Nissan Skyline News

Nissan seems to have dumped its Skyline EV plans in favour of raucous RWD twin-turbo V6 revival.

Overnight Nissan announced its radical Re:Nissan “recovery plan” that hopes to see the company return to profitability by fiscal year 2026, and as part of this it confirmed a range of new models for both the Nissan and Infiniti brands.One of the proposed new models in this plan is a new Skyline.It will be one of the first vehicles for Nissan to be built under a revamped development process that’ll see it reduce engineering costs, complexity and improve development speed.The Skyline nameplate is historic to Nissan and dates all the way back to 1957 when it was called the Prince Skyline.The Nissan Skyline was even produced in Australia in seventh-generation guise from 1986 to 1990.Although Nissan has confirmed a new Skyline is in the works, don’t get your hopes too far up, because this likely isn’t the new R36 GT-R.Japanese outlet, Best Car, known for its industry sources, believes the Skyline will instead be an SUV and will sit above the brand’s current Ariya electric car, and will be a similar size to seven-seat SUVs such as the Toyota Kluger.The rebooted Skyline could borrow tech from the recently announced Ariya Nismo.That car uses two electric motors to make 320kW and 600Nm and provides all-wheel drive grip.Best car's digital render gives a glimpse of what it could look like.The Nissan Skyline currently exists as a four-door sedan, most recently picking up a sportier limited-production Nismo version in Japan.This 13th-generation Nissan Skyline was even sold in Australia as the Infiniti Q50 from 2014 to 2019.Nissan teased the R36 GT-R in 2023 with the radical Hyper Force concept. It was an all-electric supercar with 1000kW of power and a solid-state battery pack.Given Nissan has now paused all new car development beyond 2026, it remains unclear whether the R36 GT-R will actually happen.Previous reports speculated the R36 GT-R would launch in 2028.

The Nissan Skyline, as far as Australia is concerned, is a thing of the past - but that could change if reports from Nissan’s home nation that the storied nameplate is to become an SUV, something Australians buy in droves.

As Easter is a time for renewal and re-birth, we've looked at some other nameplates we'd love to see not only make a comeback, but do so with an electric powertrain for a long-term future. Some of these may have an element of optimism to them, but there's actually genuine hope that several of these could be in showrooms in the not-too-distant future.

The Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross, Ford Puma, and even the Mustang - these cars designed for fun and performance that have made their way into the world of SUVs are about to welcome a new member if reports from Japan play out as expected.

Here are two facts. For over 60 years Nissan has been on a rollercoaster. And for the remaining six years of this decade, Nissan is set to be on a roll. Not that you’d know it with the Japanese brand’s long-term shrinking market share and – until late last year – a worthy but dull and dated core model range.

Five years ago, this month, Holden became the final carmaker to withdraw from full-vehicle manufacturing in Australia. Predictably, since then, prices of locally-made “metal bumper bar” and high-performance models have soared. Yet – almost unbelievably – there are some increasingly rare Australian classics that are still within reach. Here’s a list of our top five. But you better get in quick!

Will Nissan make a crossover version of the Skyline? And, what happened to these Nissan passenger cars which were once popular in Australia?

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Wondering why a 20-year-old Nissan GT-R can cost up to $200,000?