SKYLINE...questions

[Stoney]

hey there!!

I found this Skyline and don't exactly know which one it is...

http://www.geocities.com/bradbigboy/index_00000a.htm

(it's the last pic....)

If anybody has some information about this skyline please tell me!!

thanx

Stoney

 

[miata13B]

That was a concept of the R35, unsure if they are making it though.

 

[RazorGTR]

They were mock ups while Nissan decided whether or not to continue production on the GTR.

 

[GSS]

I can't believe Nissan could think about ending production on the GT-R. Especially due to external influences.

 

[RazorGTR]

It wasn't so much Nissan as it was their investers and their new partners. For some stupid reason I forgot who that was doh. Believe it was Renault or Audi who joined with Nissan. The Nissan motorcompay is again profitable but at a huge cost to performance car fans. One of the huge issues was the market. The market for the Skyline was JDM only. Which would include Australia and New Zealand. Had the cars been released new into the states I personally believe they would have killed off the 300z instead.

 

[skylineGTR_guy]

Originally posted by RazorGTR
It wasn't so much Nissan as it was their investers and their new partners. For some stupid reason I forgot who that was doh. Believe it was Renault or Audi who joined with Nissan. The Nissan motorcompay is again profitable but at a huge cost to performance car fans. One of the huge issues was the market. The market for the Skyline was JDM only. Which would include Australia and New Zealand. Had the cars been released new into the states I personally believe they would have killed off the 300z instead.

well all I'm saying is they better not...I mean think of all the people that would love to own a GTR here in the states but many can't becasue motorex has such high prices. I think that bringing the skyline to the US would work out great. I mean we already have the infinity G35 "skyline" so why not give us a break and ship over some GTRs? If they stop making GTRs theyre probably going to regret it later...

 

[Famine]

Originally posted by RazorGTR
The market for the Skyline was JDM only.

The UK also receives officially sanctioned imports of Skylines direct from Nissan - normalised by the manufacturer for UK road use (mph speedometer, RHD, UK-standard lights and plates, UK-standard emissions). These are classed as UK cars by insurers - unlike parallel (grey) imports which are classed as imports and attract a massive surcharge on the insurance premium.

We also get official Evos, Imprezas, FTO, Integra Type-R, Civic Type-R, NSX, and got official 3000GT and Supra.

 

[RazorGTR]

So you guys there were able to get Skylines Brand new from, well we'll say the R30 range and upwards? Are you sure?

 

[Famine]

No - we couldn't get anything before R33. We were able to get R33 GT-R and R34 GT-R models (none of the lower spec cars) from a Nissan dealership - however, only 100 per year were allowed into the country.

 

[RazorGTR]

Ah ok sweetas

 

[LoneWolfe]

Originally posted by RazorGTR
It wasn't so much Nissan as it was their investers and their new partners. For some stupid reason I forgot who that was doh. Believe it was Renault or Audi who joined with Nissan. The Nissan motorcompay is again profitable but at a huge cost to performance car fans. One of the huge issues was the market. The market for the Skyline was JDM only. Which would include Australia and New Zealand. Had the cars been released new into the states I personally believe they would have killed off the 300z instead.

infiniti, they joined w/ infiniti. and they destroyed the skyline and came out w/ a new version.

 

[bengee]

oh boy....

 

[Ethix101]

From what I understand, this is the most recent concept, though I dont' know if it'll go into production. I'll be disappointed of they stop producing GTR's, but we don't get them in the US anyway, so it won't really affect me. (though I'm still pissed they stopped producing the S-series (s13, s14, s15)

 

[Duke]

That picture is further proof that Nissan's whole design team should be hunted down like rabid racoons, euthanized, and then have their brains dissected to find out what bizarre virus is infecting them, and to stop it from infecting anyone else in the automotive industry.

 

[Ethix101]

I like it. It's different..that's for sure, but I really like it.

 

[skylineGTR_guy]

I don't like the front....but thanks god concepts never look anything like their production versions...well if they ever get turned into production versions....

 

[TEX2]

my friend can import anybody a Skyline- They range from 20k up to 100k for a new not used R34 GTR like the one we're waiting on-

I think the 20k range gets you a R-32 GTS which STILL looks good and has 280hp- He really doesn't get to pic out of a lot of them. It's kinda more like what is available at the time-

If your serious and interested email me at ryan_vela@amat.com
and I'll forward your info to him so he call get in touch with you-

I'll enjoy the finders fee too!

oh ya, alot of the time these cars are barely used and have some mods done to them already-

 

[skylineGTR_guy]

Originally posted by TEX
my friend can import anybody a Skyline- They range from 20k up to 100k for a new not used R34 GTR like the one we're waiting on-

I think the 20k range gets you a R-32 GTS which STILL looks good and has 280hp- He really doesn't get to pic out of a lot of them. It's kinda more like what is available at the time-

If your serious and interested email me at ryan_vela@amat.com
and I'll forward your info to him so he call get in touch with you-

I'll enjoy the finders fee too!

oh ya, alot of the time these cars are barely used and have some mods done to them already-

unless your friend works for or goes through motorex the skyline cant be legal beacaus motorex is the only company in the us who can legalize and assign a vin # to the skyline....no vin# = no insurance or registration...

 

[TEX2]

That's BS friend. Who told you that? Motorex?

