Nissan Skyline J50 Crossover 2009-

[Ferrer]

TOKYO (Apr. 16, 2009)--Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced the release of its all-new Skyline Crossover this summer.

The all-new Skyline Crossover makes its foray into the crossover segment with a unique and distinctive design, that arrives from a fusion of a coupe with an SUV. The luxury crossover utilizes smooth, soft-to-the-touch and high-quality materials to provide an elegant and personalized interior space.

Powered by a VQ37VHR engine with VVEL technology, the powertrain delivers high response and high torque for an exhilirating driving experience. The powertain also offers cleaner emissions and good fuel-efficiency. Powerful, seamless and continuous acceleration is realized by mating the powertrain to a 7-speed automatic transmission with a manual shift mode. Stable handling and supple ride comfort are optimally balanced for a pleasurable drive.

The all-new Skyline Crossover will be showcased at Nissan Galleries nationwide starting April 18, 2009.




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[cmcpokey]

interesting... releasing the EX35 as a skyline. can't say i disapprove, but i think it woudl be better served as an independent model.

[LeonOfTheDead]

interesting... releasing the EX35 as a skyline. can't say i disapprove, but i think it woudl be better served as an independent model.

meh, the front looks quite similar, so now that the Gt-R is a separated model, this males somehow sense as the "wagon" version of the sedan and the coupe.

[RacingManiac]

I always say EX35 is a G35 Wagon, so its only appropreate...

good to know that 37 is coming too....

[cmcpokey]

fwiw, the ex35 has some of the comfiest seats i have ever sat in. i have never driven one though.

[NSXType-R]

I think the EX35 makes as much sense as a BMW X6. So not very. Then again it's not as big, but in my opinion they're in the same class.

[cmcpokey]

I think the EX35 makes as much sense as a BMW X6. So not very. Then again it's not as big, but in my opinion they're in the same class.

its much more like a Volvo XV70 or an Audi A6 Allroad. Like a lifted estate rather than an SUV, it isn't really spacious though. unlike the X6, it is a reasonable size and can fit in parking spaces.

[IBrake4Rainbows]

It's still a very feminine car. I'm sorry to say.

Although the old FX45 is a fricken cool car. Bionic Cheetah Inspired design? I can believe that.

[Rockefella]

The skyline badge will double this thing's sales.

[cmcpokey]

The skyline badge will double this thing's sales.

just not here.

plus, i dont think that where this will be sold as a nissan, they have had access to it yet.

[Rockefella]

just not here.

plus, i dont think that where this will be sold as a nissan, they have had access to it yet.

I suppose you're right. If younger gen-x or gen-y.. not sure what the term is these days, had more money it'd be theirs. Skyline = glory in American translated Japanese.

[092326001]

I always say EX35 is a G35 Wagon, so its only appropreate...



skyline wagons are known as Stageas

[RacingManiac]

But the G is the new Skyline, and we never get Stagea....

[cmcpokey]

I suppose you're right. If younger gen-x or gen-y.. not sure what the term is these days, had more money it'd be theirs. Skyline = glory in American translated Japanese.

the proper name is millennials. but yeah, skyline=image.

[coolieman1220]

its overly expensive here as an EX

[RacingManiac]

its overly expensive here as an EX

Its not that expensive compare to the cars it competes with....the X3s and the Q5s of the world....if you are in the market for a car in that class the car is very well priced for the equipment....

In Japan there are no "Infiniti", but that does not mean the cars like these are priced like a Nissan......

[Spastik_Roach]

Very very nice interior. I still hate crossovers immensely however.

[faksta]

I have never enjoyed the EX's looks... It leaves a feeling of an unfinished design, IMO. I can't define why exactly.

[Roentgen]

... I look more like a Skyline than that...

[Ferrer]

It's not the looks, it's the mechanicals.

Altough in my opinion this shouldn't be called a Skyline.

[RacingManiac]

You guys are still getting over the fact that "Skyline" is just a model name. It had something awesome like a GT-R that used to be associated with that. But it had always had a normal-ish line of cars with that name...

