Would Nissan build a GT-R sedan? Does such a car make any sense? Yes of course it does. Will Nissan make it though? The company denies it will, through no less a figure than CEO Carlos Ghosn. Nevertheless rumours depicting this kind of vehicle continue unchecked and now Best Car magazine has released these renderings of a supposed GT-R four-door.
The car would be almost identical to its coupe ancestor on which it would be based, bar a few details like the two extra doors and some minor trim changes. Staying the same is its 3.8-litre twin turbo V6 stomping out a good 480hp (353kW) and 588Nm (433 lb-ft), which would put it in the realm of Chrysler 300C SRT 8s, Audi S6s and current BMW M5s. That is why a GT-R sedan makes sense as a concept, but may have to up its power output to compete with next-generation versions of these saloons.
Rendered Speculation: Nissan GT-R Sedan?
Best Car / Nissan GT-R sedan rendering
Rumours persist
By Thami Masemola
October 27, 2008 10:10 AM
Filed Under: Artist Renderings, Japanese
Comments
buozgs00
October 27, 2008 10:13 AM
Wasn't the Nissan Skyline originally a 4-Door sedan also?
AG4
October 27, 2008 11:02 AM
The Skyline is available as a 4-door sedan and a 2-door coupe. Its sold in the North America and some markets as the Infiniti G35/G37.
The new Nissan GT-R is a stand alone model. It is no longer part of the Nissan Skyline range.
machida
October 27, 2008 3:39 PM
I think he meant the first-generation Skyline GT-R, back in 1969. Yes, it was originally available only as a 4-door sedan. The current GT-R is the first one that is not based upon an existing sedan platform.
swifthead
October 27, 2008 10:36 AM
That green photo is nice, and maybe it would really be a good competition for powerful EU sedans!
darko2301
October 27, 2008 9:42 PM
agree it would be great rival, but these last doors are like 50cm wide and completely useless! hope that's just a bad rendered photo :)
pzigly
October 27, 2008 10:59 AM
This looks 10 times better than that stupid fugly looking panamera.
brocky
October 27, 2008 11:58 AM
Are you serious? This looks like a Nissan from a mile away. It's not a bad looking car but in no way shape or form does exude a sense of high quality or style. By the way, Porsche hasn't even revealed the Panamera yet.
pzigly
October 27, 2008 9:07 PM
What does it matter if it looks like a nissan? Thats not a bad thing. Look at the infinity G37 or nissan z or infinity M or nissan maxima or nissan altima. All great looking cars. And every one of those cars is faster than a 3 series (except for the $50k 335)and less expensive. Nissan's more expensive line up rivals german cars. Putting a badge on a car and calling it a porsche doesnt mean they did a good job. Enginuity its probably good but then it comes to styling, porsche did ok on the front but the person who did the rear was feeling under the weather and vomited on the rear. Ths car flows together and you can bearly tell that its a 4 door.
GanSan
October 27, 2008 11:51 PM
I imagine the Panamera will have a design change with the next model. Remember how ugly the Cayenne used to be (I like the new one by the way)?
dodgeyaussie
October 27, 2008 11:24 AM
Yeah see here is the problem, some sources have reported that it will have the 5.0 V8 from the FX50.
phobos
October 27, 2008 12:18 PM
..hell no..they can do it to other cars..but not for GTR..nissan had tried it for the r34..and failed..GTR is suppose to be a super coupe, not some family super sedan..
M.V.P.
October 27, 2008 2:17 PM
Looks cool this way, but I know it will be sold with an Infiniti logo and probably it will get the Infiniti design language to, just wait and see, and yeah u guys have the right to ur own opinion, but stop being posers, ok? u say it will be ruined or it's ugly, just kuz u don't have anything better to say, but i'm sure all of u will want to drive one of this, so chill, u all "mighty" critics
Decypha
October 27, 2008 7:04 PM
You're not making sense; the desire to test the car's capabilities doesn't detract from it's less-than-great looks.
joelynn
October 27, 2008 2:21 PM
I'd rather they developed a beautiful 2 seater sports car with GTR underpinings. thats what they need
carcrazy1234
October 27, 2008 2:27 PM
it looks good...HOWEVER. what the GTR has builded up so far will be lost with this sedan... it will NOT have the same performance as the two door. if it does, then i'll be damned hahahha
carcrazy1234
October 27, 2008 2:29 PM
its already heavy as it is, and it does things physics can't explain... now it'll be heavier with more seats, speakers, two extra doors... blah blah... i dunno haha, definitely won't be breaking any nurburgring lap records lol orrrrr maybe it will!!!... fastest 4 door production saloon :D
samuelzeus
October 28, 2008 12:27 PM
I'd wait until when Nissan reveal the specs especially for weight because this is something that they're quite deliberated about it for sure. It's hard to predict outcome of horsepower, weight and torque for drivability, accelaration and stability as no one could to normal GT-R.
radmeister
October 27, 2008 2:32 PM
Only problem is that u'd have to stick midgets in the back to ever use those seats. There is a reason the panamera has a high roofline in the back, people tend to be more than 4ft tall.
pzigly
October 27, 2008 9:17 PM
In the 2 door version people already hav enough room. I dont think they will hav a problem in the 4door unless you are taller than 6 foot, where most cars have trouble anyway.
M.V.P.
