Nissan GTR is Official for the U.S.!!!!

Post by **Nick240sx** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 9:23 am

ok so crap on my fantasy why dont u

Post by **Black on Gold** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:32 am

Wish they would keep it in the RB Series. You cant just do that.Its like telling jesda he has to get new pants

YouTube · Post by **EZcheese15** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 12:26 pm

ClubSX wrote:Wish they would keep it in the RB Series. You cant just do that.Its like telling jesda he has to get new pants

But it comes to a time when everything gets outdated...including the RB. Yeah, the RB is a great motor, but it's outdated. And don't forget, the RB isn't the only bad-*** skyline motor. Remember the FJ? I'm sure when they went from the FJ to RB you had a bunch of people knocking the "new engine" as well.

I mean, if Jesda were still wearing bell-bottoms, would you be mad that he wanted to switch to khaki's? IMO, it wouldn't matter, because they would still be Jesda's pants, just a newer style.

Post by **Black on Gold** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 12:34 pm

true

Post by **StatixNWH** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:03 pm

EZcheese15 wrote:
But it comes to a time when everything gets outdated...including the RB. Yeah, the RB is a great motor, but it's outdated. And don't forget, the RB isn't the only bad-*** skyline motor. Remember the FJ? I'm sure when they went from the FJ to RB you had a bunch of people knocking the "new engine" as well.

I mean, if Jesda were still wearing bell-bottoms, would you be mad that he wanted to switch to khaki's? IMO, it wouldn't matter, because they would still be Jesda's pants, just a newer style.

+1

Post by **nvrplzd240** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:13 pm

EZcheese15 wrote:I mean, if Jesda were still wearing bell-bottoms, would you be mad that he wanted to switch to khaki's? IMO, it wouldn't matter, because they would still be Jesda's pants, just a newer style.

simply speechless that was just brilliant

Post by **0wn3r** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:21 pm

pics?

YouTube · Post by **EZcheese15** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:48 am

0wn3r wrote:pics?

Pics have been floating around since October. We even have a NICO website dedicated to the GTR

http://www.gtrclub.org/

YouTube · Post by **EZcheese15** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:51 am

Or did you mean pics of Jesda's pants?

Cuz we have that one too...

http://www.jesdaspants.com

Post by **Black on Gold** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 6:13 am

im SURE he meant Jesda's Pants.

Post by **PantherRacer** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 9:59 am

nnkfws333 wrote:How does the Skyline fit into the Nissan lineup rather then the NSX into Honda? They are both super cars with a price tag Im sure gonna be 50-70k. Just because it was badged as a Nissan over in Japan but so was the NSX badged as a Honda.

The way I see it, The Nissan badge has HISTORY, and the GT-R badge has an even larger history (GT-R badges on anything from an accent to a probe). Nissan is keeping that history together rather than breaking it apart. Also, I think that they're not bringing the GT-R to the US to sell 5 million of them, it's more of a present to the loyal customers and millions of fans of the GT-R who try to bring them in, wish they had one etc. This is more of a move from in the past, where car companies brought out performance cars to make the rest of the lineup look better and to give the serious enthusiast what they want. They might only sell a thousand or so in the first year, but there will be the poeple who buy the closest model.

Badging it as an Infiniti would have basically destroyed the rich and wonderful history of the Nissan (Skyline) GT-R. They would have had to work from the ground up on the history.

Post by **Black95s14** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 4:44 pm

nnkfws333 wrote:How does the Skyline fit into the Nissan lineup rather then the NSX into Honda? They are both super cars with a price tag Im sure gonna be 50-70k. Just because it was badged as a Nissan over in Japan but so was the NSX badged as a Honda. I guess most people wouldn't feel anything if they bought a 50-70k car car under the Nissan name but if you put it under the Infiniti name people would. Also thats a big price gap from 30k for a Z33 to a GTR for 70k thats no comparison at all.

I know if Nissan had 350Z that was exactly and I mean exactly like the Infiniti G35, people would buy the G35 just because people associate Infiniti as a Nissan but better just like Lexus is Toyota but better.

Yeah VW is retarded like that and I have never seen a Phaeton in real life.

First of all its not a new skyline, lets clarify that, its the nissan GT-R. Also I would rather buy a GT-R from nissan. When I think of infiniti i think luxurious. Can you imagine an infiniti 240sx. It just wouldnt work. Im glad it will be a raw and powerful nissan, not a wood grain all leather 4500 lb luxurious infiniti

Post by **PantherRacer** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 6:01 pm

Infiniti 240SX?no maine

Infiniti G24

damn....That actually looks nice as a name... Infiniti G24t 300hp/400tq

Post by **NIGHTfall_240sx** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 7:57 pm

[QUOTE=GEO]GTR is going to replace the 350z.

Starting price: $35,596.44[/QUOTE

uhh... i assume your sources are somewhere between HondaTech and GeoMetroCarOwnersClub?

Post by **Mr1der** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 4:44 am

they really need to try to keep it priced in Corvette Country....

if they could do that, I bet it'd sell like retard cookies.

Post by **Gold Digger** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 6:27 am

First of all, the GT-R will sell in Japan for around 8,000,000 yen, which, with a lowballed yen rate of 115 yen/dollar, equates to about $68, 565. So, whoever got the crazy notion that Nissan would sell this car in the states starting from $50K is out of thier mind.

The GT-R will NOT replace the fairlady, so don't even mention that retarted fact again. In actuality, the Fairlady, if I recall correctly, was around before Nissan picked up the rights to Prince Motor Company, which is where the Skyline got it's origins.

The power plant of the GT-R has been narrowed down, according to Holiday Auto in Japan, to either a 3.3L DETT, 3.5L DETT, or 3.7L DETT as Torry mentioned before.

One reason that Nissan isn't going to market this as an Infiniti...the GT-R was never, and I mean NEVER, considered as a luxury car. It was designed for the track. The car was never designed to be as dominant as it was, it just turned out that way. Infiniti has always been associated with luxury. Nissan has always been associated with performance and reliablilty. Bottom line.

I am not saying that the Nissan GT-R will be the end all/be all of sports cars, but the competition better be ready to bring their game to the table, because Nissan has been hybernating for a few years, and they are ready to stretch their legs.

Post by **0wn3r** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 6:05 pm

EZcheese15 wrote:Pics have been floating around since October. We even have a NICO website dedicated to the GTR

http://www.gtrclub.org/

car won't look like that. i guarantee it.

[edit: and in their downloads section, they should probably try to fix that full-sized image window]

Post by **hannibal** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 4:22 am

^ Of course not. But thats what concept cars are designed to do. To get you all hot and bothered...

I hope Nissan doesnt destroke? the VQ to 3.3L. Gimme 3.5TT or 3.7TT, please. And if it costs $65k+, I'd better post an ad in the classifieds...

"20 something yr old kidney. Good working condition. No leaks or rattles. Runs like the day I got her. Only one available. Will trade for 2008 GT-R."

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