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Old Oct 13, 2006
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2008 Nissan Skyline M5 KILLER no 56k

Yup its here... its hot too

http://news.windingroad.com/auto-new...issan-skyline/

The enthusiast world has been waiting for the next Nissan Skyline for some time now, particularly American enthusiasts, who are set to get their first factory-sanctioned taste of the performance legend when it makes it into US showrooms for the first time.

Looking very close to the sensational GTR-Proto concept shown back in 2005 at the Tokyo Motor Show, the 2008 Skyline appears to be in its final stages of development, as evidenced by these KGP Photography shots of the car caught testing at the Nürburgring.

While all previous Skylines were sedan-derived, the new model will reportedly gain its own two-door architecture, which bodes well for the car from a performance standpoint.

Prevailing rumors have the car taking on a 3.8-liter twin-turbo V-6, itself derived from the engine in the 350Z. Power bogeys put the mill in the range of 450 horsepower and 370 pound-feet of twist. In true Skyline fashion, the car will be all-wheel-drive, with a further evolution of the GT-R’s electronic ATTESA ET-S torque-sensing system, tied into a four-wheel steering system.

All of which should be good for a 0-60 miles-per-hour time of well under 4 seconds, and a top speed somewhere on the ambitious end of 180 mph.

Interested parties might want to start inquiring with their local Nissan dealers now.






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Old Oct 13, 2006
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kinda of a repost, but kinda not, ahhaa
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its a little... funky looking. performance sounds promising though...
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I don't know... I think it's really too soon to pass judgement on that car. There's too much that no one knows.
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I'm happy to hear its TT and AWD...I was gonna cry if they didn't keep the AWD. I'm not sure about the looks but I'm sure it will grow on my like the new Si's have.
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Look at the size of those exhausts lol
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Looks like a G35 and an RX8 had sex.....
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Maybe that's what happened... That's what happened to the MX-5/Miata. An RX-8 and an old-school Miata got a little too friendly.
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i might be finished with school by then to afford a Skyline...but i want RHD!
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I wonder if the new Skyline (Yeah, whatever, call it a GT-R if you want, but like the MX-5/Miata, you can't change tradition) will be somewhat of a midlife-crisis on wheels like Corvettes nowadays?
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