Rendered Speculation: Infiniti's four-door GT-R
Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn may have dismissed the notion of an Infiniti sedan based on the GT-R as "online blog speculation", but that won't stop the automotive press from churning out renderings just the same. Following an earlier sketch commissioned by Motor Trend comes the computer rendering you see above, predicting what a GT-R-derived Infiniti sports-sedan could look like. The rendering comes courtesy of Japan's Top Car magazine, and does a good job of translating the GT-R's styling into an even bigger, more commodious package.
If they built it, the four-door GT-R would certainly have the looks to stand its ground against the likes of the Aston Martin Rapide, Porsche Panamera and the eventual production version of the BMW Concept CS. And with GT-R underpinnings, it would most definitely have the performance to match.
[Source: GTR-World via GTRBlog]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Alex 2:31PM (7/28/2008)
ewwww...
dun do it!
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Vintage 3:59PM (7/28/2008)
Why? M5 killer. Competition is good.
The panarama porsche, or whatever it is, just looks like crap though.
IK47 9:16AM (7/29/2008)
GTR sedan would be fantastic
I would buy it over the coupe
the prior GTRs had sedan versions, and they were great
so why not for the r35??
Cary 12:19AM (7/29/2008)
Absolutely not going to happen.
@M5 killer wanna be:
Again, not gonna happen.
Too much car, too little grunt.
Paul P. 2:36PM (7/28/2008)
I think they should do it. I don't think it would detract from the GT-R one bit and it helps to cater the car to a more adult crowd, who have the money to afford it.
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Franz 4:12PM (7/28/2008)
I agree. I've always said that the GT-R's drivetrain in an attractive 4 door body would make an excellent addition to Infinti's lineup. They should avoid using GT-R in the name though.
xpolarx 5:01PM (7/28/2008)
Agreed. I think Infiniti would be wise in making the body work a complete departure from the GTR. The GTR is brutish and all-business to maximize performance -- I'm basically saying that they sacrificed some form for more function, which draws no complaints from me. BUT the Infiniti ought to be a little more rounded as a vehicle and therefore more attractive, if they intend to sell any. This rendering wouldn't cut it in the luxury segment.
ken_aisin 2:39PM (7/28/2008)
It doesn't look good, and should never carry the GT-R badge. It will ruin the image of the real GT-R.
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jgp 2:40PM (7/28/2008)
Infiniti Quattroporte?
Sounds pretty awesome to me.
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Xcountryflyer 2:44PM (7/28/2008)
They should put some of the technology into a new Q. They need that more than a 4 door GT-R. And definitely not name it GT-R.
Quattroporte 2:45PM (7/28/2008)
Not funny.
jgp 2:51PM (7/28/2008)
Just call it the fourth-gen Q45, then.
I love the first-gen Q45 to death, and I've been thinking about tracking down a used 90-93 model one of these days. A true spiritual successor to that would be awesome.
Chase 12:08PM (7/29/2008)
Yep, it'd play to the exact same audience. It'd probably be faster and more modern looking but have much less finish and prestige. Fair enough. I'd love to see them on the road.
P.V. 2:44PM (7/28/2008)
This looks and sounds good, but it shouldn't have the GT-R badge.
The grille looks like that of the 1st generation Infiniti M45 (rebadge of Nissan Gloria/Cedric, not Nissan Fuga).
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BigMcLargeHuge 2:49PM (7/28/2008)
Remove heaviness + proceed.
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JZeke 2:49PM (7/28/2008)
Go-jeer-RA reign!
In a suit, no less. Why not?
Bring on the 4 door.
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Aki 2:51PM (7/28/2008)
They've done 4-dr GT-Rs in the past, and the base Skylines (R32-R34 model years) all had 4 dr variants, so a 4-dr GT-R is very conceivable. Not fond of the idea, though, unless it looks substantially different. If it had the same front and rear with a stretched out B/C pillar that'd be nasty.
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s13hybrid 3:18PM (7/28/2008)
I do not believe there was ever a 4 door GTR, only GTS or GTST 4 doors, which came with the 2 liter or 2.5 liter inline sixes.
However there was a special RB26 (GTR) powered Wagon, the Stagea, but I believe even most of those were powered by the lower displacement engines.
Aki 4:37PM (7/28/2008)
No not the Stagea, a full-fledged 4-dr R33 GT-R to celebrate Nissan's 40-yr anniversary.
http://www.jbskyline.net/R33/4door/
r33 6:01AM (7/29/2008)
its the autech version.
A company who works with and for nismo making gt machines.
You have 4 door sallon versions of the 32,33 and 34 and all receive the gtr bagde but are called autech gtr.