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Infiniti Boss Confirms ‘High-Horsepower’ Sedan Called Q50, Not Skyline in US

The sport sedan is coming back to Infiniti showrooms next year, and now a missing link has been filled: the car’s name.

On Wednesday in Yokohama, Japan, Chairman Nissan Americas Christian Meunier confirmed the new Nissan Skyline will be called the Infiniti Q50 in the U.S. market when it arrives in 2027.

On Monday, Nissan teased the new Skyline with throwback GT-R-inspired design cues including round LED taillights, Skyline badging on the rear fenders, and horizontal headlights with vertical LED daytime running lights bookending the headlights.

The decision to call the sport sedan a Q50 in the U.S. isn’t surprising. Previously the Skyline in Japan was marketed and sold with an Infiniti badge in the U.S., and over time called the G35, then G37, and then finally the Q50. Various performance variants including have worn badges ranging form IPL ( …


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Author: Joel Feder

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