VRRocket

I like to think I'm pretty well informed about the auto offerings out today, but there's a guy in town that has what appears to be a basic G35 coupe. When you get closer and read the back, it says infiniti SKYLINE on the back and special edition. Does this car really exist or has he just done some home rebadging? FYI, he also has a "supercharged" sticker on the lower right front quarter. Any thoughts?

Outlaws eXtreme

Stickers mean very little... and debadging is very common. There's no true "Skyline" G35 version released in the US... yet.

Unless you saw him driving from the right side, I doubt it's the "real" Skyline...

VRRocket

I agree - I get C&D, MT, and R&T monthly and have read nothing about this car. It was a pretty impressive knock off if that's the case. Just wondering....

Mugatu

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i have seen many G35 coupes rebadged as Skylines, which is the equivalent of throwing a 'Type R' on a Civic.

There IS a possibility that it could have been supercharged, as there are many G35s that have aftermarket blowers in them, just like 350Zs.

Ed8756

I wouldn't say it is the same as throwing a "type-r" on a honda. The skyline is the g35 in japan no? so it is more like a nissan 240sx owner with an sr20det in it putting a silvia badge on the back of his car. like a 300zx with a fairlady badge....

RX Renesis

the G35 in japan is called a SKYLINE... i guess those people likes skylines soo much that they had to rebadge the USM G35 into a SKYLINE...

cas2themoe

Heres a little info I have on the New Skyline. I got it out of the Sport Compact Car Magazine. Feb Issuse. Take a look...........

VRRocket

It did have a GTR moniker on the upper right side of the decklid, but not the obnoxious spoiler. Who knows? Maybe I should just try to catch him at a redlight and see if its "only" a G35.

Outlaws eXtreme

It looks like a Skyline, doesn't mean it's the same as the Japan Skyline.. totally different creatures :P

The US gets the watered down version of the vehicles...

BlueEyes

I always thought that the G35 offered in Japan under the name 'Skyline' was essentially the same car as the G35 offered in the NA market. The Skyline GTR's are the bad boys we don't get here.

s13lover

Not true. The US spec G35 is thre exact same car in Japan, coupe or sedan. When people hear the name Skyline they automatically think of the GTR, but there has always been a whole range of Skylines, sedans and coupes. The G35 models that are sold in the US are the same as the current Skyline modes sold in Japan.

Rhawb

Yeah, you're right. The "Skyline" that most people know here in the west is actually the Skyline GT-R. The Skyline is also offered in more of a family-sedan oriented platform as either a coupe or a sedan with less power, more creature comforts and no GT-R moniker.

For some reason, Infiniti overlooked the incredibly powerful name recognition that the Skyline has garnered over here and has decided to label it the G35. I'd be willing to bet that once the GT-R version of the new Skyline is released, we'll see the Skyline namesake surface stateside.

Outlaws eXtreme

I should have clarified... Yes of course the GTR version... in Japan, the average family drives Skylines. But to most of the people that would ever want a Skyline here in US, they are the GTR versions.

The US Skyline isn't the GTR... :P But the G35 is still a nice ride.. (I own one afterall).

Gambit

From edmunds.com

http://www.edmunds.com/future/2007/i...m1.0.infiniti*

Feras

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It wont be called a skyline just like the 350Z is not called a fairlady. Different marketing thats all.

rx8wannahave

Gosh...I wonder how fast that sucker will be? From what I hear...the Skylines are some GREAT and FAST cars.

BlueEyes

That thing is weak, really really weak. I would have thought they might change the sheet metal a bit more than adding a wing and some holes. I guess the rear is flared a little too.

Rhawb

The GT-Rs never really did diverge too terribly far from their coupe counterparts. Slightly more aggressive body work and a wing is really about the extent of the cosmetic differences, nothing really over the top to distinguish it.

rx8wannahave

I think the G35 is a very nice looking car but I agree that the rear wing is NASTY as heck. I just wonder about it's performance.

I've seen SC G35's on eBay and I've seen the SC being sold for them making about 100 more HP so the Skyline will probably be fast as heck.

spork

I've seen a G35 modded to look like a skyline. He replaced his infiniti logo in the back with a nissan symbol. Replaced the "I N F I N I T I" with a "S K Y L I N E" and repalced the G35 with a 3.5 symbol. He replaced his front grill with a nissan grill. The one thing he did forget though was his rims were still sporting the infiniti logo.

Not really sure why someone would go thru that much trouble, tho i guess it did make me look.

DreRX8

First off--that Skyline GTR in SCC is not what will go on sale--undoubtedly that is just a test mule for the next skyline. If I had a G35--I wouldn't go through the trouble of changing badges--and yes the G35 factory spoiler is disgusting--I only like the G35s without the tacky spoilers.

SpeedSeraph

Two different creatures... the R32, R33 and R34 GT-R's are the beasts we don't get here... but the cars we have here known commonly as the G35 Coupe is japans version of the Nissan Skyline 350GT... same creatures with subtle differences. It'll be a year or more until they actually release the SKYLINE version of the G coupe here.... roughly lookin at 70k+ at a factory twin turbo charged 3.5liter VQ engine. Personally I'd say save the cash, rebadge and go FI with the G coupe...