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After years of rumors and intense lobbying by Nissan enthusiasts in the U.S., Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn announced that his company plans to release a fully redesigned version of the legendary Skyline GT-R by 2007. The new version will take its cues from the GT-R concept car that has made the rounds at various auto shows over the past several years, and unlike its predecessor the GT-R will make its way to the U.S. With the 350Z already occupying a steady spot in Nissan's lineup, look for the GT-R to come Stateside wearing an Infiniti badge. A prototype caught testing on Germany's grueling Nurburgring test track made the rounds wearing the shell of a current G35, but obvious signs of serious modifications indicate it was no ordinary Infiniti. The car is expected to debut at the Tokyo Motor Show in the fall of 2007 and go on sale later that year.

linkage: http://www.edmunds.com/future/2007/i...m1.4.infiniti*

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nisco

looks like a horrid chop....

VQuick

Yeah, the front bumper looks a little odd. I thought the mule would have some sort of hood duct for better airflow, like the one spotted at Lotus HQ in Hethel.

Overall, the car almost looks a little too polished to be a mule.

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EvoCrazy

I'm sure the performance will br nice, but the bumper looks a little ricy. I guess the designers thought we would like it, cause I guess they think everyone is into rice and 2 Fast 2 Gay.

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2of9

eh...seems good, im pretty sure by 2007, designs would majorly change of the Sky to come here in the US

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my3rdskyline

at that price range i seriously doubt they give a fuck about teenagers and people in their 20's who like the 2fast 2 furious movie. and again.... how many times did we see the V35 "prototype" designs and all that crap.... did any of those cars ever hit the nissan dealers.....

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my3rdskyline

i don't give a shit if it's on nissans site. i'll believe it when I see it on the showroom floor of a dealer.

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skylineGTR_Guy

The back end looks like a botched photoshop attempt at a widebody conversion so I'm not putting any faith in that picture...

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EvoCrazy

Your right, they might deffinatly change a lot about that car by 07. I remember back in 01 when they had that horrible looken GTR concept. That changed, and I'm sure this will too.

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jmrev

they should really change the front.

GTES-t

It should be obvious that the actual production car will look nothing like it. It was at Nurburgring testing it's handling and performance, not it's looks. The best way to test those without revealing the car is to put it's suspension, engine, brakes, etc. in a simuliarly balanced car. Then add weight to certain areas finish off the correct balance.

Plus, I also don't believe something until I see it. For example, I lived in Germany before and know that when the track isn't being used for an event on the weekends. You can pay (used to be 35 marks, now that it's the Euro I don't know how much) and take your car out around the track. It could easily be someone's modified G35 taking a spin.

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EvoCrazy

Yea, thats true. I have heard you can pay to run your car at that track, and I think they will close down the road for you. Man, wish the US had things like that....

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jmrev

The US sucks......and i live in it.

PoOn-SkYlInE

ur dumb the pic of the 2007 skyline isnt even the a nissan if you look at the front of the car it isnt a nissan symbol it a symbeol to another manufacterer of cars

VQuick

Yeah, it's an Infiniti symbol...which is the luxury branch for Nissan in the US. The GT-R will almost certainly be an Infiniti.

The thing is, the badge makes me a little wary now that I think about it. Why get an Infiniti earmarked for the US, when a JP market Skyline would have done the job?

It really does look like a chop, too. Look at the shut line for the door. It's pretty blurred, which makes it seem like the picture was altered to give the illusion of wider fenders behind the door. The front bumper has this blurring, too, where it looks like someone just 'chopped a deep front spoiler on.

There's still the lack of a hood vent and fastening clips, which is inconsistent with the spy photo taken at Lotus' track.

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