Please tell me this is a typo

[VADER]

Per Motor Trend
Nissan Skyline 11.7 1/4 mile @149 mph

 

[Boost231]

Per Motor Trend
Nissan Skyline 11.7 1/4 mile @149 mph

WOW 149

 

[iwantatta]

Per Motor Trend
Nissan Skyline 11.7 1/4 mile @149 mph

I was wondering the same thing. Its got to be a typo on the trap speed.

Still, definately a car i would consider buying.

 

[By-Tor]

Those new skyline are really nice cars. Expensive though. I think like 70,000.

 

[Kurt04]

Thats ok...

2 New Z06 Records in 1/4 mile! - Corvette Forum

 

[QuickBuick87]

$70,000 for a freakin NISSAN!! Hope they sell 2 in the US. They'll probably end up being sold to lil rich kids for there 18th birthday. Car is ugly as hell too!!

KB

 

[toofastforyou]

I agree with "QuickBuick87" totally...I'll never pat $70,000 + for a Nissan or any other import sh*t box...As for being ugly, it's matter of personal taste, but I'm not crazy about them either...

Claude

 

[Brer Rabbit]

Forget the Ricer Junk,

Thats ok...

2 New Z06 Records in 1/4 mile! - Corvette Forum

Man that Z06 is flying. I may have to reconsider my care free approach to lining up with those after reading that. 10.90s on a regular radial tire .

 

[slow87]

149 trap with an 11 sec pass from an awd car. Gotta be a typo. My car traps 115-118 with horrible 2.2-2.4 60's on the way to a mid 12 pass.

 

[iwantatta]

3.8 Turbo Six sounds familiar.

The inside of the skyline looks pretty impressive also.

70k isn't that much when your comparing this to other supercars. I mean this thing performs on par with a 911 turbo.

The GTR is legendary status almost like the GNX. You say those 3 letters and most car buffs now what makes them special.

 

[VADER]

I have liked Skylines for years now, around 13 I think. It is and always was an incredible car with tons of capability when modified. I always wanted to buy one, but the cost to bring it overseas legally made it too expensive.

 

[UNGN]

It has to be a typo, because:

1) The guys at motor trend are hacks

2) the new Nissan is a GT-R, not a skyline

3) a Skyline in Japan is an Infinity G37, which is a high 13 second car.

My guess is they tested a Skyline race car, not a street car.

 

[notacarlo]

Not a Skyline?

2008 Nissan Skyline GT-R - Road Test & Review - Automobile Magazine

Not just here, but from what I have read...The "new" GT-R is the Skyline based on the G35 platform. It will be called a Skyline GT-R stateside.

Thanks to the Grand Tourismo game, every Zit ridden kid who now owns a software company has been waiting for this to happen. Nissan won't let that potential slip away without using the Skyline badge.

 

[iwantatta]

Skyline and GTR are synonymous.

I've seen some magazines refer to it as only the GTR.

ROADandTRACK.com -- Road Tests, Comparison Tests - The History of the Nissan GT-R (1/2008)

 

[JayC]

I just saw a Skyline last week.. I forget exactly where I was but I had to stop and do a double take.

 

[chopped39]

That is a nice car . little steep on the price. I would buy a zo6 for that price or wait for the 650 hp ZR1 For 2009. that car should fly

 

[By-Tor]

"They'll probably end up being sold to lil rich kids for there 18th birthday."
Maybe Hogan's son will get one. When he gets his license back.

 

[Pronto]

At over 3800 lbs it kind of porky but it does move. Nissan has been progressing the VQ engine nicely, this turbo version is killer.

 

[notacarlo]

I like the older R34 version better. Truly a "Supra-killer". I see a blue R34 over here in Dallas every now and then. Unfortunately I am always in my truck so it's hard to chase him down.

Youtube has some pretty sick video's of the Skyline. I wouldn't take out a second mortgage to own a Japanese car though.

 

[benoitthegr8]

That thing is hideous, I've seen the older Skylines when I was over in Japan... A much better looking design