Lest we forget that Nissan has several cars in Japan that are badged as Infiniti's here in the US. The FUGA 450GT, aka M45, is another example of what import companies do to make a premium name for themselves in the states.

Think about it this way; 30+ years ago the American culture looked at Japanese cars as the little econo box put-put cars that were designed for good gas milage. And they were just that. In order to compete with the growing luxury market in the US, Japanese auto makers split their brand names and introduced high-end imports geared at the luxury crowd. Thus, Lexus, Infiniti, and Acura were born. It's really nothing new to Americans either as Ford is Lincoln and Mercury, and Dodge is Chrystler and Plymoth.
The list goes on and on....

It really doesn't matter what you badge it. At it's bare core, Nissan designed, built, distributed the V35 chassis globally in '03. Simple fact.

 

Skylines don't have to be the R34 etc. That's like calling every Integra on the street a Type R.

A real Nissan enthusiast will know to call a R34.. AN R34.. NOT a Skyline. You guys have to understand the "Skyline" was originally a economy sedan when it was first built!!!

Hence why they call the G35 a... "Skyline 350GT".. It is a 350GT NOT a R34. They also make Skyline 4 doors and wagons in Japan!!

Good history lesson!

 

So you'd call this a Skyline



and this




But not.....




Ok buddy...

 

thanks for translating for the Americans LOL

 

that guy who said i dont have a nissan and dont want people to get confused when the altima comes out ur and idiot lol U have A NISSAN
Infiniti is just to fool stupid peopel in this country that they have something bettter then a nissan lol wut are you some spoileed brat who cares about brandnames lol go buy a bmw and get off these forums lol

 

This thread is retarded

 

Oh boy...the misinformation continues, and this retarded thread refuses to die.

R32, R33, R34, are just chassis codes for different years. The 350Z is a Z33, the 300ZX is a Z32, the G35 is a V35.

GT-R is just a model, same as Type-R, Si, EX, LX, DX, HX, etc...

c'mon people...let's learn to use the Google, mmmkay?

 

Damn, thats a sick picture!

 

Sickest skyline ive seen. Thats on 93 too. Beantown represent.

 

I think this is funny. I had a Skyline GT250 while I was in Japan last year. Guess what, it is the exact same power train and body as what is known as the G35 sedan here. The GT350 is know as the G35 coupe here. The biggest difference is that in japan, they mostly come in cloth interiors. self folding mirriors, right hand drive, and missing many of the standard features (they are options there) that you guys are used to.

Also, the R34 came in many different models, including the GT, the GT-S and the GTR. The GT and the GT-S were nothing special, yet they are still called the Nissan Skyline. Do some research on them, you might be amazed.

 

Yep, I was just about to post that. IMO, the Skyline R34 4doors are pretty hot all done up.

 

wow! according to the poll 39.7% of the people in this thread are morons!!

 

There should really be an option of "Who gives a $hit, it's the same damn car no matter what you call it."

 

what they should do, is have the newer g37 b called the skylines (gt-s, gt-t, etc, ) and hav the top of the line skyline (the new gtr) b just that, a gtr.

 

They made R3X non GTRs. The R3X designation denotes the chassis.

Thats would be like saying a 911 turbo is a 935, 964, 993 or 996, not a 911. (The turbo models are not, however, carreras.)

Please dont change the badging on your car... It makes the baby jesus sad...

 

Porsche analogy is probably too foreign for these folks to understand. You gotta use terms they can relate to.

It's like calling only the RSX-S the DC5, even though they have the regular RSX as well with the same chassis code.

Or calling only the Type-R the DC2, even though the LS and GSR both share the same chassis code.

 

I think that is a Honda w/ a G35 nose clip.

 

Stop bringing this stupid thread back to life.

 

dont be a hater, we all can't be winners..