@@Kruse1they sold the Infiniti q50s here (basically same car) and it was a miserable sales failure. Although I always thought it might have sold better as a skyline as that name has more recognition in Australia.
@@rabidsminions2079it’s a self fulfilling prophecy though, people buy SUVs so car companies make more so peoples choices are limited so people buy more SUVs etc
In USA it’s called Infiniti Q50 Red Sport 400. It came out in 2014 with 3.7 liter engine and updated in 2016 with 3.0tt engine. They did like mild face lift in 2018.
I once owned a 1989 R31 Nissan Skyline Silhouette GTS in red exterior with the white wheels, only 200 made, I still regret selling it, the engine was an absolute masterpiece, no issues or leaks.
I mean is true, at least for those that have the knowledge of it, because is amazingly shocking that still in 2024 there are so many people that do not know that the G35, G37 & Q50 are Skylines and also idiots that called the GTR R35 as a Skyline lol
To all the people commenting saying "We need this" and "why don't we get it" We did in a lower output and you never bloody bought it and now you can't. So just stop.
@@mimbecyou can still buy this exact car in the US. Just buy Infiniti Q60, Debadge it and slap Nissan Logo on it. Kaboom You have your dream car. *Never thought this would be so simple*
Why in the fuck would a skyline need an entertainment system? No time in my life did I ever wonder if my Exige , skyline or sr8 radical had an entertainment system.
@@ThorOdinson-zc2kqObviously a moron like you just responded without even watchytge video🤣. if was an R32/33/34 FOUR FKING DOOR SKYLINE, maybe I would agree. This is a modern 4 door sports sedan. Comparing this to an exige is pretty far fetched don't you think? People who buys this very likely isn't going to drive it only on weekends like your exige. People who buys this would likely use on a daily basis as a daily driver. Seems the word skyline is pretty misunderstood in the land of rednecks.
definitely want to see this car in Australia, l have driven 6 cylinder sedans all my life, lam addicted to the extra torque, but unfortunately there are not many new ones available here any more!
I'm interested in how engine configuration can give a noticeable increase in torque. I don't believe it does its more due to other factors as far as I know.
@@sleepingtablet1828 Good to know that. I'm living in AKL too. I used to drive to rotoroa and back in a day. Realy enjoy the feeling. Just left all the stress in home and the traveling just me...
It's a Q50, it never sold very well in Australia when it was here. I received a massive discount when I purchased my Q50 4 years ago. Australian motoring journalists were not impressed with this car back then, can't for the life of me fathom why. I think it is awesome just needs needs a LSD.
The Q50 is a rebadged V37 Skyline. This is just a special edition of the original. As far as it looking Infiniti, that's just modern Nissan. This general shape is what many modern sedans look like from Nissan; the Fuga, Altima, Teana, Maxima, and Cima to name a few.
We have the infiniti q50s red sport since 2018 and absolutely love it to bits. They are a great car Go Nissan, you know what i say If you don't drive a Nissan Something is missan
I don’t get all the hate. It is a bit dated but it still seems rapid. The car was taking off fast with a great sound and fast upshifts for a normal automatic.
We had the Red Sports, but the model is getting old, and Infiniti has left Australia (again). The only way you'll get one is as a grey import, in a few years.
I reckon given the hyper inflation we have in Australia for no particular reason.. this would easily fetch over $150K... just because, sadly our market is straight shit and people want SUV/4WD/Utes when half the time they don't even need them
My q50s hybrid was fun for almost a year then sold it. Good driving car for the 20 grand I payed. Hated the center console and dual screens.tight for a six footer. Pretty quick. Q50s are cheap in the us . Used
Big sedans don't sell anymore.... Someone forgot to tell Mercedes Benz, Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Toyota, Cadillac and, God forbid, Tesla. Would I buy one? Yes. How many large, performance sedans do I currently own? 2. Am I interested in buying an SUV or EV? Absolutely not. Does this car fit would I would want and be happy to spend $ on? Yes.
I was just at the Nissan HQ in Yokohama they had a new 400R of the same car. There was a Nismo electric SUV not sure how that works and the new Z Nismo looks sweet as.
I just bought a 2007 PV36 G35S for cheap and its great value for money these days.. A bit inexcusable that 17 years later the interior of the new car hardly looks any different. Nissan/Infiniti have taken the 'if it aint broken why fix it" to a whole new level.
I would buy this 💯💯💯 I was planning on buying a stinger next year till they discontinued them, this would be a great alternative and it’s already RHD. How much would it honestly cost Nissan to bring them here and like most Japanese car companies these days their current offerings are boring, they need a halo car. Every Japanese company had awesome cars in the 90s, we need a revival!!!
