Nissan Considering GT-R-based Four-Door for Inifinti
Motor Trend has learned that Nissan is studying the possibility of a high-performance four-door Infiniti sedan based on the GT-R.
Nissan would have to stretch the GT-R’s platform to accommodate four doors, but would have plenty of room for the 480-horsepower twin-turbo 3.8-liter VR38 V-6 engine. Although, it could share a lot from the GT-R platform, Motor Trend says expensive revisions would, likely, make the variant cost $3,000 to $5,000 more than the GT-R’s $69,000 base price.
+ Motor Trend: Scoop! Nissan Studies GT-R-Based Four Door (via Autoblog)
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94 taurus owner
Nice.
OPF
As long as its not a simply rebadged GT-R, it could be interesting... Especially a four-door sedan! :D
Chris
Something to put the hurt on the Panamera, and the styling might actually look better stretched... I like it.
Jason
I think the designers at Porsche already put the hurt on the Panamera - that thing is ugly. They may have dodged a bullet with the Cayenne (somehow popular), but this one may become their Cadillac Cimarron.
Cicero
THis is like a 4 door Corvette
chris
Dont do it, dillutes the breed.
mena
Dilutes the breed? Nissan makes mostly pedestrian products. How would they be diluting the breed with a GT-R based sedan? Nissan has no breed to dilute.
chris
I mean the GTR its self mena, not the whole vehicle line up, sorry if i didnt come across clearly. I just dont think that it could be pulled off in a tasteful manner, like Cicero said, I wouldnt think a 4 door Corvette would sell, so why do it.
CAFE
It makes sense, Infiniti could use a M5 fighter.
mena
It would be easy. Just use a totally different exterior and interior design, slap on an Infiniti badge and call it a day.
chris
This is a Halo car, right?? why make a sedan out of a all out sports car?
OPF
An M5 fighter huh!? Interesting! And Nissan can do it! Go Nissan! :)
brian
About time. Its gonna be a C63, RS4, M3 fighter.
c4v3man
I thought they made a 4 door corvette in the form of the CTS-V. I could see Nissan pulling off the same thing...
Jonathan Fung
I'd like to see a 4 door GT-R. It'll make for some good comparison reviews.
VII
Hell yeah! Sounds good to me... :D
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Hey, if they do make a 4-door, they could actually call it the Skyline!
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