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Nisssan Skyline Gt-r Maybe An Infiniti - Frost__2001 - 03-03-2007
Nisssan Skyline GT-R maybe An Infiniti
02-03-2007
Over the past few weeks, Nissan began extensive testing of its forthcoming GT-R sports car in the United States. Prototypes have been spotted across the country at various race tracks and on public streets. During a test at the Infineon Raceway in California, a Nissan engineer made a comment that raises new questions about how the car will be branded.
According to AutoWeek, a photographer at the track overheard the Nissan worker refer to the car as an "Infiniti Skyline GT-R." Such a label goes an announcement made in April suggesting the GT-R would be sold in the United States as a Nissan.
At the New York Auto Show, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said the high-performance sports car would wear the Nissan badge, consistent with its global branding.
A report published in the ensuing days suggested Infiniti dealers were "enraged" by the news. They "desperately wanted the GT-R as a halo for the brand," the Automotive News report said.
Has Nissan's top management had a change of heart? We'll find out no later than this fall, when the 500-plus horsepower sports car debuts at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show.
Nisssan Skyline Gt-r Maybe An Infiniti - NOS2Go4Me - 03-03-2007
Pssh... the nametag doesn't matter. What matters is that it's a Skyline, it's coming to North America (and hopefully Canada at that) and maybe we'll see a few on the streets.
Nisssan Skyline Gt-r Maybe An Infiniti - PARKINGLOT - 03-06-2007
it's about time....skylines are awesome...