The new GT-R Concept!!!

[ca18guy]

OK we can all agree that the pic below is badass and should be what the next GT-R should look like......
http://homestead.juno.com/bov82/files/greyr35.jpg

.....well Nissan released photo's of it's GT-R Concept car and as you can see below it's a HUGE dissapointment (atleast to me it is) I like the rear alittle but the front is the ugliest thing I have seen, it shares way to many lines with the new Z (i like the new Z but the Z and gt-r need to be more different) The good news is by the look of it they wanted it to have more "sporty" lines to it so it would sell better here in the states (that's why i think they did the drastic change in looks) The bad news is, if the front end look's like that, would you want one? Anyway I'm sure alot of thing's will change by the time we see a production GT-R but if that's the front end theme then I guess the last great GT-R was the R34!!!
- allright that's my rant <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>
http://www.nissan.co.jp/MS/PRESS/COMMON/IMAGES/CONCEPT_CAR/LOW/gt_r_001.jpg
http://www.nissan.co.jp/MS/PRESS/COMMON/IMAGES/CONCEPT_CAR/LOW/gt_r_012.jpg
http://www.nissan.co.jp/MS/PRESS/COMMON/IMAGES/CONCEPT_CAR/LOW/gt_r_002.jpg
http://www.nissan.co.jp/MS/PRESS/COMMON/IMAGES/CONCEPT_CAR/LOW/gt_r_003.jpg

[HondakillaS14]

I like the first picture...the next couple look weird...a little too futuristic for my taste

[dave2u]

First thing i notice about both new models is they are both VERY different from the old ones (especially the Z) and i dont think the old models needed any great change of looks. I mean the Z and Skyline are 2 of the best lookin cars there are. I mean that Z looks like an Audi TT now more than it does a Z &nbsp;, IMO. &nbsp;Last thing the designers needed to do was start making them look like anything else. &nbsp;And this futuristic look is all a bit samey. Still gorgeous cars though but they`ve changed into something else.

[HaloZ]

http://auto.ascii24.com/auto24/issue/2001/1024/nsh_mi1024_01_01.jpg
must be the Jspec gt3
*credit to john Y

[240booster]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from HondakillaS14 on 11:43 am on Oct. 24, 2001
I like the first picture...the next couple look weird...a little too futuristic for my taste
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#### ya that 1st pic is the badest ass thing i have ever seen!!!!! &nbsp; lol i guess i should know what it is im guessing it's a skyline but what year is it a concept?? (try not to laugh to hard :-P) &nbsp; but omg those other pics r just a little too much for me definite Audi TT resemblence ... i like smooth lines but not THAT much ... but #### i wanna know what that 1st pic is that's what the new skylines should look like.

*cries* thts all i have to say <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('>

[dave2u]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from 240booster on 11:34 am on Oct. 24, 2001
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I like the first picture...the next couple look weird...a little too futuristic for my taste
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#### ya that 1st pic is the badest ass thing i have ever seen!!!!! lol i guess i should know what it is im guessing it's a skyline but what year is it a concept?? (try not to laugh to hard :-P) but omg those other pics r just a little too much for me definite Audi TT resemblence ... i like smooth lines but not THAT much ... but #### i wanna know what that 1st pic is that's what the new skylines should look like.
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ROFLMAO!!! your too much mate! Read the thread title <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>

[konkman]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from ca18guy on 9:16 am on Oct. 24, 2001
It shares way to many lines with the new Z (i like the new Z but the Z and gt-r need to be more different)</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

I totally agree, the skyline had a unique look. &nbsp;Nothing out there could match its smooth lines and agressive stance. &nbsp;I'm not down with having to flip a coin over skyline or Z.

[S13Grl]

I have to agree with that as well. For a moment there, I thought it was the new Z-car with skyline-style tailights. I love the first pic, even though it's not as aggressive-looking and the lines aren't as sharp as they are on the R34.

[transient]

I definately agree. Nissan seems to be going downhill...

[HaloZ]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from transient on 2:10 pm on Oct. 24, 2001
I definately agree. Nissan seems to be going downhill... </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

just their design team seems to be smoking a little too much wacky tobacy.=-) just wait till u get the preformance plans for it.

