The Hellcat shows why the GTR should've stayed a Skyline

Kinja'd!!! "dogisbadob" (dogisbadob)
08/15/2014 at 20:47 • Filed to: None

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Do you think the 'cats will help bolster the base Charger/Challengers' image? Although they already do have some prestige due to their connections with Mercedes and Maserati, and also extensive cop and rental usage. ooooo a Ghibli Hellcat! Too bad no AWD though, which would help will all that power and torq.

Just like the GTR used to be a very high-performance Skyline until they diverged the two (the Skyline is sold over here as the Infiniti G2/35/7 and later Q50), but that was a mistake since the Skyline name has so much brand cachet, and of course there's no more 4-door GTR (which did exist prior to the R35). Infiniti Skyline, Infiniti Skyline GTR.


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Kinja'd!!! PS9 > dogisbadob
08/15/2014 at 20:48

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WAT


Kinja'd!!! mcseanerson > PS9
08/15/2014 at 20:51

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I recommended your comment halfway through. After finishing I want to do it again.


Kinja'd!!! Thunderbee - Has the engine that kids like > dogisbadob
08/15/2014 at 20:52

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I'm inclined to agree; Skyline was a name that really held weight among the car car community, and still does in a sense, but has been dirtied slightly by the divergence. GTR should have the remained the suffix at the end of Skyline, it sounds way cooler.


Kinja'd!!! GhostZ > dogisbadob
08/15/2014 at 21:00

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The Eau Rouge was basically a 4-door GT-R.

You also have to realize that while there technically was a 4-door GT-R for the R32-R34 editions, they were usually RWD with an RB25DET, making them a dramatically different car than the GT-R. They never made a Skyline with the GT-R's engine and 4 doors, and the current-gen skylines still have the ATTESSA system available.


Kinja'd!!! dogisbadob > GhostZ
08/15/2014 at 21:16

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OK they never gave it the GT-R's engine and 4 doors and ATTESSA, but it isn't too late to start doing so now :)


Kinja'd!!! dogisbadob > PS9
08/15/2014 at 21:18

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Yay someone said WAT, so now I get to use this gif (sorry no more adding images, so a link will have to do):

http://media.tumblr.com/de3630cda9965b…


Kinja'd!!! GhostZ > dogisbadob
08/15/2014 at 21:20

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Which they are doing with the Eau Rouge, supposedly.


Kinja'd!!! dogisbadob > GhostZ
08/15/2014 at 21:23

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I hope it happens!


Kinja'd!!! MultiplaOrgasms > GhostZ
08/15/2014 at 22:24

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Yes they did indeed, there were a limited run of 4-door R33 GT-Rs and a Stagea (Wagon) with GT-R drivetrain built by Autech.

From Wikipedia:

To celebrate their 40th anniversary, Nissan introduced a very rare 4-door GT-R. Two versions of the 4-door GT-R were available from Nissan's subsidiaries: the first was produced by Autech , and the second was a joint Autech / Nismo project. [...] There was also an Autech tuned Stagea, the 260RS; released with full GT-R running gear, including an RB26DETT engine and manual transmission, a unique body kit, 17" BBS style alloys, and GT-R instrumentation.

EDIT: Fuck the grey.


Kinja'd!!! GhostZ > MultiplaOrgasms
08/15/2014 at 22:38

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I didn't count the Autech ones because they weren't technically "factory" GT-Rs and they were a limited run, but you have a point.


Kinja'd!!! MultiplaOrgasms > GhostZ
08/15/2014 at 23:25

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As far as I am aware Autech is a Nissan subsidiary responsible for speciality cars, much like Nismo. So while I agree their cars are not 100% factory Nissans, they are sold through Nissan dealerships and get a full Nissan warranty, which is pretty much the same.