This:
2008 Infiniti EX Photos, 360s - Infiniti USA (http://www.infinitiusa.com/ex/photos-360s/)

looks and builts from this:
2009 Infiniti G37 Sedan Photos & 360s - Infiniti USA (http://www.infinitiusa.com/g_sedan/photos-360s/)

Much like you can have M3, and you can have X3....

[Ferrer]

You guys are still getting over the fact that "Skyline" is just a model name. It had something awesome like a GT-R that used to be associated with that. But it had always had a normal-ish line of cars with that name...

This:
2008 Infiniti EX Photos, 360s - Infiniti USA (http://www.infinitiusa.com/ex/photos-360s/)

looks and builts from this:
2009 Infiniti G37 Sedan Photos & 360s - Infiniti USA (http://www.infinitiusa.com/g_sedan/photos-360s/)

Much like you can have M3, and you can have X3....
I don't know, but I always thought that the Skyline was a classic line of sports saloons, GT-R aside.

Am I wrong?

[LeonOfTheDead]

I think the EX35 makes as much sense as a BMW X6. So not very. Then again it's not as big, but in my opinion they're in the same class.

rear visibility is probably 100 times better, which isn't a reason to buy this perhaps, but another one not to buy the X6.

[RacingManiac]

I don't know, but I always thought that the Skyline was a classic line of sports saloons, GT-R aside.

Am I wrong?


Like 3 series has always been a sports sedan/coupe, but for marketing sake they still made the X3 crossover. Its a model tie-in, which is not entirely unreasonable since it is for all intends and purpose, based on the same car.

[Ferrer]

Like 3 series has always been a sports sedan/coupe, but for marketing sake they still made the X3 crossover. Its a model tie-in, which is not entirely unreasonable since it is for all intends and purpose, based on the same car.
Yes but the X3 isn't a 3 series, it's branded as another car. Whereas this isn't.

[RacingManiac]

Yes but the X3 isn't a 3 series, it's branded as another car. Whereas this isn't.


Prefix vs Suffix name addon. X3 and M3 vs Skyline crossover and Skyline Coupe

AFAIK X3 is based on the 3 series platform, much like this is based on the Skyline platform.

[Ferrer]

Prefix vs Suffix name addon. X3 and M3 vs Skyline crossover and Skyline Coupe

AFAIK X3 is based on the 3 series platform, much like this is based on the Skyline platform.
I know. But still somewhat BMW has managed to differenciate their cars more than Nissan.

But we are nitpicking here.

[NSXType-R]

rear visibility is probably 100 times better, which isn't a reason to buy this perhaps, but another one not to buy the X6.

I really find it weird that carmakers are saturating the market with crossovers. It's come to a point where I'm not even sure what the EX is competing with. It doesn't seem like a softroader, but maybe it is a super soft roader? Like someone else said, it's very feminine, the look.

[Auxin]

Bad decision, shoud have left the Skyline name with the R34. Bad use of a badge that should have always been left as a memory.

[cmcpokey]

I really find it weird that carmakers are saturating the market with crossovers. It's come to a point where I'm not even sure what the EX is competing with. It doesn't seem like a softroader, but maybe it is a super soft roader? Like someone else said, it's very feminine, the look.

in a lot of ways it makes perfect sense to me. the EX is something that answers questions that noone asked, because they didnt think to ask it.

i see it as a large hatchback/small estate, that has been made a bit taller to give a higher driving position which is one of the selling points of SUVs and large crossovers, and one of the reasons the R class and Caddy SRX didnt sell too well. it has no pretensions of going off road, but it has awd for driving on snowy roads, or on to the beach, or whatever yuppy women do that would require awd. but it is a good driving car, with a great engine, built on a very capable platform.

so what i'm saying is it takes all of the positives of driving an SUV, and gets rid of any pretensions of what it will unlikely every be used for. it couples these positives with all of the capabilities of the stellar G35/7 (not that I'm biased).

