Infiniti GT-R Saloon on hold, Nissan 240SX/Silvia Cancelled :(

[Shy Guy]

Nissan's planned 240SX/Silvia successor has been cancelled, according to a report published Thursday. The 2011 Silvia project was said to be inspired by the Foria and Urge concepts, and we published an exclusive illustration last year of the car. Meanwhile, there’s bad news for Nissan’s Infinti division, too. The GT-R-based sedan planned for the brand (see illustration) has been put on hold, with little near-term hope for revival.

 

 

According to the U.K.’s Autocar, the decision was made in response to the Renault-Nissan’s $1.27 billion loss incurred during the second half of 2008, details of which were announced today.

 

 

CEO Carlos Ghosn has reportedly indicated the company must focus all of its resources on small and medium-sized cars, including an electric Prius [/url]rival, expected to arrive in showrooms next year. As recently noted, Nissan has also applied for loans from America’s Department of Energy for U.S.-based EV and battery development.

 

 

The 240SX sports car was to be sold in hybrid and gasoline variants. It was intended as a low-cost alternative to the 370Z. There is apparently no hope for a revival of the program. Meanwhile, the GT-R Sedan could be saved, but at this point, development has been suspended indefinitely.

 

 

Source: http://www.leftlanenews.com/infiniti-gt-r-sedan-on-hold-nissan-240sx-cancelled.html

 

You could see the mentioned illustration here: http://www.leftlanenews.com/infiniti-gt-r-sedan.html

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I for one wanted to see a new 240SX/Silvia. and the Inifinti GT-R Sedan would have been a good competitor to the CLS and such, Nissan is pretty much the only cool Jap company atm... :( Toyota and Honda are pretty much boring nowadays.

[Jacob]

OMG that infinity gtr is sexy!

[Guest RB26DETT]

aye i like it. shame about the siliva though.

[DriftNismo]

That Infiniti GT-R looks sexy, although so does every other Infiniti xD. And I'm thrilled to see they've stopped the Silvia, I've seen that's going to be a failiure ever since the first information was released :p. They should do a new Silvia in like 2015 or something with a VR25DET :D.

[Shy Guy]

You know the Infiinti GTR Saloon is an illustration from the website, not Nissan.

[DriftNismo]

Just noticed that. Why are they doing illustrations when they don't actually know what it will look like?

[Shy Guy]

Just noticed that. Why are they doing illustrations when they don't actually know what it will look like?

 

Well they did so people can picture how it might look like...

[Guest RB26DETT]

They need to do RB engines again!

[KoenigseggBG]

Let`s hope that Infiniti will make their GT-R as same as possible as the Nissan GT-R, but with more luxury and more power. :)