us skyline

[Briantran60]

does anybody knows how the us skyline are going to be like, i heard it was going to be not as good, because of how the us is going to make it "street illegal"

[jcsaleen]

Anything that is made U.S street legal is not as good as if it were in another country ex toyota altezza (usa know as lexus is300)

Altezza = 200+ hp
Is300 = 150 hp

We always get the cheap end of the deal.

[nisco]

Originally Posted by Briantran60

does anybody knows how the us skyline are going to be like, i heard it was going to be not as good, because of how the us is going to make it "street illegal"

whats he talking about?
the 2007 gtr?.. or imported skylines?

[jcsaleen]

Originally Posted by nisco

whats he talking about?
the 2007 gtr?.. or imported skylines?

I think hes talking about the new 1.

[VQuick]

Originally Posted by jcsaleen

Altezza = 200+ hp
Is300 = 150 hp

What are you talking about? The IS300 has 215hp.

Nissan is planning on the next GT-R being a global car. That means the cars will be pretty similar no matter what market they are sold in.

In the US at least, and possibly even Europe, the car will be an Infiniti. The 'Infiniti GT-R' trademark has already been registered.

[jcsaleen]

Originally Posted by jcsaleen

Altezza = 200+ hp
Is300 = 150 hp

Meant to say

Altezza = 250+ hp
Is300 = 200 hp

So I was 15 off big deal.

[VQuick]

Originally Posted by jcsaleen

Meant to say

Altezza = 250+ hp
Is300 = 200 hp

So I was 15 off big deal.

You're still wrong about the Altezza. The most powerful model was the RS200, with a maximum of 210hp, if you got the manual. Automatics only had 200hp. I don't know about where you're from, but here in Texas, forty horses is a big deal.

[nisco]

Originally Posted by VQuick

I don't know about where you're from, but here in Texas, forty horses is a big deal.

best quote ever!

[jcsaleen]

I think fourty hp is alot. but that still dosent change the fact we still get the shit end of the stick on performance on imports.

[VQuick]

Originally Posted by jcsaleen

I think fourty hp is alot. but that still dosent change the fact we still get the shit end of the stick on performance on imports.

Well I agree with you on that. It's just that you were giving the wrong reasons/figures for it with the Altezza/IS300 example. The reason the IS300 seems so bad next to the Altezza is that the IS300 has the much heavier 2JZGE I6, and only gets another 5hp. That surely hurts not only the balance of the car, but also the power to weight ratio.

[jcsaleen]

Y is the is300 concidered a good starter track car a couple of racing schools use them and rsx's too.

[VQuick]

The IS300(in manual form) and RSX are decent representatives of their drivetrain layouts. On top of that, the schools might have been able to get a discount on them.

[thegladhatter]

Originally Posted by Briantran60

does anybody knows how the us skyline are going to be like, i heard it was going to be not as good, because of how the us is going to make it "street illegal"

Hate to bust yer bubble, but there aint gonna be no "Skykines" in the US. Infinities maybe...but no Skylines. Skylines are exclusively rhd.

[Moppie]

Originally Posted by VQuick

You're still wrong about the Altezza. The most powerful model was the RS200, with a maximum of 210hp, if you got the manual. Automatics only had 200hp. I don't know about where you're from, but here in Texas, forty horses is a big deal.

Still wrong.

The RS200, or Altezza has 240ps, or around 230hp.
Its uses a 3sge with VVTi-L.

Then there are the IS200 and IS300 models which use the 2JZGE in 2.0 and 3.0 form, and are almost indentical to the US spec models, only the steering wheel is on the right side of the car, and the Lexus badges are replaced with Toyota Altezza ones.





Briantran60 you seem to be a bit lost on what the Skyline is, and how it fits into the US market.
With out a clearly defined question you will not a clearly defined answer.

[Moppie]

Originally Posted by jcsaleen

but that still dosent change the fact we still get the shit end of the stick on performance on imports.

But you get the sweet end on other cars, eg Camaros, Mustangs, etc etc. All cars that are horindsly expensive and difficult to own in most countrys out side the US. It would cost me more to import and own a Z28 than it would for you to import legalise and own an R34 GTR.


There are a variety of reason you don't get many high performance cars sold else where in the world.
Many are only manufactored in limited numbers, the RS200 for example uses an engine with titanium valve gear, and like many others it also requires very high quality high octane fuel, something that is not widely enough avliable in the US.

And of course the US market is still considered to be to small, and to closed minded to accept the required volumes needed to make building cars to US specs economicly viable.