If you know the right people the car can be prepared befor it hits our shore-

 

[James1985]

i read some ware that the next skyline if they decides to make it would use the current 350z engine with twin turbos to bring it to about 400hp as they said they would want to relese it on a global market i even read that it might have 7 gears i have also seen an up dated concept of the skyline by nissan it is a bit more toned down then the one above but i cant find pics of it any were i saw it on the front of autcar. the price of the skyline would also rise from about £50.000 to a more supercar level price of maybe £80.000 and purists of the skyline did not like this.

Ps I wish i had bought that mag now

 

[1X83Z]

Originally posted by neon_duke
That picture is further proof that Nissan's whole design team should be hunted down like rabid racoons, euthanized, and then have their brains dissected to find out what bizarre virus is infecting them, and to stop it from infecting anyone else in the automotive industry.

That's a Japanese design you hate, and the American designs you hate weren't designed by the same team. Even so, Nissan designs cars well. You're simply jealous.

 

[GSS]

Infinit is a subsidiary of Nissan, and Renault brought a large chunk of Nissan.

We got R32 GT-R-R34 GT-R here in the UK.

 

[James1985]

i think the back end of the gtr concept looks nice but for me the front needs more work dose any one no were i can see pics of the updated concept from the one in the pics

 

[LoneWolfe]

i didnt like the r35 concept before, then i looked into it and i think it was the GTC opening that convinced me it was a nice car.
my fav still remains as the r34.

 

[James1985]

the r34 is a better car but the best looking skyline was the Nismo 400r R33

 

[Duke]

Further proof that body kits - even expensive ones - suck.

 

[1X83Z]

Originally posted by neon_duke
Further proof that body kits - even expensive ones - suck.

👍

 

[skylineGTR_guy]

Originally posted by TEX
That's BS friend. Who told you that? Motorex?

If you know the right people the car can be prepared befor it hits our shore-

um no federal law tells me this....

In order to legaly import a skyline you must meet all DOT and EPA standards. you must also so other things such as crash testing , air bag testing , and OBD II to meet the Code of Federal Regulation requirements. So unless this place has enought money to crash test each model of skyline...meaning front, rear, side, and front offset testing that are required by law then they can legalize them...anyone can "import" a sklyine but only motorex can make them legal. Not to mention that you MUST change things to meet regulations such as US emissions, speedometer , crash structure , lighting , US VIN , warning , and information labels. According to the Code of Federal Regulations - all DOT legalization must be preformed by a Registered Importer only. THESE tests must also be done within the US and the car must be held by the EPA and DOT for a length of time before the car may be driven.

So prove that he is registered with the DOT and I will belive you.
or better yet just give me the name of the company and I'll have the DOT run a check to see if it's registered.

 

[1X83Z]

Originally posted by skylineGTR_guy
um no federal law tells me this....

In order to legaly import a skyline you must meet all DOT and EPA standards. you must also so other things such as crash testing , air bag testing , and OBD II to meet the Code of Federal Regulation requirements. So unless this place has enought money to crash test each model of skyline...meaning front, rear, side, and front offset testing that are required by law then they can legalize them...anyone can "import" a sklyine but only motorex can make them legal.

You're actually fairly knowledgable about the subject, but having recently imported a car and given it no research whatsoever, I know this to be true:

- Airbags became federally mandated with the 1995 model year. If you have a car that is pre-1995, it does not need airbags in order to be legally imported. If you have a car that was made in 1995 or after and fits into certain classifications (race cars, heavy trucks), you don't need airbags anyway.
- Offset crash tests are actually done by a non-profit, non-governmental assocation called the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety/Highway Loss Data Institute (IIHS/HLDI). Offset tests aren't required for legally importing a car into the United States.
- Safety in a rear collision is still not federally monitored and one does not need a rear crash test in order to legally import a car into the United States.
- Anyone can make a Skyline legal, but it's loads (LOADS) cheaper and less time-consuming to go through Motorex than to buy several, throw them at crash walls, and have the government test your personal vehicle for emissions.

Not to mention that you MUST change things to meet regulations such as US emissions, speedometer , crash structure , lighting , US VIN , warning , and information labels. According to the Code of Federal Regulations - all DOT legalization must be preformed by a Registered Importer only. THESE tests must also be done within the US and the car must be held by the EPA and DOT for a length of time before the car may be driven.

US emissions, yes. Californians are lucky it's allowed. Speedometer, 'crash structure,' VIN, and labels do not have to be changed (VIN might have to be changed if it's not 17 digits, otherwise they don't care). Lighting probably does require some change.

So prove that he is registered with the DOT and I will belive you.
or better yet just give me the name of the company and I'll have the DOT run a check to see if it's registered.

You don't register companies with the Department of Transportation.

 

[RazorGTR]

James that pics is an R400. It is an R33 GTR that Nismo worked. They produced very little of them so orginals are extremely rare.

SkylineGTR is absolutely right. 100% on the skylines in the States.
On three other forums I frequent the same discussions over and over and over take place and the same result. MotoRex is the ONLY company that can legalize a Skyline for the US. OmegaSkylines has started to bring them in but even they have to send them to MotoRex or inform you that you must take them to MotoRex to legalize them.

There IS NO way around sorry about that. If it were possible I would have heard by now. Trust me I would have heard.