V35

Also called	Infiniti G35
Production	sedan: 2001-2006 coupe: 2001-2007
Assembly	Tochigi, Tochigi, Japan
Body style(s)	4-door sedan 2-door coupe
Layout	Front engine, rear-wheel drive / All wheel drive
Platform	Nissan FM platform
Engine(s)	2.5 L VQ25DD V6 3.0 L VQ30DD V6 3.5 L VQ35DE V6
Transmission(s)	5-speed automatic 6-speed manual CVT Continuously Variable Transmission
Wheelbase	2850 mm (112.2 in)
Length	4630 mm (182.2 in)(coupe) 4735 mm (186.5 in) (sedan)
Width	1815 mm (71.5 in) (coupe) 1750 mm (69 in) (sedan)
Height	1390 mm (54.8 in) (coupe) 1465 mm (57.7 in) (sedan)

The 11th generation (V35) Nissan Skyline, introduced in June 2001, was based on Nissan's FM platform, shared with the Nissan 350Z. The Nissan Skyline used a front-midship engine (VQ35DE), rear-wheel drive layout^[29] (all-wheel drive was available for the sedan) to achieve a 52%/48% weight distribution. The V35 was the first Skyline made for export to the United States. There it was sold under the company's luxury brand, Infiniti as the Infiniti G35.
The V35 was a major turning point for the Skyline. There was no straight 6, no turbo, and no GT-R, a decision which extended to all later Skylines. However, despite the departure in these trademark characteristics, Nissan's decision to include a bigger engine and improve balance made many media outlets name the V35 as "the best Skyline ever", and it has continued to revive the Skyline brand internationally ^[29]. Choosing to gear the V35 towards the luxury-sport market, and billing the 350z as a pure sports car, Nissan put a slightly more powerful VQ35DE in the 350Z, and while the Skyline and the 350Z shared the same platform, the 350Z had additional bracing, underbody aero parts, and weighed 100 kg less.^[5]
A Japan-only Skyline with an 8-speed CVT (Continuously Variable) transmission was also sold. It was a sedan model called the 350GT-8. The 8 was for the 8-speed transmission.
Japanese tuners mostly ignored the V35 Skyline, the 2006 Tsukuba Super Lap Battle had not a single V35 entrant.^[1] Tuners such as Mines, Amuse, Hosaka, Garage Defend, M Speed, Nagisa, MCR, HKS, & Top Secret continued developing R32-R34 GT-Rs as time attack cars. Top Secret did tune a V35, but replaced the VQ35DE with a VK45DE V8 Twin Turbo.^[30] Signal USA entered a V35 in Formula D, replacing the VQ35DE with an SR20DET.^[31]
Models:

• 250GT - 2.5 L VQ25DD V6, 215 PS (158 kW, 270 N m)
• 250GT Four - 2.5 L VQ25DD V6, 215 PS (158 kW, 270 Nm) AWD
• 300GT - 3.0 L VQ30DD V6, 260 PS (191 kW, 324 N m)
• 350GT-8 - 3.5 L VQ35DE V6, 272 PS (200 kW, 353 N m)
• 350GT Coupe - 3.5 L VQ35DE V6, 280 PS (206 kW, 363 N m)