[NSXType-R]

in a lot of ways it makes perfect sense to me. the EX is something that answers questions that noone asked, because they didnt think to ask it.

i see it as a large hatchback/small estate, that has been made a bit taller to give a higher driving position which is one of the selling points of SUVs and large crossovers, and one of the reasons the R class and Caddy SRX didnt sell too well. it has no pretensions of going off road, but it has awd for driving on snowy roads, or on to the beach, or whatever yuppy women do that would require awd. but it is a good driving car, with a great engine, built on a very capable platform.

so what i'm saying is it takes all of the positives of driving an SUV, and gets rid of any pretensions of what it will unlikely every be used for. it couples these positives with all of the capabilities of the stellar G35/7 (not that I'm biased).

I get your point, but does it carry enough to be considered a wagon? The whole point of a wagon is to avoid getting a SUV while getting around the same utility. When the wagon is almost as large as an SUV, carries less than a SUV, but consumes fuel about the same as a SUV, then I don't like it. The EX and Venza come to mind about the things I brought up. Then again, I'm not sure how much you can put into both cars.

I kind of don't like the fact that it doesn't look long enough. I like wagons, and I really hate the fact that EX is round and bulbous when it could have been elongated just a little to make extra room available for hauling stuff. That's the same gripe I have about the Venza too. Could be longer.

[cmcpokey]

I get your point, but does it carry enough to be considered a wagon? The whole point of a wagon is to avoid getting a SUV while getting around the same utility. When the wagon is almost as large as an SUV, carries less than a SUV, but consumes fuel about the same as a SUV, then I don't like it. The EX and Venza come to mind about the things I brought up. Then again, I'm not sure how much you can put into both cars.

I kind of don't like the fact that it doesn't look long enough. I like wagons, and I really hate the fact that EX is round and bulbous when it could have been elongated just a little to make extra room available for hauling stuff. That's the same gripe I have about the Venza too. Could be longer.

i see your point, but the thing that discourages the purchase of a proper estate or SUV, in this class, is that they are huge. this is a relatively small vehicle, and not for someone that would need a big estate like the Stagea is. if you were to make a G35 hatch back, this would be it. look at the impreza hatch, its not a full big wagon, just a little bit more storage room. yeah, this is the impreza outback when compared to a regular impreza sedan. same thing. and as far as fuel economy, i am sure it is the same as the G35, so not really much of a penalty there.

[digitalcraft]

I always cringe when auto makers saturate their esteemed model names for the sake of profit.

[NSXType-R]

i see your point, but the thing that discourages the purchase of a proper estate or SUV, in this class, is that they are huge. this is a relatively small vehicle, and not for someone that would need a big estate like the Stagea is. if you were to make a G35 hatch back, this would be it. look at the impreza hatch, its not a full big wagon, just a little bit more storage room. yeah, this is the impreza outback when compared to a regular impreza sedan. same thing. and as far as fuel economy, i am sure it is the same as the G35, so not really much of a penalty there.

True, but I'd rather get the G35 sedan instead. Or the 3 Series estate, which is a true wagon.

[cmcpokey]

True, but I'd rather get the G35 sedan instead. Or the 3 Series estate, which is a true wagon.

and i'd rather a G35 coupe... oh wait...

[NSXType-R]

and i'd rather a G35 coupe... oh wait...

:D

:p

[markpaul]

looks cool

[RacingManiac]

In terms of true trunk space I think this is actually less than the Sedan, but it does have a folding rear seat(which is absent from G35), which makes it a bit more useful...

[Ferrer]

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[henk4]

fully explains why the name Skyline has been dropped for the current GTR....

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[Ferrer]

fully explains why the name Skyline has been dropped for the current GTR....
I'd say that precisely for this, this car has been named Skyline.

[henk4]

I'd say that precisely for this, this car has been named Skyline.
but is it worthy of the name?

[Ferrer]

but is it worthy of the name?
No, it isn't.

But yesterday I discovered that the Qashqai is the best selling Nissan here and that it accounts for about 70% of their sales.

[henk4]

No, it isn't.

But yesterday I discovered that the Qashqai is the best selling Nissan here and that it accounts for about 70% of their sales.
we have the same problem over here.