While an Infiniti-badged GT-R sedan might seem semi-plausible, this rendering from Best Car is about as probable as a mentally balanced child star. A GT-R SUV? Why not? Well, let's start with the ugly factor. The
Nissan GT-R isn't the prettiest vehicle on the block to begin with; jack it up, add a couple of extra doors and a misshapen hatch and you've got an amalgamation of design cues that's causing a mild burning sensation in our eyes. With 480 hp and all-wheel-drive, stranger things have been produced; the Porsche Cayenne Turbo comes to mind, and if this monstrosity ever comes to production, that's likely the benchmark it'll be aiming for.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
blake @ Feb 26th 2008 12:05PM
i'm no gtr fan boy, but i must say it's pretty easy on my eyes. This SUV (super ugly vehicle) is another story.
sorry for the lame acronym.
Farris @ Feb 26th 2008 12:07PM
I think I just threw up a little.
Glenn @ Feb 27th 2008 8:22PM
At 3800 pounds i though it already was an suv. They should put more pictures of the car next to other vehicles to give a better perspective of the cars true size next time.
Franz @ Feb 26th 2008 12:57PM
I think I just threw up a LOT! I don't think I've ever seen anything uglier.
Sam @ Feb 26th 2008 2:35PM
@Franz
um..can you say Pontiac Aztek?
klitorisaurus @ Feb 26th 2008 3:32PM
This is what happens when you let Photoshop fall into the hands of evil-doers.
Will Design for Food @ Feb 26th 2008 7:18PM
I didn't quite think it was possible to best the X6 in an ugly competition. But these people have.
Ben H. @ Feb 26th 2008 12:08PM
Definitely NOT car pr0n!
How did someone put it? "It fell off the ugly tree hitting every branch on the way down."
Mercury Mountaineer 06 @ Feb 26th 2008 12:09PM
WHOA!!!! is all I can say.
Seoultrain @ Feb 26th 2008 12:10PM
dear god, WHY?
With the EX on the market now, the FX will have to move up, and hopefully it'll look better than this abomination. Stick the powertrain in that.
freckles @ Feb 26th 2008 12:12PM
yes, put the fx would be awesome with that powertrain. leave the gt-r the way it is
Reuben @ Feb 26th 2008 12:16PM
Finally something that CAFE will kill and I'm all the happier for it!
Ligor @ Feb 26th 2008 12:16PM
they had beter not bring this out - I mean, a G38-R with the twin turbo engine cranking 480HP would be a much beter option to evaluate adn then possibly include the EX38-R with a detuned 450HP engine
athough i much rather they crete an AMG/M/V series of the G sedan and coupe, and then carry that to the M then any of these SUV crapppp
Big Bad Sedan @ Feb 26th 2008 12:18PM
DAMNIT! My breakfast just came up! Good thing I turned away before it landed on my keyboard. NASTY! No! Not the hurling, the damn GT-R based SUV!
Guenther @ Feb 26th 2008 2:08PM
If I'd been this nauseous BEFORE lunch, I would have passed.
tankd0g @ Feb 26th 2008 12:23PM
The weight would finally make sense.
Richard @ Feb 26th 2008 12:32PM
Quick!
Someone mix up this body kit for the X6!
iSpec @ Feb 26th 2008 12:37PM
Very few manufacturers, in this ultra-competitive market, can afford to sacrifice profit so they can reserve a platform for one model. SUV's create profit and they really don't care whether or not we cling to our ideals that the GT-R should be exclusively a performance car.
Kiiks @ Feb 26th 2008 7:47PM
Sure, as said earlier in the comments, using parts of the platform be it drivetrain or chassis (or both) for the range-topping FX series would make a great deal of sense for Nissan. But making GT-R SUV would only serve to dilute the coupe's image.
We're not going to see this car. Nissan knows better. Knowing them, who knows how many other vehicles will spawn from the same underpinnings, however.
Ben @ Feb 26th 2008 12:43PM
Ew oh god this is hideous...
I want an Aztec rally edition instead.