[240booster]

ok welll if the 1st pic is the new skyline GT-R then what is the other pics of the silver car?? It looks like the new Z car but that doesn't sound like what he was talking about in his first message??? &nbsp; lol wtf *i go sit down in the corner and be quite now* :-P

[ca18guy]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from 240booster on 12:22 pm on Oct. 24, 2001
ok welll if the 1st pic is the new skyline GT-R then what is the other pics of the silver car?? It looks like the new Z car but that doesn't sound like what he was talking about in his first message??? lol wtf *i go sit down in the corner and be quite now* :-P</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

Read what I said, the first pic is what was thought to be the next GT-R, the first pic is fake, the other set of pic's are the real Concept (unfortunately) I thought it was common knowledge about that first pic sorry i did'nt elaborate that it was an old rumor <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

(Edited by ca18guy at 12:35 pm on Oct. 24, 2001)

[Tuck&Poke]

hey guy your a little out of date. &nbsp;the new skyline is going to be a 4 door family sedan for about 30grand. &nbsp;its gonna compete with the bmw 330. &nbsp;and itl have about 270hp. &nbsp;its also gonna be an infinity and will be called the g35 i think. &nbsp;i know its a letter and a double digit number like all the other infinities except the qx4. any who im getting off topic. &nbsp;theres no way they would make someithing that radical looking. &nbsp;they might sell something similar over in japan &nbsp;but here in america its stricktly the g35. &nbsp;and its final. &nbsp;i have a gripe about the g35 though. &nbsp;ill see if i can breing a pic but it lost the cool 4 round brake lights and has something more conventional. &nbsp;at least itll be 30grand.

[Tuck&Poke]

heres the link the the new g35 http://www.infiniti.com/ms....p>THERE (http://www.infiniti.com/ms/future/FutureModelSpecs/0,1199,20261|G35|||,00.html

THERE) YA GO HAVE FUN!

[tanabs]

That is true, the new Skyline is a four door car, but that is NOT the Skyline GT-R. &nbsp;From what I have heard, the new GT-R is not going to look at all like the present four door Skyline.

[ca18guy]

The skyline and GT-R names are being seperated, that's why NO WHERE in any of my post's did I say skyline. The G35 is the new skyline, this is the GT-R concept that has been shown today.

[BlankFlip]

man, the respectable skyline name is going down to nothing now to me. ppl criticize my 240 a lot (cuz they're idiots) n i'm just like &quot;just wait, a couple years from now u'll bow down to the NISSAN name,&quot; i don't like where they're heading now though. i could understand that first pic being the way to go b/c the new s15 body kind of moved that way, even though i would like the previous versions better. i know the nissan production team is probably trying to be &quot;different&quot; or &quot;revolutionary&quot; for nissan, but i don't think they're doing the right thing at all. n once again we get a crappy version of one of nissan's top cars as an infiniti that looks nothing like the skyline that we all love. f*ck sh*t f*ck, that pretty much sums up how i feel about that new skyline gt-r, i know i'm still young, but i guess u can call me old fashioned.

[SpoiledBoi]

Has anyone notice..the new altima, the newe Z, the new G35, and this new concept Skyline...have somewhat the same lines or something in comon. Im not gonna be suprised if the enw Skyline turns out somewhat like that. I jst hope not exactly like that.

[S13Grl]

Well, most automakers these days seem to stick to a similar design for all their cars. Think VW or BMW. I think Nissan is following in their footsteps. I don't like it either.

[BlankFlip]

where r the door handles on it? will it open like the back to the future car?

[bing]

i dont know?

i like it, but the front grille needs to be same color as teh rest of the car, i think its pretty cool and since i'll probably never have one it doesnt really matter what i think anyways

[HaloZ]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from minime686 on 3:27 pm on Oct. 24, 2001
hey guy your a little out of date. the new skyline is going to be a 4 door family sedan for about 30grand. its gonna compete with the bmw 330. and itl have about 270hp. its also gonna be an infinity and will be called the g35 i think. i know its a letter and a double digit number like all the other infinities except the qx4. any who im getting off topic. theres no way they would make someithing that radical looking. they might sell something similar over in japan but here in america its stricktly the g35. and its final. i have a gripe about the g35 though. ill see if i can breing a pic but it lost the cool 4 round brake lights and has something more conventional. at least itll be 30grand.
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umm skylines have always had a 4 door model. that's how it started out. the gtr and gts are the sport models. here is a little tib bit a lifted from a web page.

&quot;During the 1960's, the Japanese racing scene was striving to catch up with
high performance racing machines of Europe origin. One manufacturer called
Prince developed the first Japanese prototype racing machine, named the R380.
With a powerful in-line six cylinder DOHC engine mounted amidships under a low
and sleek body, the R380 won the 1966 Japanese Grand Prix race event and
established several world speed records in the following year. The Prince
company merged with Nissan, and unveiled a special 4-door sedan Skyline model
during the 1968 Tokyo Motor Show. Priced at almost double that of other
Skylines in the stable, it was transplanted with a de-tuned powerplant of the
R380 racer's unit. This hot-blooded Skyline was launched into the market in
February 1969. &quot;
http://www.gpmd.com/images/tams1594.JPG
70's gtr

*edit*
and like that was stated b4, they are spliting the GTR and skyline platforms. &nbsp;but they are still going to produce the R34 GTR and i guess GTS-T and GTS25-T till the new GTR comes out. i forgot what the body code for it's going tobe.

