An
all-new Nissan Skyline sedan due out on June 22 will have purist fans gnashing
their teeth as the trademark angular styling, round tail lights and straight-six
engine head for the automotive design scrapyard.
In their place are curvy contemporary lines, Audi A4-style wrap-around rear
lights and a state-of-the-art V6.
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However, the Japanese media are picking that a two-door coupe planned for next
spring will have the traditional round rear lights.
They also say that the new sedan, based on an XVL-badged prototype displayed
at the ’99 Tokyo motor show, was due to lose the Skyline tag.
But Renault-appointed Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn reversed the decision, despite
the new car’s break with Skyline traditions.
The badge is one of Nissan’s oldest and the sporty versions have fans
– of both current and previous models – all over the world.
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