Start saving your pennies!

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"Nissan is set to unveil a near final production model called the GT-R PROTO in one week's time at the 39th Tokyo Motor Show. One week ago Nissan released some teaser design sketches of the Nissan GT-R PROTO Concept. Stunning!"

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"Seen here testing at the Nurburgring test track in Germany is a Skyline GT-R test mule wearing a heavily modified body of an Infiniti G35 Coupe. Taking a closer look at these photos you'll notice the slightly more acute roofline, hood air-scoops, widened body with flared fenders, rolled out rear quarter panels and rocket launcher like dual exhaust pipes ( ) which is rumored to give way to 480hp from a 3.2 liter twin turbo V6 engine. Sources say that the purpose of this particular testing session was to evaluate the GT-R's suspension which is being tuned by Lotus at their development center in England. This GT-R will be exported globally and that includes US (under Infiniti brand) and Australia. Look for a price tag around $80,000 USD."

10/16/2005 7:11:50 PM

yeah i know nothing really shows what its supposed to look like but based on those figures... i'd still hit it.


[Edited on October 16, 2005 at 7:29 PM. Reason : .]

10/16/2005 7:23:44 PM

nvm

[Edited on October 16, 2005 at 7:26 PM. Reason : nvm]

10/16/2005 7:25:38 PM

I like the previous Skyline body better.



But I can't argue with 480 hp

10/16/2005 7:49:40 PM

i trust an inline 6 more

and my fave was the r33

10/16/2005 7:53:31 PM

Nice looking car, but I am still a fan of the R32-GTR "godzilla." It was the first skyline with the ATTESA system, and IMO represents the pinnacle of performance for this car model.

10/16/2005 8:06:23 PM

why the v6?

what was wrong with inline?

10/16/2005 8:24:45 PM

I work for Infiniti so if anyone wants one let me know. Damn if it's a 2007 it would be here by this time next year

10/16/2005 8:39:30 PM

Looks nice, but doesnt look like a skyline. Also I would rather it have an inline personally. Anyone know if it's twin turbo or single turbo?

10/16/2005 9:40:11 PM

Quote :

"480hp from a 3.2 liter twin turbo V6 engine."

10/16/2005 9:44:48 PM

they need the room for some T-33947 turbos. thats why they V6.

fuckin hell its cuz they are NGRs.

not engineers

10/16/2005 9:56:05 PM

The exhaust is just as wide as the tail lamps...

10/17/2005 12:05:50 AM

what's up with the corvette back end

10/17/2005 12:23:03 AM

circular tail-lights are a skyline styling cue too.

10/17/2005 1:42:10 AM

that concept drawing rear end is dope as hell

10/17/2005 2:02:34 AM

god damn french body designers

10/17/2005 4:19:51 AM

Quote :

"I work for Infiniti so if anyone wants one let me know."

I'll take one.

10/17/2005 10:41:24 AM

3.2 liter? They're not going with their across-the-board 3.5L v6.

10/17/2005 1:39:28 PM

they probably went with thicker cylinder walls and a smaller bore to please the boost-happy bunch. But thats just speculation. Personally i think it looks like shit. It still just looks like a fucking infinity or 350. The older skylines looked MEAN and brutish.

10/17/2005 1:53:26 PM

It's the front end that doesnt look skylineish...the headlights are too verticle. If they had them more horizontal so they would wrap around onto the front fenderbulges some more they would look more like the R31 - 34.

also the roofline and pillars don't look skylinish GTR to me.

10/17/2005 1:55:22 PM

I like the concept art a lot.

10/17/2005 2:37:13 PM

i like the concept, but the R34 GT-R was pretty nice in terms of looks.

I hope it still has the info screen on the dash that lets you adjust settings in real time.

10/17/2005 5:06:17 PM

I wonder what it would be called in the US... Infiniti R32? If it has a 3.5 litre, then Infiniti R35?

