Friday, March 27, 2009

Nissan Skyline

Nissan Skyline
The Nissan Skyline is a mid-size car originally produced by the Japanese automaker Prince Motor Company starting in 1957 and later by Nissan after the two companies merged in 1966. It is available in either coupĂ©, or sedan or wagon body styles. The current Skyline is sold in North America, South Korea, Taiwan, and the Middle East as the Infiniti G37.

The first Skyline was introduced in April 1957,[1] under the Prince marque, and was marketed as a luxury car. It featured a 1.5 L (1482 cc) GA30 engine producing 44 kW (60 hp) @ 4,400 rpm.[2] It used a de Dion tube rear suspension and was capable of 140 km/h (87 mph). The car weighed around 1300 kg. Prince Skylines were produced as four door sedans and five door station wagons.
The Skyline also spawned pickup truck and van lines called the "Prince Skyway."

ALSI-2
The Skyline was updated with quad headlights for 1958.
This model was powered by a slightly altered 1.5 L engine known as the GA-4 OHV (1484 cc) producing about 70 hp (52 kW) @ 4400 rpm and was produced through 1961.

BLRA-3
The Skyline Sport featured hand-built Michelotti bodies in stylish coupe and convertible versions. These cars used the 1.9 L (1862 cc/113 in³) GB-30 engine, producing 96 hp (72 kW) and 113.5 ft·lbf (154 N m). While only a few hundred were built, Prince Motors had a very aggressive product placement group and they can be seen (along the company's mainstream models) in many Toho films of the early 1960s.

V36
The 12th generation Skyline appeared on 20 November 2006.[25]
It was first available only as a 4-door sedan in Japan and was also sold in the USA as the 2007 Infiniti G35. It is equipped with either a VQ25HR 2.5 L V6 producing 165 kW or a VQ35HR 3.5 L V6 with 232 kW (HR is the designation of the 4th iteration of the VQ engine [as opposed to the DE suffix of the previous iterations] and stands for High Response and High Revolution). The 2.5 L is available as a ALL-wheel drive variant as well.
On May 13, 2008, Nissan announced that a convertible variant of the Infiniti G37 (U.S Spec Skyline coupe) will be produced for the 2009 model year.
Models:

250GT - 2.5L VQ25HR V6, 225 PS (222 hp/165 kW), 268 N·m (198 lb·ft)
250GT FOUR - 2.5L VQ25HR V6, 225 PS (222 hp/165 kW), 268 N·m (198 lb·ft) AWD
350GT - 3.5L VQ35HR V6, 315 PS (311 hp/232 kW), 365 N·m (269 lb·ft)
370GT - 3.7L VQ37VHR V6, 333 PS (328 hp/245 kW), 363 N·m (268 lb·ft)

250GT sedan
Transmission is 5-speed automatic on all model ranges. all wheel drive is standard on 250GT FOUR models.
250GT Type S was introduced in 2008 model year

350GT sedan
Transmission is 5-speed automatic on all model ranges.
4-wheel active steering is available in Type S and Type SP as option.

370GT coupe
Introduced in 2008 model year, it is a Japanese version of Infiniti G37 coupe.
Transmission is 5-speed automatic on all model ranges, with 6-speed manual on Type S and Type SP.
18-inch wheels are used on base and 370GT Type P, while Type S and Type SP includes 19-inch wheels.Also voted car of the year in 2007.

50th Limited
It is an option for 250GT Type P, 350GT Type P, 350GT Type SP, 250GT FOUR Type P, commemorating 50th year of Nissan Skyline.[26] The interior is marked with anniversary red leather seats, and serial numbered front glass. This package went on sale on 2008-03-31.[27]

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