Skyline GT-R to be branded as Nissan

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In a move that has made many Nissan employees and enthusiasts happy, Nissan has announced at the New York Auto Show that the Skyline GT-R will be a Nissan, not an Infiniti when it hits our shores. I’m actually amazed at the buzz this has created with dealership employees. While the car is definately a Halo product, it really seems to have had an impact already. Previous Gen GT-R’s have become legendary, and it’s good to see that Nissan agrees the newest version should retain the Nissan Brand. Now, the only question is how many will they sell. The car will be close to $100,000 here in Canada so I don’t expect we’ll see too many. Then again, the Porsche store down the street seems to have an awful lot of customers who drive real GT2’s and GT3’s, so who knows.

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