Anyway, do you guys remember the GT-R Concept from the 2001 Tokyo Show? As you can see in the pics above, the current design sketches bear striking resemblance to the concept from 4 years ago. Let's wait for a couple of days till it is released, but if it looks similar to the 2001 concept, it looks like ass.

10/17/2005 8:49:58 PM

ugliest car ever?

10/17/2005 8:55:59 PM

^^That concept actually looks better than the one in the begining of this thread. As long as the performance is up to par, I would have to say that I would be impressed to see this concept on the road for under 100k. It would look better if the black front valence was painted silver to match the rest of car, and a huge fucking intercooler was peeking out of the bumper. Atleast it isnt as ugly as the new vipers .

[Edited on October 17, 2005 at 10:58 PM. Reason : gh]

10/17/2005 10:55:44 PM

the front end looks weird as all hell

hopefully it's fast enough so people will be admiring the rear more often

10/17/2005 11:16:06 PM

i am going to Tokyo Motor Show! I am gonna check them out!

10/18/2005 2:30:11 PM

I find that the most hideous elements of concept cars tend to be removed before production

10/18/2005 2:43:30 PM

eh, in this case they seem to have been replaced by more atrocities.

10/18/2005 2:50:12 PM

that concept grill reminds of today's audi grill designs.. coincidence?

10/18/2005 4:51:37 PM

Anyone else think the side window and roof line look like they are borrowed from the new Mustang?

How much this thing gonna weigh?

10/18/2005 5:02:26 PM

borrowed? you mean the concept pics or the drawings towards the top?

Quote :

"GT-R Concept from the 2001 Tokyo Show"

I dont think anything was stolen from the mustang


Nissan's had that side window styling for a long while (maybe borrowed from some other manufacturer too)

10/18/2005 5:14:12 PM

3 hours until the unveiling!

10/18/2005 11:17:56 PM

that's so doesn't look like what a skyline should look.

10/19/2005 1:01:23 AM

yeah they need to make that thing look better

10/19/2005 1:14:19 AM

that old red Z is HOT.

i still want the blue Z that japanese guy was building. it was posted on here a while ago.

i wonder what happened to it?

10/19/2005 1:18:15 AM

http://www.gtrproto.com/

unveiled

10/19/2005 7:17:06 AM

I like it

10/19/2005 7:51:00 AM

Lots more pics to come later!

10/19/2005 8:53:09 AM

fender flares!

10/19/2005 8:58:42 AM

so which skyline is it, the first or second....

10/19/2005 9:03:01 AM

the ones just posted are the officially unveiled pics of the new GTR

[Edited on October 19, 2005 at 9:08 AM. Reason : (my fender flares one is my photoshop)]

10/19/2005 9:07:57 AM

Fugly

10/19/2005 11:21:19 AM

crappy photoshop to make it look better:

the fender flares look like the new mustang, the hood likes the new eclipse (bubblyness), the roof looks like it has a broken back, the back looks ok IMO. The front looks like a new audi...so I fixed that in my photochop.

10/19/2005 11:28:57 AM

Looks like the concept that came out way before the new 'stang and the new eclipse and audi's styling.

Doesnt have much in the looks dept. It better perform like a motherfucker.

10/19/2005 11:35:17 AM

ugly

10/19/2005 4:05:26 PM

^^^ resembles the front end of an s2000

but the original is freaking ugly

10/19/2005 4:18:03 PM

Not gorgeous, but better looking than all the other concept photos/drawings.

10/19/2005 4:45:24 PM

^^^^^Congratulations, you've created a Cadillac XLR.

I can't decide if I like it or not yet. Looks great from some angles, fussy from others.

And I can't help thinking of a Chevy Cobalt SS when I see the back.

[Edited on October 19, 2005 at 9:23 PM. Reason : d]

10/19/2005 9:22:21 PM

needs to be more squared and mean looking. and BLUE! the original skyline blue.

10/19/2005 10:00:07 PM