2009 Nissan Skyline GT-R

[Alak]

2009 Nissan Skyline GT-R









Information from http://www.edmunds.com/

What Edmunds.com Says:Nissan is gunning for the big leagues with this high-powered sports car and judging by the way it was circling the Nurburgring test track the Skyline will deliver.

What We Know: After getting teased with the GT-R Proto concept vehicle in Tokyo last year, our latest spy photos reveal the 2008 Nissan Skyline GT-R in near production trim. Scheduled for a debut at the 2007 Tokyo auto show, the next-generation Nissan Skyline will be the first version of Nissan's supercar to make its way to the U.S. With as much as 450 horsepower and all-wheel drive, Nissan's high-powered sports car will slot well above the current 350Z. Although Nissan has shown several Skyline concept vehicles, details on the engine and transmission configuration have yet to leak out. Expect a large V6 with displacement bumped up to as much as 3.8 liters and twin turbochargers so the Skyline can compete with the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and Porsche 911 Turbo. Previous Skylines have used manual transmissions only, but this Skyline will use a seven-speed, paddle-shifted gearbox instead. Nissan also considered using rear-wheel drive given recent advancements in traction control technology, but has since settled on a rear-biased all-wheel-drive system. Unlike its predecessors, this Skyline will ride on its own dedicated chassis which should help Nissan's engineers shed some of the weight that slowed down previous models. Some rumors even suggest Lotus was brought in to help tune the chassis. It looks like a diet may have already been started as this prototype is running wheels which look considerably lighter than those featured on last year's concept car. Initial speculation suggested that because this Skyline could cost as much as $70K-$80K it would be sold under the Infiniti nameplate in the U.S. Those rumors have since been dispelled as Carlos Ghosn himself told dealers that it would be sold as a Nissan worldwide. With its debut scheduled for next fall's Tokyo auto show, expect to see the 2008 Nissan Skyline GT-R in showrooms in the spring of 2008.

[Kunnin']

Ugliest front of a car I have ever seen.

[Alak]

lol yeah but I forgot to mention in my first post that those are images of the concept version of the car. The Nissan USA motor company stated at the 2005 Tokyo Show that the actual vehicle will look about 80%-90% of the concept. Here are some spy shots of the near-final production of the Skyline Exterior (some parts were covered for discretion purposes):






Edmunds Inside Line provided a spy video of the mule test being driven along side with a Porsche 911 Turbo at Nürburgring, Germany. This most likely means that Nissan is trying to get their new sports car to own the 911 Turbo so that people can buy a cheaper car with better performance.

The spy video may be found here

[Kunnin']

It'll stay a concept car. There won't be enough interest. It really shat on the Skyline range of vechiles.

[hova_]

i heard that it will not have "Skyline" in the name.

[thizzface]

thats uglier than fuck cuz the old skylines looked good

[Kunnin']

Originally Posted by thizzface

thats uglier than fuck cuz the old skylines looked good

The real old ones were the bomb. Nice box cars they were.

[rs2000mk2]

damn people hating on it......i rekn it looks damn good, the design stays true to the original GTR body, boxy and sharp edges....

yes they are dropping the "skyline" name, just gonna be called the GTR.... what people dont undertsand is they aint making ya run of the mill shitty skyline, this will be a supercar contender, sumwhat like what honda will do with the NSX in years to come....

[rawtunes]

diggin everything but the front

[Kanye East]

yea yaw niggas are fuck offs. daydreamin bout a gay ass car.