Exactly!!! I would have even been happy with like a hybrid style Stinger GT in the future. Similar to the new C63 AMG's. I think sales were strong towards the end of the life cycle, so KIA decided to discontinue, which is sad!!@@tobybrowne7906
I’m so bummed I couldn’t get this in the USA either. I blame Ford. Wow, that one doesn’t even come with the Recaros,. It’s probably the 100 production models that get those.
Paul if you are still in Japan, try to get you hands on a Toyota Century. These are Japanese only cars, but worth seeking out. If you can picture if a Cullinan was made in Japan, thats what it would look like, complete with high tech Japanese spec interior.
The Q50, the 350GT, the SKYLINE 350GT... its all the same car. this however is a 300kw (~400BHP) version of said car. The 350GT also came in a 370GT version with more pep, and then there's a 2.0L turbo model and a 350GT Hybrid, the best of both worlds, fast powerful and cheap to run as a daily. The Nismo special ed would wipe the floor with the others, (STOCK). It's pretty lame we won't get the Nismo ones here. We have 350GT's with Nismo body kits and such around but the tune and the updated panels are nice. Like everyone said, the 2014 interior is kinda sadly left in the past. Drive a R34 today and the interior looks like a 95 Primera with some Gran Turismo screens in it. Nissan do engines and exteriors and leave the nice interiors to the Euro cars.
This is a Q50 Infinity body. They just get an Infinity and put on a Nissan badge. They don't even do a facelift on it. That really shows they really lack of funding.
@@DaMotoristX You realize Q50 came out in 2013 in coordination with Merc using their 2L turbo engine. And more than 10 years, still using the same body.
@@martintokinaga5261 I hope you realize this was always a V-Series Skyline in the pipework. Let's revisit the history. The V35 debuts in 2001, but doesn't get exported as an Infiniti until 2003. The V36 debuts 2006, and gets sent over as an Infiniti in 2007. For some reason, the USDM V37 Skyline came to North America in 2013, but went for sale only a few months later in Japan and Australia in 2014. This car is a Skyline, which itself has been around from 1957. So again, this is a Skyline, and not an "Infiniti" first and foremost. Does this make sense?
Reminds me of Ford with the XR6 Turbos. Great performance, looks great on the outside, and then looks 20 years outdated on the inside. And I think that was one of the biggest mistakes for Ford Australia.
It's so Nissan to make such an awesome looking car from the outside and then give it an interior from 2004.
All the budget went on the exterior.
Lol so true.
Why don’t you buy all of their cars so they have the money to get better interiors?
Well it's not worse than a full touchscreen display in yo face these days car has 🤷🏻♂️
For real lol my 06 s4 has a way better interior. Yeah its a luxury car but its also 17 years old
As someone who works as a Nissan car salesman it pains me every day that we don’t have these for sale in Aus, a country built on performance sedans 😩😭
What is their reasoning?
@@Kruse1they sold the Infiniti q50s here (basically same car) and it was a miserable sales failure. Although I always thought it might have sold better as a skyline as that name has more recognition in Australia.
@@550r Yeah Infiniti doesn't have the brand recognition here, they should definitely have stuck to Nissan Skyline.
Everyone buys SUVS or Euro performance sedans, the car media also talks crap about anything that's not BMW, ALDI or Merc.
@@rabidsminions2079it’s a self fulfilling prophecy though, people buy SUVs so car companies make more so peoples choices are limited so people buy more SUVs etc
In USA it’s called Infiniti Q50 Red Sport 400. It came out in 2014 with 3.7 liter engine and updated in 2016 with 3.0tt engine. They did like mild face lift in 2018.
The Q50 Red Sport was on sale in Australia too until 2020. However, unlike USA, we had RWD versions instead of AWD.
Nismo has many improvement over that version. Downforce and stability is also much better.
Slow
Did you even watch the video? He talks about the Infiniti and this ISNT the Q50 Red Sport
I had one and it was the the worst car I’ve ever owned . Kept it 6 months
I have a Q60 RS. It is my retirement ride. This car is tuned to 465 WHP. The roar of the exhaust combined with torque what a thrill to drive!
I am a fan of Nissan. I don't care that it's aging, I just want to adore it.
I once owned a 1989 R31 Nissan Skyline Silhouette GTS in red exterior with the white wheels, only 200 made, I still regret selling it, the engine was an absolute masterpiece, no issues or leaks.
That was a R31, not R32.
All us Q50 owners are screaming, "I HAVE A SKYLINE"!!!!!!!!
