Nissan hasn't been in the best of shape for a couple of decades now. Their target market is people who've been denied auto loans from other manufacturers.
Infiniti is North American badge engineering of Nissan. The Skyline is not strictly the GTR variant. GTR was a trim, not a dedicated model, prior to the R35. Even still, you can see the G-coupe body lines in the R35. After the R34 Skyline generation came the V35 in 2001. Check out the V36 (2006) and V37 (2014) Skylines as well and you'll see they have been "Infinitis with a Nissan badge" for 25 years
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Maragato@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 144d
The lack of originality in the designs and the reliance on nostalgia are signs that Nissan is not in the best of shape.
CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 144d
Nissan hasn't been in the best of shape for a couple of decades now. Their target market is people who've been denied auto loans from other manufacturers.
Maragato@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 144d
That design of the new Skyline is an Infiniti with the Nissan logo. It’s a shame how little originality some brands show when designing new models.
THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 144d
To be fair, the Skyline in Japan is/was the Infiniti G35 and G37 anyway. But yeah, your point is still there.
CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 143d
Both those cars had excellent styling. This thing looks like a modernized Altima to me.
XeroxCool@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 143d
Infiniti is North American badge engineering of Nissan. The Skyline is not strictly the GTR variant. GTR was a trim, not a dedicated model, prior to the R35. Even still, you can see the G-coupe body lines in the R35. After the R34 Skyline generation came the V35 in 2001. Check out the V36 (2006) and V37 (2014) Skylines as well and you'll see they have been "Infinitis with a Nissan badge" for 25 years
Bassman27@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 144d
Damn skyline you ugly!
porcelainpitcher@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 143d
It looks like one of those ugly Mercedes sedans. No no no.
venusaur@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 144d
It’s a more affordable Q50 Red at best. They should focus on a new Nissan version of the FX.