Quattrings
02-28-2007, 06:43 AM
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The A5/S5 are very nice, and I like the B&O Sound System, interior/exterior styling, and undeniable Audi build quality, but the real possibility of paying $60k+ for the S5 (I would want it fully optioned)has brought to light some potential competition that is hard to ignore. I know its a Nissan but the Skyline earns its respect. It's exterior styling could never be called 'beautiful' unlike the A5/S5. One magazine reported that it was beating the 911 turbo it was testing/racing against at Infineon. It is presumed to be going for $70k but that might mean a difference of only $5-10k over the fully loaded S5. Still, not competitors - two different vehicles, two different intents.
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Skyline Sighting
Nissan's next-gen GT-R caught testing in America
AutoWeek | Updated: 02/27/07, 2:00 pm et
We're not sure what got into Nissan, but the company recently unleashed a truckload of engineering mules of its forthcoming GT-R sports car on public roads and racetracks from Bay City, Michigan, to Sonoma, California. Eagle-eyed shooter Paul Sterling caught these shots as a partially-camoflauged GT-R ran some hot laps on Feb. 12 at Infineon Raceway in California.
Word at the track was the GT-R was pumping out close to 500-hp from a 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged V6.
Word at the track was this GT-R was powered by a 3.5-liter, twin-turbocharged V6 making 500 hp, sending power to all four wheels via a paddle-shifted transmission. Despite Nissan's assertions that the car will not be Infiniti-badged, an engineer called the car a "2008 Infiniti Skyline GT-R." No matter what they call it, the production car premieres this fall at the Tokyo show, followed by a U.S. introduction in 2008.<ul><li><a href="http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070228/FREE/70226015/1528/FREE">Skyline Sighting</a></li></ul>
The A5/S5 are very nice, and I like the B&O Sound System, interior/exterior styling, and undeniable Audi build quality, but the real possibility of paying $60k+ for the S5 (I would want it fully optioned)has brought to light some potential competition that is hard to ignore. I know its a Nissan but the Skyline earns its respect. It's exterior styling could never be called 'beautiful' unlike the A5/S5. One magazine reported that it was beating the 911 turbo it was testing/racing against at Infineon. It is presumed to be going for $70k but that might mean a difference of only $5-10k over the fully loaded S5. Still, not competitors - two different vehicles, two different intents.
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Skyline Sighting
Nissan's next-gen GT-R caught testing in America
AutoWeek | Updated: 02/27/07, 2:00 pm et
We're not sure what got into Nissan, but the company recently unleashed a truckload of engineering mules of its forthcoming GT-R sports car on public roads and racetracks from Bay City, Michigan, to Sonoma, California. Eagle-eyed shooter Paul Sterling caught these shots as a partially-camoflauged GT-R ran some hot laps on Feb. 12 at Infineon Raceway in California.
Word at the track was the GT-R was pumping out close to 500-hp from a 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged V6.
Word at the track was this GT-R was powered by a 3.5-liter, twin-turbocharged V6 making 500 hp, sending power to all four wheels via a paddle-shifted transmission. Despite Nissan's assertions that the car will not be Infiniti-badged, an engineer called the car a "2008 Infiniti Skyline GT-R." No matter what they call it, the production car premieres this fall at the Tokyo show, followed by a U.S. introduction in 2008.<ul><li><a href="http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070228/FREE/70226015/1528/FREE">Skyline Sighting</a></li></ul>