Why are skylines not in the US?

[bah humbug]

[flylwsi]

if you were to look at some of the threads already started on the topic, you'd have found your answer...

[Blitzen]

I'll tell you why dude. Its because in the USA theres such ridiculously strict emmissions and safety laws, which I don't give a damn about (Although Im from the UK, where we get all the cars ). If I had the chance too meet the people in charge of emmissions and safety regulations, Id shoot em all. They are such idiots, period. Their the people I blame for killing the RB series of engines. :o

[RazorGTR]

Blitzen the reasoning is deeper than that. The fact Nissan never produced a factory left hand drive model is also another contributing factor for the non-release.

The Skyline was designed to compete in the JGTC and other touring car races. By regulation they are required to build X amount as a production in order to run in certain touring car classes.
The emissions is only a minor factor.

[Supra650RSP]

Thank you Razor for that bit of sense.
Also Blitzen, if it wasn't for emissions and saftey regulations we would all be driving around in a haze of black smoke that is so bad that it becomes impossible to tell the difference between night and day. See St. Louis downtown pictures circa 1920's. I personally love the automotive world (look at what I drive) but there is indeed a necissity for these rules and regulations. Granted some of them can get a bit out of control and over the top, but for all practical purposes they are there to make sure that you can live in an environment that does not cause unnecessary personal damage to yourself. Yes, I am an environmentalist, but basically all that means is that I am aware of the environmental degredation that I create in living the affluent lifestyle that I do. Everyone lives a lifestyle that causes environmental degredation but few understand the amount of impact that they have.

[Blitzen]

Im sorry for rushing into an answer for the post creator, and also for my extremist views. While you may be an environmentalist Supra, I do not hate you. I simply hate some of the extreme regulations, but I do realise it is for a point, although my opinion is just that - an opinion.

Also, I acknowledge all of your posts about there being more reasons than I stated about the Skyline never coming to the USA. I simply gave one reason, which I myself thought was the main factor for the Skyline never coming to the USA, although there are others.

Sorry people, my apologies

[Supra650RSP]

It's all good! I hate regulations too...some of the time

[Blitzen]

BTW Razor, when you say that you need to build X amount of Skylines for it too take part in races, you mean homologate the car

[GTR_in_SF]

I think it had a lot to do with the decline of the sports car market in the US and the fact that the 300ZX was already here in the US...

Nissan's 300ZX was already competing for market share with other Japanese sports cars (RX-7, Supra, 3000GT) and to a smaller degree, US sports cars (Corvette, Mustang).

I don't think Nissan wanted to introduce another sports car into an already crowded market, especially since the Skyline would have blown away the 300ZX TT IMO...

[RazorGTR]

Blitzen yes, but couldn't think of the word hahaha cheers.

GTR_n_SF it is highly doubtable that is a reason though one could argue that. Honestly had Nissan produced the Skyline in a left hand drive version they would have marketed it in the States. All things seem to point to a euro, and australasia market. Touring car racing was extremely huge down in this way, Australia and New Zealand. There was a huge urgentcy to meet that demand and take it by storm, which they did by 1991. After the 1992 season turbo's and coupes were banned from competing in the touring car racing here. The GTR came and conqured in a major way.