AutoWeek - Skyline GTR to be Badged as Nissan, Not Infiniti
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03-07-2005, 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Speedoholic
A GTR badged as Nissan will do Nissan what the Supra did to Toyota. If that happens, I see only hardcore car freaks paying so much for the Nissan name. The alternative would be more of an upscale sports car for the average yuppie who can afford it.
Just my 2c.
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Originally Posted by EZZ
The new GTR is going to have upwards of 450hp at the crank using a 3.2L VQ specially designed for FI. It will also have a new version of the ATTESA AWD and the chassis will be the precursor to the next generation G35. Lotus is supposedly doing the fine tuning of the handling. Its probably going to destroy any modded G35 out there right now in overall performance. Hell, the GTR 5 years ago could rip apart our G35s. The new one is supposedly going to do better. 
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03-07-2005, 06:45 PM
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03-07-2005, 06:48 PM
Originally Posted by Randys_G
Being one of those potential DESTROYED modded G's, I agree with EZZ's comments, and I have about 450 to the crank currently.
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03-07-2005, 07:22 PM
Originally Posted by EZZ
The new GTR is going to have upwards of 450hp at the crank using a 3.2L VQ specially designed for FI. It will also have a new version of the ATTESA AWD and the chassis will be the precursor to the next generation G35. Lotus is supposedly doing the fine tuning of the handling. Its probably going to destroy any modded G35 out there right now in overall performance. Hell, the GTR 5 years ago could rip apart our G35s. The new one is supposedly going to do better.
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It would be a bad move for nissan to sell the GT-R as a nissan. Just as the supra failed with toyota because it was too expensive for a "toyota", the GT-R will also fail if it is badged as a nissan. The target audience for the GT-R shouldnt be for little kids with their GT-R dreams, but rather to the older crowd who can actually afford it. I highly doubt that it will be released as a nissan.
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03-07-2005, 07:43 PM
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03-07-2005, 08:56 PM
"....Carlos Tavares, Nissan's vice president for the product strategy and product planning division. But he added, "If we don't change the specific target customer" for the Skyline GT-R, "it will be a Nissan."
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I think the target market here may be all the ppl who drooled over the Nissan Skyline GT R 32-34 that couldn't get it in the states. This would prolly make the target market 25'ish+, at least. IMHO, the die hards who wanted the authentic skyline GTR's would want the new one to be badged as Nissan. I don't think the general public is the target for this car, as they would have no idea about the legacy of it and the exclusive price would drive them away...
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I think the target market here may be all the ppl who drooled over the Nissan Skyline GT R 32-34 that couldn't get it in the states. This would prolly make the target market 25'ish+, at least. IMHO, the die hards who wanted the authentic skyline GTR's would want the new one to be badged as Nissan. I don't think the general public is the target for this car, as they would have no idea about the legacy of it and the exclusive price would drive them away...
#25
03-07-2005, 09:27 PM
The thing that would suck the most is having the car serviced at Nissan. Those
damn kid porters and novice techs could play with your car while its being serviced
or taken out for a *test drive*. that's one reason I hate dealing with dealers like
subaru and mitsu for their STi's and Evo8's.
damn kid porters and novice techs could play with your car while its being serviced
or taken out for a *test drive*. that's one reason I hate dealing with dealers like
subaru and mitsu for their STi's and Evo8's.
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03-07-2005, 09:37 PM
#27
03-07-2005, 11:13 PM
Originally Posted by Randys_G
I'm not sure what Nissan Dealers you've been going to, but with my hefty list of mods below, they've been the only cool cats to work on my car without pulling the warranty card...
#28
03-07-2005, 11:17 PM
This is what I think:
mid 2007
2008 Nissan GTR AWD VQ35/40 with Twin Trubo and Variable timing.
2008 Infiniti G50 AWD hybrid with VQ35 and electric motor.
GTR will gear toward performance and is a direct answer to new Toyota Supra.
- 0 to 60 in 4.0 sec and top speed of 185 mph
- price is probably around 45k to 55k.
G50 rides smoother with the hrbrid engine and adds more luxury.
- 0 to 60 in 4.5 and top speed of 170 mph
- price 48k to 60k
Two different cars for two different types of buyers.
mid 2007
2008 Nissan GTR AWD VQ35/40 with Twin Trubo and Variable timing.
2008 Infiniti G50 AWD hybrid with VQ35 and electric motor.
GTR will gear toward performance and is a direct answer to new Toyota Supra.
- 0 to 60 in 4.0 sec and top speed of 185 mph
- price is probably around 45k to 55k.
G50 rides smoother with the hrbrid engine and adds more luxury.
- 0 to 60 in 4.5 and top speed of 170 mph
- price 48k to 60k
Two different cars for two different types of buyers.
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The GT-R will be an Infiniti. Noone will pay for a $50k Nissan, although they're all Nissans. It's not a good idea to have a sports car as your flagship, if it's a Nissan. At least with Infiniti, it'll be nestle between the Q45,QX56,M45 and the FX45 one end and the M35, G35, FX35 on the other.