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04-16-2009, 02:20 PM
04-16-2009 01:00 PM
Filed under: Japan (http://www.autoblog.com/category/japan/), Crossovers/CUVs (http://www.autoblog.com/category/crossovers-cuvs/), Infiniti (http://www.autoblog.com/category/infiniti/), Nissan (http://www.autoblog.com/category/nissan/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/skyline-xoverweb.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-skyline-crossover-jdm/1496883/)
Nissan Skyline Crossover - Click above for a hi-res gallery
Enthusiasts couldn't help but be disappointed when Nissan let slip that plans for a new Infiniti flagship sedan based on the all-conquering GT-R wouldn't see the light of day (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/08/gt-r-powered-infiniti-flagship-officially-canned/). What you see here is just the opposite: an Infiniti re-labeled as a Skyline.
Truth be told, although the previous Skyline GT-R was one model, the two nameplates have been separated for years now in the Japanese domestic market: The Japanese domestic market Skyline is what we know as the Infiniti G37 coupe and sedan (like the G35 before it). What you see here, then, is just more of the same: the Nissan Skyline Crossover, an exercise in badge engineering to bring the niche model Infiniti EX crossover back home.
Nissan has released little in the way of details, but don't expect any big changes over the Euro-spec EX37, with the latest VQ37VHR version of the company's highly-rated V6 offering up 310 horsepower. So if you've ever woken up in a cold sweat wondering what an Infiniti EX would look like with a Nissan badge on its grille, check out the pair of images below, along with the press release after the jump.
Gallery: Nissan Skyline Crossover (JDM) (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-skyline-crossover-jdm/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/skyline-xover1_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-skyline-crossover-jdm/1496883/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/skyline-xover2_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-skyline-crossover-jdm/1496884/)
Gallery: In the Autoblog Garage: 2008 Infiniti EX35 (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autoblog-garage-2008-infiniti-ex35-2/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/00infinitiex35_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autoblog-garage-2008-infiniti-ex35-2/652479/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/01infinitiex35_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autoblog-garage-2008-infiniti-ex35-2/652496/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/02infinitiex35_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autoblog-garage-2008-infiniti-ex35-2/652491/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/03infinitiex35_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autoblog-garage-2008-infiniti-ex35-2/652497/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/04infinitiex35_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autoblog-garage-2008-infiniti-ex35-2/652495/)
[Source: Nissan]Continue reading EX Phone Home: Nissan rebadges Infiniti EX as Skyline Crossover for JDM (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/16/ex-phone-home-nissan-rebadges-infiniti-ex-as-skyline-crossover/)
EX Phone Home: Nissan rebadges Infiniti EX as Skyline Crossover for JDM (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/16/ex-phone-home-nissan-rebadges-infiniti-ex-as-skyline-crossover/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Filed under: Japan (http://www.autoblog.com/category/japan/), Crossovers/CUVs (http://www.autoblog.com/category/crossovers-cuvs/), Infiniti (http://www.autoblog.com/category/infiniti/), Nissan (http://www.autoblog.com/category/nissan/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/skyline-xoverweb.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-skyline-crossover-jdm/1496883/)
Nissan Skyline Crossover - Click above for a hi-res gallery
Enthusiasts couldn't help but be disappointed when Nissan let slip that plans for a new Infiniti flagship sedan based on the all-conquering GT-R wouldn't see the light of day (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/08/gt-r-powered-infiniti-flagship-officially-canned/). What you see here is just the opposite: an Infiniti re-labeled as a Skyline.
Truth be told, although the previous Skyline GT-R was one model, the two nameplates have been separated for years now in the Japanese domestic market: The Japanese domestic market Skyline is what we know as the Infiniti G37 coupe and sedan (like the G35 before it). What you see here, then, is just more of the same: the Nissan Skyline Crossover, an exercise in badge engineering to bring the niche model Infiniti EX crossover back home.
Nissan has released little in the way of details, but don't expect any big changes over the Euro-spec EX37, with the latest VQ37VHR version of the company's highly-rated V6 offering up 310 horsepower. So if you've ever woken up in a cold sweat wondering what an Infiniti EX would look like with a Nissan badge on its grille, check out the pair of images below, along with the press release after the jump.
Gallery: Nissan Skyline Crossover (JDM) (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-skyline-crossover-jdm/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/skyline-xover1_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-skyline-crossover-jdm/1496883/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/skyline-xover2_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-skyline-crossover-jdm/1496884/)
Gallery: In the Autoblog Garage: 2008 Infiniti EX35 (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autoblog-garage-2008-infiniti-ex35-2/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/00infinitiex35_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autoblog-garage-2008-infiniti-ex35-2/652479/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/01infinitiex35_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autoblog-garage-2008-infiniti-ex35-2/652496/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/02infinitiex35_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autoblog-garage-2008-infiniti-ex35-2/652491/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/03infinitiex35_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autoblog-garage-2008-infiniti-ex35-2/652497/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/04infinitiex35_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autoblog-garage-2008-infiniti-ex35-2/652495/)
[Source: Nissan]Continue reading EX Phone Home: Nissan rebadges Infiniti EX as Skyline Crossover for JDM (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/16/ex-phone-home-nissan-rebadges-infiniti-ex-as-skyline-crossover/)
EX Phone Home: Nissan rebadges Infiniti EX as Skyline Crossover for JDM (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/16/ex-phone-home-nissan-rebadges-infiniti-ex-as-skyline-crossover/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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