Look like Nissan is putting the "SKYLINE" back in the GT-R name
 

I knew this would happen sooner than later.

http://www.automobilemag.com/future_...n_skyline_gtr/

Enthusiast wouldn't be happy with just the "GT-R" name, glad Nissan listened and added it. For crying out loud the car carries the traditional 4 round lights that the Gt-R's in the past had, so why not carry the name as well. Good job Nissan!

holy carp! a vehicle manufacturer that listens to what people want!?!?!?!?!?

if only us mazda owners were so lucky ;)

i hope its not 100k or i cant afford it! who am i kidding i cant afford it even if it was 70 lol.

for some reason the proportions or the lines on that car look off to me..

Did you read the article?, its from when the car debuted it is not recent, the car will be just GT-R.

The Ford 500 became the Taurus. The auto gods were listening.

seems to me its just automobile mag calling it skyline like many other magazines. there dosnt seem to be any official announcement saying Nissan is changing the name.

hello mazda!!!

This is from the Nissan website.

Nissan GT-R is a go for U.S.
The dream of every red-blooded automotive enthusiast is coming true. On April 12, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. President and CEO Carlos Ghosn gave the wake up call; the Nissan GT-R is go. The production version will make its world debut at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show. It will go on sale in Japan in Fall 2007. U.S. and Canada will follow in Spring 2008.

How is that for absolute :)

Next spring is a long way off... Plus i think people like calling it the "GT-R" as a short slang name. I rarely know anybody that calls that car by its full name "Skyline GT-R". Its like calling the Porsche 911 , just 911.
Well we just have to wait and see.

Not the same... "Porsche" is the MFG, "911" is the model. In this case Nissan is the MFG and "Skyline" is the model, with "GT-R" being a trim level. There was a base Skyline, a "GT-S" and a "GT-R" in Japan. Obviously Nissan thinks the "Skyline" name wouldn't be a big seller in the US since we tend to prefer hunky, manly names here in the Lower 48! (Titan, Armada, Pathfinder, Maxima are all STRONG names)

The whole obsession with numerical or lettering of car names. No names, just a jumble of numbers, letters or both.

The article is old, back from when the GT-R Proto was first shown. The article says nothing about Nissan officially calling it a "Skyline" again. I think the author of the article used "Skyline" out of old habit.

But I too wish it would be called "Skyline GT-R", I'm just a traditionalist.

It looks like someone kicked a Cylon in the family joules... :eyetwitch

Though oddly enough most if not all of us only know the Skyline due to games like Gran Turismo. It has built in name recongition right from the get-go, which I believe most companies would kill for without having to spend any of their real money.

I don't know, I think it has built in name recognition with a bunch of bench racing kids who don't have the means to afford the new GT-R. So, who cares what they think.

Most maybe, but not all. I've known of the Skyline GT-R since the early '90s due to my regular trips to Japan. Long before Gran Turismo or Playstations existed.

But I do agree that the names "Skyline" and "GT-R" both have a built in marketing appeal in JDM and car enthusiast circles. But so did "Miata" in the US, go figure why Mazda decided to drop that name from its iconic roadster.

Now that I think about it, it's more likely that someone else has trademarked "Skyline" in the US and won't let Nissan use it. Serves them right for never shipping us the cars in the first place!

Nissan didn't just drop "Skyline" from the name GT-R, they broke the GT-R off as a separate model. There is currently a "Skyline" being sold in Japan. That same car is also being sold here, it's the Infiniti G35 (called the Skyline 350GT in Japan). The Automotive press just can't seem to get this straight for some reason... just like they keep calling the MX-5 the Miata even though Mazda dropped the name.

Nissan Skyline = Infiniti G35/G37
Nissan GT-R = Nissan GT-R

That's fantastic for Japan, but it doesn't mean squat here. Nissan may not own the rights to the name "Skyline" here in the US.

That Skyline looks remarkably like an Infinity G35 coupe though. Hard to get all excited about a car that's by any measure, the same as the G35 we get now.

Huh? That's exactly the point. G35=Skyline.

^And perhaps that's why Nissan should drop Skyline from the new GT-R afterall. Otherwise, they would need to name the car a G37 (new name for G35) GT-R in the US. Too many "G"s in that.

Plus there are many who see the name "Skyline", and automatically think "Skyline GT-R". But that's like calling any old normal BMW 3-series an "M3".

This just occured to me.. lol.. imagine how many more friggin' fake badges we are gonna see now once this car comes out.. if you thought it was bad before imagine how many GT-R badges we are gonna see after the cars launch haha..

Oh also I've seen one or two G35 coupes with a swapped out Skyline tag on the trunk.. it looks pissa and the cars were definatly not riced out and done with some class.

Nissan GT-R prices!
 

So this article was amusing this morning:

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/au..._supercar.html

£29,000 for the "base" 6speed manual with 4piston brembos = $57,000 US
£35,000 for the middle 7speed DSG with 6 piston brembos = $69,000 US
£52,000 for the top shelf model = $102,000US

The only difference between the middle and top model from what i read was all the fancy carbon fiber used. I would love to see how much weight savings $30,000 gets you.

My next car will either be the M3-V8 or the GT-R, It would seem that they can be made to compete price wise with each other (base wise at least). If the GT-R doesnt come from the factory fat as hell it looks like THE car to have :) It certianly wins in the uniqueness factor. The lure of a 7 speed DSG tranny is quite a lot - ive been reading on DSG and while I do love the feel of rowing thru the gears, it seems like a DSG would really do this car good (from a tech standpoint)