I mean is true, at least for those that have the knowledge of it, because is amazingly shocking that still in 2024 there are so many people that do not know that the G35, G37 & Q50 are Skylines and also idiots that called the GTR R35 as a Skyline lol
To all the people commenting saying "We need this" and "why don't we get it"
We did in a lower output and you never bloody bought it and now you can't.
So just stop.
yeah if it had 300kw and was RWD...
@@mimbecyou can still buy this exact car in the US.
Just buy Infiniti Q60, Debadge it and slap Nissan Logo on it.
Kaboom
You have your dream car.
*Never thought this would be so simple*
@@mimbec it had 298kw (400hp) and was rear wheel drive.
@ashtoncasedy3237 The coupe (Q60) was never marketed or sold in Japan as a Nissan, only the sedan was. So no, not simple.
@@Mark-jz5ye well, the car in the video isn't a coupe is it?
That in-car entertainment is downright ancient.
Why in the fuck would a skyline need an entertainment system?
No time in my life did I ever wonder if my Exige , skyline or sr8 radical had an entertainment system.
@@ThorOdinson-zc2kqObviously a moron like you just responded without even watchytge video🤣. if was an R32/33/34 FOUR FKING DOOR SKYLINE, maybe I would agree. This is a modern 4 door sports sedan. Comparing this to an exige is pretty far fetched don't you think?
People who buys this very likely isn't going to drive it only on weekends like your exige. People who buys this would likely use on a daily basis as a daily driver. Seems the word skyline is pretty misunderstood in the land of rednecks.
A short video review of the Nismo Skyline that left me completely satisfied. 🤩🥰
I think you mentioned the "Nismo" badge 5 times! All the important stuff never gets old!
definitely want to see this car in Australia, l have driven 6 cylinder sedans all my life, lam addicted to the extra torque, but unfortunately there are not many new ones available here any more!
They had this car in Australia,it was called the infiniti q50. Didn't sell well so they got out of the market here in Aus.
I'm interested in how engine configuration can give a noticeable increase in torque. I don't believe it does its more due to other factors as far as I know.
Get yourself a GWS204!
Lexus is350 2021 n up
Dam it I’m moving to Japan 🇯🇵
I used to have a skyline 350gt. Very nice car had over 300hp. U can always have some fun when u speed up. Seats also cozy.
Same. Miss it 😞
Same here - 2008 Skyline 350GT Model P. Sold it to my baby brother, so happy it is still in the family
@@sleepingtablet1828 Mine was 2007. Very classic V6 engine. I tried top speed 180km/hr. Since I'm in NZ, so 180 is the top speed limited...
@@顾立晨 I am also from NZ (Auckland). Moved to Auz and imported the car here. The gracenote sound system was awesome as well
@@sleepingtablet1828 Good to know that. I'm living in AKL too. I used to drive to rotoroa and back in a day. Realy enjoy the feeling. Just left all the stress in home and the traveling just me...
It's a Q50, it never sold very well in Australia when it was here. I received a massive discount when I purchased my Q50 4 years ago. Australian motoring journalists were not impressed with this car back then, can't for the life of me fathom why. I think it is awesome just needs needs a LSD.
What it really needed was the Skyline name
I was just saying the same thing does not look no where near a skyline gtr , more of a infinity look
I rather a 340m
@@JuanRamirez-pf6dgthe skyline and the skyline GTR are two entirely different things. It was always going to be a family sedan
The Q50 is a rebadged V37 Skyline. This is just a special edition of the original. As far as it looking Infiniti, that's just modern Nissan. This general shape is what many modern sedans look like from Nissan; the Fuga, Altima, Teana, Maxima, and Cima to name a few.
It's such a shame how far Nissan and Infiniti have fallen. I truly hope Infiniti makes a comeback.
Been waiting for this one, even though brief, loved it…Skyline fan since 1992, now looking for a 400r or Q50 red sport
When you stepped in the gas the car leaped🔥🔥🔥
We have the infiniti q50s red sport since 2018 and absolutely love it to bits. They are a great car
Go Nissan, you know what i say
If you don't drive a Nissan Something is missan
Thanks for the review. I love the V series cars. Ive had V35, V36 and now V37 (Q60 Red Sport) 😊
These modern Skylines, JDM and Usdm, need more love
Have you ever haven’t good cars or only dogsht cars ?
@@Squirrelpadre huh?
@@DaMotoristX plus d’agent pluce de soucis moins dargentt plus de saussicons
@@Squirrelpadre speak English
I don’t get all the hate. It is a bit dated but it still seems rapid. The car was taking off fast with a great sound and fast upshifts for a normal automatic.
