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Nissan Motor Co has decided the new R35 Skyline GT-R will be sold in the US under the Infiniti brand, as the Infiniti GT-R.

Nissan executives have been battling for the Skyline to debut with a Nissan badge instead of an Infiniti badge because the Skyline is known to be a Nissan globally, and in games such as Gran Turismo. But studies have shown that sales might suffer if a premium sports car has a Nissan badge on it. The Nissan badge generally commands a lower price tag than Infiniti’s.

The Volkswagen Phaeton suffere the same fate, though it’s a great luxury car people preferred spending money on the Audi A8 to get the more prestigious Audi badge.

The ability to command premium pricing is important as the car will have a sticker price of USD$65,000. It will have all-wheel drive and horsepower figures upwards of 400.

More photos of the GT-R PROTO available here.

Nissan is planning a Z sports coupe slotted above the current Nissan 350Z called the Nissan 450Z. The upgraded model will feature a 4.5 liter V8 engine which would likely be a tuned up version of the VK45DE from the Infiniti M45. The VK45DE makes 340hp currently, but Left Lane News reports the final product will feature 430hp. Of course, all that crazy power requires all-wheel drive, so that will be standard as well.

Nissan plans to pitch this new Nissan 450Z against the Porsche Carrera 911 and the Maserati 4.2.

Source: Left Lane News

Nissan unveiled it’s Nissan GT-R PROTO yesterday at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show. This model will be the concept where the next Nissan Skyline R35 GT-R will be based on. It’s more of a design concept than a full-blown concept car though. No engine specifications or other tidbits about the new car have been revealed so far.

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Nissan shows it’s Nissan Moco Preview positioned as a driver’s ‘best friend’ which helps him or her enjoy his everyday life like a best friend should.

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Nissan has pledged 10 million yen to victims in Pakistan of the South Asia quake. The money has been donated to the Japan Platform, a Non-profit Organisation that provides emergency relief in natural disaster and refugee situations. – Source

UPDATE: Nissan Sylphy coming in Q2 2008 – Edaran Tan Chong Motor has announced that the new Nissan Sylphy will be available in Q2 2008. Click for more details.

Nissan strikes back with it’s new Sentra which was quietly launched today. It took me pretty much by suprise. I had seen the new Sentra a week or two back when a blog reader Dr. Chai sent a picture to me. Didn’t blog it as there was only one picture. I saw the advertisement in The Star today and I went OMG! New Sentra!

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Nissan has been using the Tokyo Motor Show to gives us previews on the next legendary GT-R Skyline. In 2001, they unveiled the GT-R Concept, based on the Infiniti G35 which later became the Nissan Skyline V35. In 2003, it announced the next Skyline R35 GT-R would be unveiled in 2007.

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This is Nissan’s AZEAL Coupe Concept. Don’t be fooled by it’s expensive looks, it’s meant to be an affordable entry-level performance vehicle to target young buyers. Think Scion and you’ll know what they’re trying to do.

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Nissan will be releasing a new compact sedan and hatchback in the USA targetted at the Scion-buyer market. The hatch version will look much like this Nissan Sports Compact concept. It’s obvious there are alot of Renault-influenced styling cues.

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This will be a two-part installment, where first I will talk about the previous incarnations of these sports cars, and later I will introduce to you the new versions coming up soon.

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The Nissan Silvia S15 is a beauty. It’s said to be the more feminine version of the Skyline, with a more tame SR20DET under the hood rather than the venerable RB26 six-banger.

What I would do for a pearl white Silvia S15… sigh.

Nissan Silvia S15 Spec-R

Engine: In-line 4 Cylinder DOHC Turbocharged
Layout: Front-Engine RWD
Transmission: 6 speed manual
Displacement: 1998cc
Horsepower: 250bhp at 6400rpm
Torque: 202 lb/ft at 4800rpm
0-100km/h: 5.6 seconds