Stay calm: Nissan is working on an all-new, retrotastic Skyline

A new Nissan Skyline is in the works, and it looks like it’ll have plenty of retro design cues. Old-school Skyline script on its rear haunch too, plus GT-R style rear lights. We’re excited.

Of course, it’ll likely be a JDM-only model, but the above teasers were shown off at Nissan’s ‘vision’ event where it also confirmed that its product portfolio would be streamlined. That means the current global lineup will be reduced from 56 to 45 models, and we’re hoping that’ll allow what was previously forbidden fruit to end up in Europe. We can but dream.

Anyway, there’s not a whole lot more to say about the new four-door Skyline just yet. Nissan says it’ll be a “driver-focused sedan with performance, precision and raw emotion at its core”. This is good news. It has also confirmed future Nissans will have a wider range of powertrain options, and we know that it’s working on a “performance-oriented V6 sedan” with Infiniti badges. The current Skyline is almost identical to the Infiniti Q50, so we could see something similar for the next gen.

Elsewhere, Nissan says that it’ll continue to integrate AI into its driver assistance tech and safety systems, and the new Elgrand – which will launch in summer 2026 – should be available with ‘end-to-end autonomous capability’ by the end of 2027.