rb 35?? wah the .........

[Racer 20]

Yes the RB26DETT with a displacment increase would have the same performance as a standard V8. All I'm saying is that until you change you will never feel or experience the benifit. I'm all for the inline 6 (who isn't lol) but how about a pure sports exotic? Here is what I mean:

"Skyline"

3l V6 TT rear wheel drive. price $28,000-$32,000

"Skyline 35GT"

3.5l i6 TT RWD. (<to save weight) price $35,000-$42K

"Skyline GTR"

3.7l i6/V6 TT (425bhp) 4WD. Carbon Fiber body. price $50k-$60k <<for V-Spec etc.

"Skyline ?" exotic Corvette/NSX-like car from Nissan. What a GREAT IDEA!!!!!!

4.5l V8 TT (520bhp) RWD. Carbon fiber body. price ...uhhh.. that's the part that will suck... :o

They should find someway to get there $$ back and make different kinds of Skylines. Thats my dream. lol It will never come true. lol Skyline will always be one of each (sports/gt/exotic/ sedan even, it's true it can be considered a sedan).

Oh well. That Tommy kiara ZZ2 is what I'm saving for. lol At $90k it might take a while before I get one. lol I already have to many cars. lol

:frog:

[igor@af]

Guys, you all do know that there are tons of different Skylines, right?
Lemme educate you a little-

This is the GT-R that everyone knows about - RB26DETT - 276 hp but higher torgue.


This is the Skyline GT-S Sedan - RB25DET - 276 hp


This is the Skyline GT-S coupe - RB25DET - 276 hp



Also, there are other version of the Coupe and Sedan, with weaker engines. Additionally, there's a Skyline GT-V that is another version of the Coupe.

[Racer 20]

Ya. We all know about thouse igor. LOL The Skyline is like a normal specialty car in Japan. But the GT-R is the higher performance beast. BTW, did you ever see any 400Rs in Japan igor? Thanks dude.

[igor@af]

I remember seeing one 400R on the parking lot near my house... it was really good looking [obviously]. It was bright yellow... ahh..uh...eh...eehhh.. I WANT ONE:o

[Racer 20]

mmmmm 400R. BTW, I also lived in Japan, what part did you live in igor. I was in Tokyo but it was to much and I moved to the contry. Big mistake. lol The surroundings were nice but, holy rb26dettS!!!!, it was boring. lol Not chicks, no RX-7s smoking the crap out of me, no nothin' ! lol

[igor@af]

I lived 60 miles away from Tokyo in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki prefecture. The 400R i saw was on the parking lot of a toy store 5 mins away from my house... ah... childhood was good

[200sx]

i want one too:cry: god dam it why does it take so long to make money.

[Racer 20]

Do worry you get one to. lol Just set goals for yourself. My goal was to own a GT-R before I would become 35. And it happened.

[SkYLiNeFrEaK]

Originally posted by Racer 20
Do worry you get one to. lol Just set goals for yourself. My goal was to own a GT-R before I would become 35. And it happened.

Ahh,

Maybe i should have a set goal on obtaining a Skyline by the time i hit 30


Damn, reading more and more everyday makes me want one just as badly as some of you that already HAVE one

[VQuick]

Y'know, the major reason Nissan is considering the powerplant changes is just so we Yanks can have a chance at driving 'em. Right now, it's very difficult for Nissan to make the switch to LHD with the RB engine. There's also a few disadvantages Nissan's thought about:[list=1][*]Inline-sixes are kinda long, and are a bit unsafe in a bad accident. Even BMW is looking to make the change from inline-sixes to vee-configured powerplants.[*]The RB26 is an iron block engine. This means it's pretty heavy. The engines that Nissan is considering to replace it are all aluminum. There's a turbocharged(single and TT) version of the VQ30DE already in use in Japan, and guess what? It makes the same limit of 280hp! That would not only save weight, but also free up space in the engine bay for even more modifications. People have always complained about the Skyline's hefty weight, and now Nissan is trying to do something about it.[*]But that is the proposed engine for the JDM Skylines. For the US-bound version, an aluminum, normally aspirated 4.5L V8 will probably be used. The engine already produces 340hp in the luxury car application here in the US. I imagine that over 350hp would be easily possible with this engine in a sports car application. And it would still be lighter than the RB, not including the turbos, piping, and intercooler. Keep in mind that Nissan insiders say that the current RB actually makes about only 320hp, and that's with twin turbos! [/list=1]
Nissan's just trying to make the Skyline a better car for everyone. Have a little faith.

[200sx]

20 you are a wise man, i shall follow your foot steps my goal its by the time i turn 30:smoka:

[Dylan_Michael]

First of all folks the modern generation GTR's have had hp numbers well over 300hp. Check the reviews in MT, C&D, and in euro car. R32 has 313, R33 320, and R34 ~340.

And second, I saw a butt ugly R35 () in another thread here. From current sources, the Skyline and GTR will be based off of the XVL concept, thus increased pics of it in XVL form. Here are some:

http://www.j-cars.net/newcar.htm

I like the GTR, similar to the current yellow pic at SCOOP! (www.geocities.com/busybeetoys go to topic 30).

[R35]

All I can say is NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
OK maybe not that bad, but as nice as the XVL looks it just ain't the Skyline:huh: know what I mean.

Sure I would buy it Infinity badge and all, V8 too, but does it look like a get the F out of my way kinda car?!

Actually it looks like the Z Concept went doggy style on the Honda/Acura RS-X:greenchai Ya think:licker:

Maybe the old saying is true. "Beware what you wish for, it may come true". We've all been begging to have Nissan bring the Skyline to the US and now that we do it loses it's look, it's soul, what made it a Prince.:evillaugh

Pray with me now my brothers, pray that Nissan WILL bring the Skyline to the US, pray that they will keep the Prince intack, pray that they will not change what we love about the Skyline.

Write your Nissan Executive now Hey if they change the Skyline to make the US market happy (what ass in US would like it this way I know not) then everyone else in the world has to get it that same way, so this is a global issue.

[Dylan_Michael]

Well the TT V-6 that GTR is getting is American friendly. the N/A version is in the new Maxima, therefore no emissions regs.

[R35]

TT V6?! OK you lost me there Dylan. What TT V6 are you talking about?