Nissan Cribs Infiniti: The New Skyline Revealed
When is a Skyline not really a Skyline?
The name remains but the Nissan Skyline coupe is no longer the all-conquering, video game feasting beast that it once was; that title now belongs to the upcoming GT-R. The Skyline nameplate does live on though, in Japan’s version of our Infiniti G37.
(Click on the jump to read more about the Skyline or on the thumbnail below to launch a high resolution gallery of Skyline images.)
The G37 is not however, a perfect twin of the new Skyline. It’s 3.7-liter V-6 has three (yes, three) additional horsepower, a blind spot monitoring system, and a tricky pop-up hood that can react in a crash to protect pedestrians from nastily hard and sharp pieces of the engine. The joggers of Japan utter a collective “thank you.
Comments
mo
this car is not for me, i honestly prefer the previous gen G37/skyline coupe
mo
i mean in terms of design
STJ
''The name remains but the Nissan Skyline coupe is no longer the all-conquering, video game feasting beast that it once was; that title now belongs to the upcoming GT-R''
Do people know that the R34 skyline had a 110BHP version. And the skyline ain't a rebadged infiniti but its the other way.
mo
wow a 110 bhp R34, that is something i never knew.
Ducati Minor
I prefer the 2008 G37 over the previous G35 in styling, but they are both very close in looks.
Jonathan Fung [Gotakon]
I remember the first time I saw one of these "Skylines" on the road, I thought that the owner had gone and done their own badge job on a G35. Only later did I realize that these were actual Nissan Skylines.
Chris
I have to wonder why people keep calling Skylines rebadged Infinitis. Infiniti is a division of Nissan (and available only in select markets at that), not the other way around.
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