Sooo Nissan finally made an M5 rival and was immediately like 'No you cant have one'
This ain't touching an M5. Not even an M3. But maybe an M340i or something like that.
I actually saw it in person at Suzuka on show for the SuperGT race, looks nice
I spotted one of these in fl a while back
Can't wait to see the Z nismo review.
Electric gtr looks horrendous 😮
They should bring it to aus and the regular models. skyline name has lot of history in aus
We had the Red Sports, but the model is getting old, and Infiniti has left Australia (again). The only way you'll get one is as a grey import, in a few years.
Yes. Bring it NOW
So basically they took the q50 look and changed minor things
I reckon given the hyper inflation we have in Australia for no particular reason.. this would easily fetch over $150K... just because, sadly our market is straight shit and people want SUV/4WD/Utes when half the time they don't even need them
Good review. But please give as a polo gti review as it it available to most market's
looks like a Mercedes and a Subaru had a love child in Korea.
😅😅😅
So a q50 ?
The infiniti q50 is actually the exact same car as this. The red sport and the normal are actually still sold in north america.
More like q50
The Q60 is the coupe, not the sedan.
@@Mark-jz5ye my bad, fixed.
Q50 is a rebadged V37 Skyline. Q60 is technically a V37 Skyline coupe.
@motoristx6949 Yes, but it was never sold in Japan as a skyline coupe.
Simple. Debadge your Infiniti Q50/60 and put the Nissan and Skyline logo, slap on a Nismo bodykit, done! 😂
Youre right! Also add some spoilers in it!
To bad it’s not available in Aus as I would buy one
Basically 40k for Nismo badging; a brand new Q50 RS is 60-62k.
My q50s hybrid was fun for almost a year then sold it. Good driving car for the 20 grand I payed. Hated the center console and dual screens.tight for a six footer. Pretty quick. Q50s are cheap in the us . Used
Big sedans don't sell anymore....
Someone forgot to tell Mercedes Benz, Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Toyota, Cadillac and, God forbid, Tesla.
Would I buy one? Yes. How many large, performance sedans do I currently own? 2.
Am I interested in buying an SUV or EV? Absolutely not.
Does this car fit would I would want and be happy to spend $ on?
Yes.
“It will absolutely mambo” 😂
Altima goes crazy
I was just at the Nissan HQ in Yokohama they had a new 400R of the same car. There was a Nismo electric SUV not sure how that works and the new Z Nismo looks sweet as.
These things will be a mini GTR once tuning parts come out for them
I wish they had it in South Africa
I miss the old tail lights 😢
7 speed is perfect. 6 speed is the best but so it doesnt feel as jerky 1 more speed keeps you smooth and ready to rev.
I just bought a 2007 PV36 G35S for cheap and its great value for money these days.. A bit inexcusable that 17 years later the interior of the new car hardly looks any different. Nissan/Infiniti have taken the 'if it aint broken why fix it" to a whole new level.
Has he forgotten that the Nissan Z has the exact same powertrain? It’s as if he’s never driven a car with this engine before.
Yes... very strange!
Like that Nissan maxima 2023
That spoiler is awesome
Its so weird to see a Nissan Badge on Infiniti. Nissan is the only car brand that has enouh pride to say Nissan and Infiniti.....is pure Nissan.
We have a handful of these with left hand drive without the Nismo badging in USA and Canada.
Looks and sounds amazing ❤!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What the heck is 300 kW of power? In terms of horsepower that we use in the US what is it?
I have the nissan note nismo-s and love it. its the daily and the r34 gtr is the weekender
Love to see this car in Australia.
Aw man. I saw the thumbnail and thought we were getting this locally! 😔
Nissan Australia nearly woke up from their 1993 sleep in.
Miss a good straight 6 turbo. Not a fan of the trumpet sounding v's lol.
Question is if this was sold globally would it have outsold the Giulia and M3, would Nismo have been the best sedan tuners of all time?
It can't in europe because EU environment law ban imports of high power foreign car. Even GTR and soon LC500 will be banned from sales
NISMO is like Nissan's version of dealer markups lol
Drinking game!
Every time
He says 300kw of power!
I'd rather one of these instead an an EV anyday.
As a GT-R owner, those Dunlops SUCK! I wish we got the Skyline in the states...
the rear reminds me of the mazda 3 lol
That next generation of electric GTR looks like crap. I can see the older models holding value.
Looks like Nissan selling their Nissan Maxima with a badge that says skyline on the back
I would buy this 💯💯💯 I was planning on buying a stinger next year till they discontinued them, this would be a great alternative and it’s already RHD. How much would it honestly cost Nissan to bring them here and like most Japanese car companies these days their current offerings are boring, they need a halo car. Every Japanese company had awesome cars in the 90s, we need a revival!!!
