R35称霸高性能车后,Nissan开始打算上这样一款车,貌似名字会被叫做Infiniti r38t。
The Nissan GT-Rs “premium midship” platform is proving to be an extremely potent one, fueling rumours and speculation that Nissan will leverage it in an upcoming Infiniti branded sedan. Septembers issue of Japanese car magazine Car Top features a rendering of such a car.
Still just speculation at this stage but if this car becomes a reality expect interesting things for that 4 door sedan Nurburgring record currently held by the Caddilac CTS-V.
(原文大意是Nissan GT-R的“premium midship”底盘潜力巨大,日产准备将其用于推出一款挂Infiniti牌子的四门Sedan车型。从而Infiniti品牌将加入M5,E55 AMG,AUDI RS6,CTS-V之类四门高性能车的竞争。)
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Time for some hot news on the Infiniti sedan project. Firstly, yes it was really a project that Nissan were toying with. Personally I would have LOVED to see an Infiniti sedan with a VR38DETT packed full of luxuries built upon the GT-R’s respect demanding Premium-Midship platform.
Sadly though, sources close to Nissan have now confirmed the project has been stopped indefinitely. Now that does not mean it is never to happen but just not right now.
Why? It’s only speculation but this news coincides with the recent 1st quarter FY2008 financial results announced by Nissan. Operating profit down 46.1% saw stock price fall 6% and touch a 5 year low. This result was blamed on the strong Japanese Yen and a US sales decline.
Hopefully with any luck the project will be back on the cards in the near future after things pick up a little.
(原文大意是日产确实有此计划,不是空穴来风,不过由于2008年第一季度财政报道,营业利润下降46.1%诱发股票下降6%到达5年来最低值,促使日产方面确认无限期推迟Infiniti r38t的“四门R35”计划。)