- The new Skyline may look fres, but could retain V37 bones.
- Teasers point to four circular taillights and a redesigned nose.
- Nissan labels the latest Skyline one of its core “Heartbeat” cars.
Nissan needs a hit, and the Skyline name still carries weight where almost nothing else in the catalogue does. As part of the carmaker’s important revival, a next-generation version of the rear-wheel drive sedan is in development. The renders here, drawing on past Skylines and recent teasers, suggest where it might land.
There is news for the American market too. Infiniti executives have already confirmed that the Japanese-market Skyline will arrive Stateside next year as the new Q50. In America, power will come from Nissan’s familiar twin-turbo V6 producing north of 400 horsepower, and, against all current industry logic, a manual transmission will likely be on the options list.
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Compared to the current Skyline sedan, which is still offered in Japan even though the Infiniti Q50 was discontinued in 2024, the replacement will look nothing like it. Working from the teasers Nissan shared with us recently, designer Theottle has put together a plausible interpretation of the production car.
While the overall size and profile of the new sedan will carry over, it’ll be adorned with all-new bodywork. These renders showcase it with more angular LED headlights, large triangular air intakes, and a massive blacked-out grille.
A Proper Sports Sedan
Teasers also show that the new Skyline will have redesigned sides with new doors and model badges on the rear quarter panels. As for the rear, inspiration will be drawn from models like the R34 Skyline and R35 GT-R, with four round LED taillights resembling a jet’s afterburners. Dual tailpipes, similar to those on the current Nissan Z, have been included.
Technical specifications about the new car remain a mystery. Some reports suggest it may ride on the same platform as the V37-generation model, which itself traces back to the V35 series introduced in 2001. Fresh underpinnings would make it more competitive, but given Nissan’s current financial position, along with the model’s limited global reach, the choice to stick with the old platform is not exactly a surprise.
What powers the Japanese-market car is less certain. One school of thought has the Skyline going hybrid-only at home. The other expects the 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 already fitted to the Nissan Z and the recent Skyline 400R, which would at least guarantee the car earns its sports sedan billing on both sides of the Pacific.