(Edited by HaloZ at 5:11 pm on Oct. 24, 2001)

[bing]

i saw that car somewhere recently but i forget where, it was at a garage and they were working on it, hhmmm

imagine having that thing, nobody would know what it is, it's like having an old 60's mustang in mint condition except nissan's are cool and ford aint

[ca18guy]

Allright I used my feeble editing skills to blend the Concept GT-R and the first pic, I know there's some stuff wrong with my photoshoped version (actually I used paint <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('> ) but I really don't feel like making it perfect. (hope the pic shows)

http://wsphotofews.excite.com/021/ck/9N/iw/tT39708.jpg

[ca18guy]

Oh yeah here's the origanal pic. to compare my photochopped pic to.
http://auto.ascii24.com/auto24/issue/2001/1024/nsh_mi1024_01_01.jpg

[BlankFlip]

i despised the new concept gt-r a little while ago, now i think it's grown on me since i've looked at it, but i think of it as being its own car rather than a skyline gt-r.

[DSC]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWW!!!! &nbsp;LAY OFF THE CRACK NISSAN! &nbsp;#### their new cars are UGLY! &nbsp;The front and back are chopped off leaving it looking like a box with a buble on top. &nbsp;

[rubbersidedown]

nissan should go back to basics... or something

[DuffMan]

From a business point of view, I can see how it makes sense to combine the Z and GT-R platforms. Still the new skyline looks kind of disappointing.

Giving it a more &quot;skyline-like&quot; front facia would help a lot though. Anyway, the GTR is going to be sold mostly in Japan, and maybe some day brought over here, so its what they think that's really important. I think Japans styling trends are usually different than what's going on here.

That type of styling might be the &quot;next big thing&quot; over there, and it could sell like hotcakes. Who knows what they are thinking.

[Chokudori]

as for the first fake concept, I don't like it. It looks too much like a Mustang. Not that I'm saying mustang doesn't look good. I just don't think Skyline GT-R should look like a mustang.
As for the second real? concept.... &nbsp; oh no... please don't do this to my dream car...

looks like the only cars nissan is doing good with are the Altima, New Maxima, and hopefull in a few weeks we'll see what happens to the Sentra SE-R, and SE-R V-Spec

[bing]

one of the guys in my fraternity has a 98 altima, it's okay i guess, he has a nutty stereo

( i dont wanna hear that it aint a mod, i dont give a shit, stereos are cool as ####)

but his stereo is so loud it shakes the trunk like it wants loose change

he;s running stock nissan speakers with a kick ass Zapco, i dont know why, i'd give him 5 bills for the amp and run my sub off it

sh*t that has to be the most f*cking dispicable tatless piece os sh*t i have ever f*cking seen!

sorry <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> i just had to get that out. &nbsp;the first pic i saw in car n driver before &nbsp;i heard about infinty releasin a &quot;wanna be&quot; skyline. which will happen more than likely. but makin 2 cars that similar! funk dat i'd rather spend way more on importin a r33 or r34 convertin it thru &quot;raping&quot; moterex &nbsp;buy a se-r v spec then waste money on somethin like that.

i swear nissan releases it i will quit my job @ nissan. &nbsp;and buy a honda and put a picnic table on the trunk like everyione else

[misnomer]

Hate the front end, like the ass. If they round out the nose and amke the headlights horizontal, I think it'd be a fine looking car. . .

[matic 240sx]

u guys have to be kiddin... thats soo bad ass... &nbsp;if i could buy it i would... &nbsp;your just not use to cars like that... 3 years after its out... everyone will want one...

[ca18guy]

OK i don't have the link to the conference that Nissan held about this but i'll sum it up for ya, to try and dispel some of the rumor's. This car was designed for a &quot;worldwide audience&quot; in other words for all markets to include the US. It obviosly shares the Z/G35 platform. Personnally I don't think you need to &quot;learn&quot; to like it, when I first saw the R34/33/32 I did'nt &quot;learn&quot; to love it, I liked it right away. That front end is just fugly, but hopefully it is just a beginning design. I can understand them sharing the platforms/engines (remember nissan nearly went bankrupt just 2 years ago) but I just hope they change the headlight's.

[BlankFlip]

i actually have come to kind of like it, not nearly as much as a r34 or ne 89-98 240sx though. i just think it's really different/unique, but just like that concept pick up truck, they changed a lot virtually out of nowhere, in other words, the gt-r didn't gradually change into what it is becoming now. might be 2 much for me 2 handle right now, but i agree, a couple years from now it will all seem normal n won't seem like a big leap for nissans. just look at what has come out of japan first like, may i dare say, pokemon, power rangers, dragonball, all those little things were huge in japan years before it came to the states n the US grew to love it (consumers or whatever) maybe 2 much.

