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The GT-R badge belongs, this is the originator of the GT-R badge.
Unlike all previous Skyline GT-Rs, the new car will be sold in America, but not until the 2008 calendar year. What we do know is that the GT-R will be NissanÂ’s modern equivalent of the mid-1980s Porsche 959: a staggeringly fast, all-wheel-drive, technology-laden flagship coupe into which Nissan engineers and designers have poured their souls. Sources report that the 2008 Skyline will be built on a unique all-wheel-drive platform and powered by a twin-turbo version of the 350ZÂ’s 3.5-liter V-6, possibly bored out to 4.0 liters. The grapevine speaks of 450 hp allied to NissanÂ’s next-generation, variable-torque-split, ATTESA E-TS all-wheel-drive system. We say, how about a 500-hp, twin-turbo version of the 4.5-liter Infiniti V-8, instead?
NissanÂ’s business plan reportedly calls for the Skyline to sell for about $70,000. ThatÂ’s double the price of a 350Z but tens of thousands of dollars less than the expected asking price for the next Porsche 911 Turbo, against which the Nissan should effectively compete. ThatÂ’s a comparison test weÂ’re looking forward to conducting.
I love Nissan engines. Their VQ V6 has evolved so much. They used the VQ in the Maxima for the last 10 years. They designed the block with the future in mind. The VQ is alive as a 3.0, 3.5 or 4.0. It is impressive to think the 3.5 puts out 300hp when most american V8s are putting that out. :crossx: