![]() ![]() The ALSI-2-1 series was released in February 1960. This new engine was designated the FG4A-40 (this engine was also known as the GA-4). Higher quality fuel allowed for an increase in compression and a power increase to 70 hp (71 PS). The ALSI-2 series was released in October 1959 and was nearly identical to the ALSI-1 series except for the engine. The Skyline also spawned the ALPE double cab pickup truck and the ALVE delivery van, both marketed as the Skyway. On this side strip was the side badge, which said "Skyline Deluxe". ![]() A painted side strip, surrounded by a chrome strip ran horizontally the length of the car, widening from front to back. Between the fog lights "PRINCE" is spelled out in individual gold letters. The large center bar was absent and instead a pair of fog lights are mounted just inside of the front turn signals. The ALSID-1 Deluxe featured a different grille compared to the standard model. The side strips ran straight from the rear of the car to the front doors, where it dipped into a V-shape, widening and kicked upwards until it hit the front of the car. The ALSIS-1 standard model featured a grille with a large center bar with 6 vertical slats above it. The ALSI-1's appearance seems to be influenced by 1950s American cars (the front end was similar to the 1957 Chevrolet) the car featured rear tail fins, chrome molding and two-tone paint. Two models were available: the ALSIS-1 standard and the ALSID-1 Deluxe. Skylines were produced as four-door sedans and five-door station wagons. ![]() It used a de Dion tube rear suspension and was capable of 140 km/h (87 mph). It featured a 1.5 L (1,482 cc) GA-30 engine (also known as FG4A-30) producing 44 kW (60 hp) at 4,400 rpm, which was previously used in the prototype Subaru 1500, Subaru's first car. The first Skyline was introduced on 24 April 1957, at the Takarazuka Theater, in Hibiya, Tokyo, for Fuji Precision Industries, marketed as a luxury car. On 12 April 2010 a Guinness Book of Records event took place with 225 Skylines taking part in a parade lap at the ISTS at Silverstone UK, which produced two world records: the most recorded Skylines at one meet at one time, and most Skylines on a track at the same time.Īs of 2023, the Skyline is the only remaining sedan in Nissan's Japanese lineup following the discontinuation of both the Fuga and Cima in 2022. The Skyline (V36/J50) is sold in Europe, North America, South Korea, Taiwan, and the Middle East as the Infiniti G37 and EX respectively. The V35 was the first Skyline made for export to North America, being sold under Nissan's luxury marque Infiniti as the G35 in 2002. Nissan decided to retain the Skyline for the luxury-sport market segment, while its platform-mate, the 350Z, revived the Z line of pure sports cars. The eleventh-generation Skyline (V35) was another major turning point for the nameplate, as it dropped some of the previous generation Skyline's trademark characteristics such as the straight-six engine (replaced with a V6) and turbocharging (reintroduced in the thirteenth-generation/V37 model), and eventually separated the GT-R into its own line. The majority of Skyline models are rear-wheel drive, with all-wheel drive being available since the eighth-generation's debut. While not distributed in the United States until its importation as the Infiniti G, the Skyline's prominence (particularly for the GT-R variant) in video games, movies and magazines resulted in many such cars being imported there, and makes up a large amount of second-hand Japanese car imports to Europe and North America. The later models are most commonly known by their trademark round brake and tail lights. Skylines are available in either coupé, or sedan body styles, plus station wagon, crossover, convertible and pickup/ sedan delivery body styles. The Skyline was largely designed and engineered by Shinichiro Sakurai from inception, and he remained a chief influence of the car until his death in 2011. After the merger, the Skyline and its larger counterpart, the Nissan Gloria, were sold in Japan at dealership sales channels called Nissan Prince Shop. The Nissan Skyline ( Japanese: 日産・スカイライン, Hepburn: Nissan Sukairain) is a brand of automobile originally produced by the Prince Motor Company starting in 1957, and then by Nissan after the two companies merged in 1967. Front-engine, four-wheel-drive (1989–present).Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive (1957–present). ![]()
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