October 27, 2008 2:57 PM
Ok , here's an ideea about this sedan, and i know a lil' bit more about that, but if i tell u will have to kill u so I keep my month shut 4 now, oh and don't mind the convertible GT-R there, it's just photoshop
http://jpcnews.blogspot.com/2008/07/downside-of-smoking-crack-cocaine.html
Decypha
October 27, 2008 7:07 PM
Aah now the GT-R-based Infiniti sedan; that's something I wouldn't mind seeing on the road.
vadizzel
October 27, 2008 3:14 PM
Ok there is no need for a sedan GT-R same as there was no need for sedan or SUV from porcshe, but it was created so maybe this is the competition for less money.
M.V.P.
October 27, 2008 5:32 PM
C'mon dude, a convertible would be so cool,and a M5 killer on the GT-R platform
evo82
October 27, 2008 7:35 PM
i don't know whats wrong with you mvp but it's maybe drugs or something. seems like you don't have anything better to do than hanging around in internet forums bashing european cars. have you been in the cellar for to long as a child? or do you have to compensate anything?
M.V.P.
October 27, 2008 9:17 PM
Oh jUST shut up , i was not even talking to ya' ,and i'm just telling my opinion, Range rover it's european and i said it looks great, the same for aston, lambo, and many other cars, but i think a GT-R based sedan will beat M5 4 good, and the french cars, are kinnda cute, u know what i'm talkin about, citroen , and the other one, peugeot it's a nice car 4 a lady
evo82
October 27, 2008 9:42 PM
yeah and you will never see the interior of a french car because you will never meet a lady ;D
M.V.P.
October 27, 2008 9:57 PM
Yeah I won't, kuz' I invite me in my car, that's polite :P,oh and i did u saw that 'xcept the R8, all the Audi models look alike(a4=a6=a8), i mean u have to be a car nit to see the difference, i see it, of course but many people don't
pzigly
October 27, 2008 9:58 PM
lmao some how we went from opinion about 4 door GTR to meeting girls in french cars.
M.V.P.
October 27, 2008 10:15 PM
Invite 'em*, damn WCF we want an edit button, and I don't know how we went to meeting girls in french cars, ask this wise guy, evo82, he know everything
evo82
October 27, 2008 10:25 PM
well look above and you'll see its mvp who mentioned french cars and ladies in the first place lol
pzigly
October 27, 2008 10:34 PM
He was replying to your euro car bashing comment. All he said was that he likes those euro cars he mentioned and those french cars r 4 women. ur the one who insulted him because of his opinion.
tiguy2000
October 27, 2008 9:07 PM
Hey, how bout that? Nissan needs an upscale sedan with supercar performence. It needs GT-R platform, with Infiniti's sensuous design, and luxury, along with the new 5 liter V8 found in the FX... U got urself a head to head with the Panamera.
pzigly
October 27, 2008 10:33 PM
he was replying to your euro car bashing comment. All he said was that he like those euro cars and those french cars r 4 women. ur the one who insulted him because of his opinion.
muellr
October 27, 2008 11:37 PM
get a better scanner WCF or get to the source of the images the image quality on my cell from 5 years ago was better!
GanSan
October 27, 2008 11:56 PM
Provided you can comfortably seat two adults in the rear seats, I love it!
If it is the case that you can barely fit in a baby seat or a small child, then this car is pointless. I'd like to see Nissan pull this off, and well at that.
Shark
October 28, 2008 2:53 AM
For those of you wishing for the powertrain of the GT-R, have any of you read the long term testing done so far by edmunds.com. They bought their own GT-R to test it for a year and what a nightmare it has been so far, a total of 13 days spent in the repair shop. Can anyone say "LEMON?!" Read it here http://blogs.edmunds.com/roadtests/Vehicles/2009-nissan-gtr/
Schizo0223
October 28, 2008 9:53 AM
I read something similar in Japanese blogs about the horrors of the running cost of the new GTR.
Time will tell if the Porsche is actually a better long-term option...for those who like to keep their cars that is...
mortz
October 31, 2008 6:32 AM
If you thrash anything long and hard enough it will wear especially a car that's done very low miles, maybe people who rushed out to get there hands on it as soon as it came out might miss out on the problem being resolved along the production line of the gt-r they altered some of the housing bushes of the transmission to make it stiffer along with some other tweaks, but one must remember that this is a whole new machine for Nissan, vast difference from the Skyline gt-rs in every way, so along the production line it will only get more fine tuned and that transmission issue will be sorted.
I think having a 4 door gt-r as an infiniti will will loss value for the gt-r as a super-car, i thought that's what they were trying to get away from with the skyline gt-rs, well that's my opinion away
evo82
October 28, 2008 2:55 AM
oh he called me a german nazi (thankfully got his comment removed) so i have no problem insulting him and you pzigly go back to the cellar. enough internet for you today.
pzigly
October 28, 2008 8:44 AM
my bad i didnt no he called u that. I was just trying to settle it between u 2.
M.V.P.
October 28, 2008 12:51 PM
Yeah I've called u that way, kuz' u wore arrogant and keep getting on my nerves and not respecting other ppl's opinion, and "enough internet for you today." what the hell man, ur not he's dad, to tel him what to do, chill out, ur to stressed
davethepetrolhead
October 28, 2008 2:57 PM
WCF is a bit slow i just read on another site (sorry WCF) that Nissan has confirmed there will be a 4door GTR it's going to be sold as an Infinity with a 5 litre V8 producing 313kw.
mortz
October 28, 2008 8:56 PM
I dont see the point of bringing out a 4-door coupe of the gt-r when they still have the skylines, cant see it happening, sorry
RGL
November 1, 2008 12:13 PM
thats not to bad, we finally have a car to challenge the german uber-saloons except the new jag XFR and a convertible would be even better
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