel-drive, with a further evolution of the GT-R’s electronic ATTESA ET-S torque-sensing system, tied into a four-wheel steering system.

All of which should be good for a 0-60 miles-per-hour time of well under 4 seconds, and a top speed somewhere on the ambitious end of 180 mph.

Interested parties might want to start inquiring with their local Nissan dealers now.

Winding Road

THE GREAT MONSTER IS BACK!!

nthfinity · 10-09-2006, 06:25 PM

boring!

looks a bit fat too

if i want a fat front engine rwd car, then i'd shoot for a GT500

coloradosilver · 10-09-2006, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by nthfinity

boring!

looks a bit fat too

if i want a fat front engine rwd car, then i'd shoot for a GT500

Too bad this Skyline is AWD, not RWD.

Will it be available in the US?

nthfinity · 10-09-2006, 06:31 PM

Originally Posted by coloradosilver

Originally Posted by nthfinity

boring!

looks a bit fat too

if i want a fat front engine rwd car, then i'd shoot for a GT500

Too bad this Skyline is AWD, not RWD.

Will it be available in the US?

hehe

duh

i knew that

ok, replace AWD into that, and I'd choose a Audi RS4...

its the styling that really gets me here... that, and i've never been a fan of mr. eclectronic goodness skyline GTR

ferrari550 · 10-09-2006, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by nthfinity

boring!

looks a bit fat too

if i want a fat front engine rwd car, then i'd shoot for a GT500

With a 0-60 time of well under 4 seconds, i can't be that fat. A GT500 can't touch that.

coloradosilver · 10-09-2006, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by ferrari550

Originally Posted by nthfinity

boring!

looks a bit fat too

if i want a fat front engine rwd car, then i'd shoot for a GT500

With a 0-60 time of well under 4 seconds, i can't be that fat. A GT500 can't touch that.

Not just that, but you can bet that this Skyline can really get around the corners and stop in a hurry without much drama. The GT500 gets beat by a stock corvette through the turns.

Oh well, with a projected price of $70,000 USD, I'll never have one. Not to mention that they will all be sold before they're even to the dealer floor and those that private parties sell will be thousands over MSRP for a used one.

If you really want to make some money folks.... Get one reserved, buy it for MSRP if you can, then sell it for a nice profit the same day on ebay.

saadie · 10-09-2006, 06:53 PM

dosnt look half as bad as i expected .. . 8)
thanks for posting leblanc

gangajas · 10-09-2006, 07:17 PM

It looks very good, similar to the prototype. It's a pitty that they don't use the RB26DETT anymore.

TNT · 10-09-2006, 08:05 PM

looks badass to me. and it will be a major player like it or not.

ae86_16v · 10-09-2006, 08:31 PM

Originally Posted by coloradosilver

Originally Posted by nthfinity

boring!

looks a bit fat too

if i want a fat front engine rwd car, then i'd shoot for a GT500

Too bad this Skyline is AWD, not RWD.

Will it be available in the US?

I know the previous versions of the Skyline had RWD variants.

nthfinity · 10-09-2006, 09:54 PM

Originally Posted by ferrari550

Originally Posted by nthfinity

boring!

looks a bit fat too

if i want a fat front engine rwd car, then i'd shoot for a GT500

With a 0-60 time of well under 4 seconds, i can't be that fat. A GT500 can't touch that.

looks fat doesn't always equate to is fat...

the GT500 doesn't look so fat, while a CLK GTR does... but in fact, the GT500 is fat, and the CLK GTR isnt.

anyway... performance matters, but so do looks.... and if you want a sub 4 second 60 mph time, you dont have to spend 30k in mods to the GT500 to make it there....

and contrary to what so many say, the GT500 will do well in the corners too

Vansquish · 10-09-2006, 10:11 PM

It's a bit chunky, but then the Skyline has always struck me as a GT-car that has more lithe handling, braking and ability than it has any right to. This looks absolutely excellent as far as I'm concerned. I love the window line and the rakish edgy look to it. It indeed does seem to have carried over a lot from the concept car. I can't wait to see it in the flesh!!

nthfinity · 10-09-2006, 10:23 PM

as a side note.... many nissan parts are absolute Junk, and may in fact be 3 sigma at best...

but you didn't hear that here...

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spanky · 10-09-2006, 10:31 PM

I think its gunna look pretty damn good. And those exhausts are pretty damn big!
Cant wait to see it when its unveiled! 8) Thanks for the post

evoWalo · 10-09-2006, 10:58 PM

70T for a jap car is way too rich, though I wouldnt mind owning one.