Key facts
- Manufacturer
- Nissan Prince (1957–1968)
- Also called
- Prince Skyline (1957–1968) Datsun K Series (1968–1983) Infiniti G Line (2001–2014) Infiniti Q50 (2014–2024, 2027)
- Production
- 1957–present
- Class
- Compact car (1957–1981) Mid-size car (1981–2002) Compact executive car (2001–present)
- Layout
- Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive (1957–present) Front-engine, four-wheel-drive (1989–present)
- Related
- Nissan Laurel (1968–2002) Nissan Skyline GT-R (1969–1973, 1989–2002)
- Predecessor
- Prince Sedan
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- car model
- Subclass of
- compact executive car
- Follows
- Prince Sedan
- Manufacturer
- Nissan
- Official website
- www3.nissan.co.jp/vehicles/new/skyline.html
- Image
- The frontview of Nissan DAA-HV37 SKYLINE HYBRID GT Type SP (cropped).jpg
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- Nissan Skyline
- different from
- Skyline
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- Skyline
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Encyclopedic overview
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. 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 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nissan Skyline” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.