When I sold my 350GT, bought a Stinger GT - Carbon Edition. Amazing car
@@sleepingtablet1828 sales were strong they shoulda kept selling them I don’t want an EV so the EV6 isn’t a replacement like a lot of people say.
Exactly!!! I would have even been happy with like a hybrid style Stinger GT in the future. Similar to the new C63 AMG's. I think sales were strong towards the end of the life cycle, so KIA decided to discontinue, which is sad!!@@tobybrowne7906
I’m from Canada originally this car I know inside out
I’m so bummed I couldn’t get this in the USA either. I blame Ford.
Wow, that one doesn’t even come with the Recaros,. It’s probably the 100 production models that get those.
So is it a Nismo ?
Kinda sad power wise as the 400R has 298kw so its only a few KW more and its just a tune.
same brakes body kit and seats basically.
I've never seen a brand new Skyline
Sounds good😮
So basically it is a revised Infiniti Red sport which was sold in Australia.
You should review the Ford ranger wildtrak X
The true Skyline will always the R32 GTR version on the old skyline body .
The R36 is fully electric?! 😞 I wish I never heard that
That’s the Infiniti q50 here in the states.
Paul if you are still in Japan, try to get you hands on a Toyota Century. These are Japanese only cars, but worth seeking out.
If you can picture if a Cullinan was made in Japan, thats what it would look like, complete with high tech Japanese spec interior.
Infiniti Skyline sounds much better than Q50
If it's 85k it's at least 100k out the door. You could just get a c8 or even a used gtr. A 3.0 supra gr would also be cheaper and faster.
Infinity Q50 Red Sport
The Bastard Skyline 😂 😂
its literally a q50, they should have put the same interior style and tech like the z and put the 9 speed on it.
It’s called the dead center marker, car expert…
In America that is a infiniti q50
Yup but different I brought only 1 to USA
Yes make a car that looks like a skyline so infiniti drivers keep thinking they have a skyline
I want one imported 😅
So a q50 and a gtr?
Nissan Australia. Bring this or the next generation of this down under. Please
it honestly looks like a RHD Infiniti Q50. That interior looks the exact same.
I would rather have this over the six figure priced R34s
yea bc your broke 🤣
The Q50, the 350GT, the SKYLINE 350GT... its all the same car. this however is a 300kw (~400BHP) version of said car. The 350GT also came in a 370GT version with more pep, and then there's a 2.0L turbo model and a 350GT Hybrid, the best of both worlds, fast powerful and cheap to run as a daily.
The Nismo special ed would wipe the floor with the others, (STOCK). It's pretty lame we won't get the Nismo ones here. We have 350GT's with Nismo body kits and such around but the tune and the updated panels are nice. Like everyone said, the 2014 interior is kinda sadly left in the past.
Drive a R34 today and the interior looks like a 95 Primera with some Gran Turismo screens in it. Nissan do engines and exteriors and leave the nice interiors to the Euro cars.
This is an infiniti in the US a Q50
So they made an Altima V2 and called it a skyline?
looks like a regular saloon car. in car manufacturing it must be april 1st any day of the year.
This is a Q50 Infinity body. They just get an Infinity and put on a Nissan badge. They don't even do a facelift on it. That really shows they really lack of funding.
You realize Nissan sells this car and rebadges as an Infiniti in North America right? This car is first and foremost a Skyline.
@@DaMotoristX You realize Q50 came out in 2013 in coordination with Merc using their 2L turbo engine. And more than 10 years, still using the same body.
@@martintokinaga5261 I hope you realize this was always a V-Series Skyline in the pipework. Let's revisit the history.
The V35 debuts in 2001, but doesn't get exported as an Infiniti until 2003. The V36 debuts 2006, and gets sent over as an Infiniti in 2007. For some reason, the USDM V37 Skyline came to North America in 2013, but went for sale only a few months later in Japan and Australia in 2014. This car is a Skyline, which itself has been around from 1957. So again, this is a Skyline, and not an "Infiniti" first and foremost. Does this make sense?
@@martintokinaga5261 And ten years, Nissan hasn't been in the greatest of financial circumstances either ever since the mid 2000s.
@@martintokinaga5261 And ten years, Nissan hasn't been in the greatest of financial circumstances either ever since the mid 90s.
Reminds me of Ford with the XR6 Turbos. Great performance, looks great on the outside, and then looks 20 years outdated on the inside. And I think that was one of the biggest mistakes for Ford Australia.
what the hell happened to skyline? Is this some budget edition or something?