[zephyr]

All right...I know the new nissan car concepts are looking very strange and similar and all...but I think I understand where theyre coming from. &nbsp;Im thinking about automotive design as a career and the main focus of the business is to create something new. &nbsp;You can't call it a concept car if it looks exactly the same....The reason the new z is so different is because it is a new car...most car designers believe in designing cars for what they believe cars should/could/would look like in anywhere between 5 and 20 years. &nbsp;I wouldnt be scared about the skyline looking like that...

[Tuck&Poke]

ok i dont want a fucking history lesson on the skyline. &nbsp;and i always new that they had a four door. &nbsp;i didnt say they didn have one. &nbsp;in anywhere that i wrote anything did i say i didnt know they &nbsp;had a four door! NO! &nbsp;dont insult me by saying i dont know about cars. &nbsp;cause thats just bull shit. &nbsp;now what i do know is that the gtr doesnt have a foor door version. &nbsp;now what i want to know is where the guy who started this topic got his pic from because it migh be alittle old. &nbsp;they change theyre minds quickly over at nissan now adays. &nbsp;i do see a similarity though with the skyline and the new 300z so maybe it true but what i do know is that theyre not sending that stupid shit over here. &nbsp;were getting the detuned four door version. &nbsp;a reason i belive this pic is outdated is because my car and driver magazine would be all over this already. &nbsp;again i might be wrong. &nbsp;cause car and driver is delayed 3months

[BlankFlip]

i'm not sure how old it is, but these r the only pic's i've seen of the gt-r, but they have other ones w/ the same theme that show it at different angles n stuff 2.

[burgy240]

Minime is right the skyline in the first picture is what the sedan will look similar to. &nbsp;It will compete with the BMW and BENZ. &nbsp;It is likely to be sold under the Infinity name moniker though. &nbsp;The second picture is that of the &quot;concept for the future performance based Skyline. &nbsp;Sold under Nissan name? &nbsp;I agree with you guys/girls &nbsp;the first one is tight and the second one does look alot like a TT and the new Z combined. &nbsp;The car in the second photo would be legit if the front end were reworked to have a front appearance that slightly more of the current Skylines. &nbsp;thanks for listening to my 2cents

[HaloZ]

i don't see where ca18guy &nbsp;said &quot;skyline&quot; in his post. he said GTR. the new skyline and the new/concept GTR are not the same car. yes the skyline is coming over the GTR is a concept and who knows if and when it has a snowballs chance in #### in getting over here. &nbsp;re-read your first post and u sound like we don't know what a skyline is. im sure there are more than a few on here that know as much if not more than u about them. &nbsp; &nbsp;please, take some time and reread over the string. it's a simple mistake, no need to get all offended.

oh and it's 350z not &quot;new 300z&quot;

~YAWN~

[ca18guy]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from minime686 on 4:19 pm on Oct. 25, 2001
ok i dont want a fucking history lesson on the skyline. and i always new that they had a four door. i didnt say they didn have one. in anywhere that i wrote anything did i say i didnt know they had a four door! NO! dont insult me by saying i dont know about cars. cause thats just bull shit. now what i do know is that the gtr doesnt have a foor door version. now what i want to know is where the guy who started this topic got his pic from because it migh be alittle old. they change theyre minds quickly over at nissan now adays. i do see a similarity though with the skyline and the new 300z so maybe it true but what i do know is that theyre not sending that stupid shit over here. were getting the detuned four door version. a reason i belive this pic is outdated is because my car and driver magazine would be all over this already. again i might be wrong. cause car and driver is delayed 3months
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Sorry supreme Skyline god. I posted those pics THE EXACT DAY they were released by nissan when they debut at the tokyo auto show. I hate to tell you but car mag's are about 2 monthes old by the time you get info out of them. This concept was kept as a secret by nissan til this last week end. The exact link to the nissan release i'm not sure but check out Nissan's Japanese homepage at www.nissan.co.jp thats were the whole pic collection is at.

[Grant]

the next supercar of gotham city..hehe

[BlueSix]

AAAA AHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

I just saw a movie on nissan's website where it shows the GT-R concept as a left hand drive car!!

ROCK!

PS I love the new concept, except for the front end, which I am sure that they will restyle... anyone remember the original Z concept??

[BlueSix]

GT-R Video:
http://www.atscreen.com/users/ms2001/001/
wait till the end and you will see it is LHD

Z Video:
http://www.atscreen.com/users/ms2001/002/