Nissan JDM Car Lineup
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Originally posted by MrFatBooty
The Primera is still FWD, which doesn't fit in with the rest of the lineup (I35 is getting killed off after a shortened 2003 model year). Infiniti is gunning for BMW, not Acura.
A loaded up V6 Altima stickers at $29k. If anything a 3.0-liter Primera would slot in the Nissan lineup as a smaller/sportier alternative to the Altima with a price topping out at say, $26k. You still have the issue of cannibalizing Altima sales which is exactly why the 2004 Maxima is bigger and more expensive than the last one which was too similar to the Altima.
I still don't see it happening. I just hope that they get around to updating the Sentra soon because it's totally out of step with essentially every Nissan product now.
The Primera is still FWD, which doesn't fit in with the rest of the lineup (I35 is getting killed off after a shortened 2003 model year). Infiniti is gunning for BMW, not Acura.
A loaded up V6 Altima stickers at $29k. If anything a 3.0-liter Primera would slot in the Nissan lineup as a smaller/sportier alternative to the Altima with a price topping out at say, $26k. You still have the issue of cannibalizing Altima sales which is exactly why the 2004 Maxima is bigger and more expensive than the last one which was too similar to the Altima.
I still don't see it happening. I just hope that they get around to updating the Sentra soon because it's totally out of step with essentially every Nissan product now.
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Originally posted by MrFatBooty
The Primera is still FWD, which doesn't fit in with the rest of the lineup (I35 is getting killed off after a shortened 2003 model year). Infiniti is gunning for BMW, not Acura.
A loaded up V6 Altima stickers at $29k. If anything a 3.0-liter Primera would slot in the Nissan lineup as a smaller/sportier alternative to the Altima with a price topping out at say, $26k. You still have the issue of cannibalizing Altima sales which is exactly why the 2004 Maxima is bigger and more expensive than the last one which was too similar to the Altima.
I still don't see it happening. I just hope that they get around to updating the Sentra soon because it's totally out of step with essentially every Nissan product now.
The Primera is still FWD, which doesn't fit in with the rest of the lineup (I35 is getting killed off after a shortened 2003 model year). Infiniti is gunning for BMW, not Acura.
A loaded up V6 Altima stickers at $29k. If anything a 3.0-liter Primera would slot in the Nissan lineup as a smaller/sportier alternative to the Altima with a price topping out at say, $26k. You still have the issue of cannibalizing Altima sales which is exactly why the 2004 Maxima is bigger and more expensive than the last one which was too similar to the Altima.
I still don't see it happening. I just hope that they get around to updating the Sentra soon because it's totally out of step with essentially every Nissan product now.
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The Altima, Maxima and Murano are all based on the FF-L (L is for "Large" in this case). My guess is that a theoretical FF-S or FF-M--or perhaps both--are in the works and the Sentra will be based off one of these options.
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Re: G35coupe
Originally posted by dctwo
is G35 coupe a USDM thing or JDM thing? if it is the skyline coupe how come i didnt see it on nissan-cars japan website?
is G35 coupe a USDM thing or JDM thing? if it is the skyline coupe how come i didnt see it on nissan-cars japan website?
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Originally posted by MrFatBooty
The Altima, Maxima and Murano are all based on the FF-L (L is for "Large" in this case). My guess is that a theoretical FF-S or FF-M--or perhaps both--are in the works and the Sentra will be based off one of these options.
The Altima, Maxima and Murano are all based on the FF-L (L is for "Large" in this case). My guess is that a theoretical FF-S or FF-M--or perhaps both--are in the works and the Sentra will be based off one of these options.
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Re: G35coupe
Originally posted by dctwo
is G35 coupe a USDM thing or JDM thing? if it is the skyline coupe how come i didnt see it on nissan-cars japan website?
is G35 coupe a USDM thing or JDM thing? if it is the skyline coupe how come i didnt see it on nissan-cars japan website?
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What I meant was that they're probably going to base the Sentra off a different platform than the FF-L. Who knows what the suspension layout will be, although my guess is that they're trying to banish the twist-beam rear axle for good. Even if it's just simple mac struts that would be an improvement.
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Who knows, maybe they'll use a shorten version of the FF-L. If it's like any of their new cars, they're really decreasing the # of platform and engine. All V6 will use the same engine, all V8 will also be the same. All car based Infiniti will probably be on the FM platform. So I don't see why not just use the FF-L for all FF platform. With a tweaked of course. Shorten wheel base will probably do the trick. That way, they don't need to spend to much $$ and time in R&D. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
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Originally posted by asianautica
Who knows, maybe they'll use a shorten version of the FF-L. If it's like any of their new cars, they're really decreasing the # of platform and engine. All V6 will use the same engine, all V8 will also be the same. All car based Infiniti will probably be on the FM platform. So I don't see why not just use the FF-L for all FF platform. With a tweaked of course. Shorten wheel base will probably do the trick. That way, they don't need to spend to much $$ and time in R&D. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Who knows, maybe they'll use a shorten version of the FF-L. If it's like any of their new cars, they're really decreasing the # of platform and engine. All V6 will use the same engine, all V8 will also be the same. All car based Infiniti will probably be on the FM platform. So I don't see why not just use the FF-L for all FF platform. With a tweaked of course. Shorten wheel base will probably do the trick. That way, they don't need to spend to much $$ and time in R&D. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
