\u201cYou’re not the first to ask,\u201d Mr Miller said when asked whether the Skyline could make a comeback in Australia.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like there is a bit of a sedan comeback,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Looking for your next car? We’ll help you\u00a0research\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0compare<\/a>\u00a0so you choose with confidence.<\/p>\n The Nissan Australia boss spoke about \u2018heartbeat\u2019 models \u2013 such as the\u00a0Nissan Z<\/a>\u00a0coupe \u2013 helping drive the brand locally, beyond core volume sellers including the\u00a0X-Trail<\/a>\u00a0crossover SUV, Patrol<\/a>\u00a0off-road SUV, and Navara<\/a>\u00a0ute.<\/p>\n The new-generation Skyline was teased in April and is expected to be revealed later this year before going on sale in Japan in 2027.<\/p>\n Previously offered as a volume-selling, rear-wheel drive rival to the Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon, the Skyline was last sold in Australian showrooms as a mainstream model in 1991 with the locally built R31 series sedan and wagon. <\/p>\n Just 100 examples of the subsequent R32 Skyline were imported here, all GT-Rs, before the nameplate was withdrawn from Australia.<\/p>\n While the Magna, Falcon and Commodore have all disappeared as Australian buyers shifted from large three-box sedans to SUVs and dual-cab utes, the Skyline has continued overseas.<\/p>\n The 12th and 13th generation Skylines were sold here, but under the Infiniti Q60 and Q50 nameplates, respectively.<\/p>\n If the new 14th-generation Skyline \u2013 teased with its iconic \u2018hotplate\u2019 circular tail-lights \u2013 was to arrive here, it would play a very different role to its family-focused R31 predecessor.<\/p>\n \u201cI think we need to look at all of it. Would it [Skyline] be a high-volume model? Probably not, but does it occupy a heartbeat moment, like I said before, like in terms of our portfolio? Perhaps it’s something that we need to explore,” said Mr Miller.<\/p>\n While nothing has been officially announced, it could include a run of Nismo Skylines \u2013 again, a model not yet confirmed \u2013 with the first Nismo Performance Centre Melbourne due to open in the second half of 2026.<\/p>\n Boosting its reputation among enthusiasts, Australians have embraced private imports of two-door Skylines \u2013 including GTS, GTS-T and the iconic GT-R \u2013 with some of the highest ownership rates globally.<\/p>\n In fact, Nissan told media seven per cent of all R32 Skyline GT-Rs ever produced are now in Australia, along with 20 per cent of all R33 GT-Rs and a massive 36 per cent of all R34 GT-Rs.<\/p>\n The\u00a0R35 Nissan GT-R, unveiled in 2007 and officially sold in Australia until October 2021, dropped the Skyline name globally.<\/p>\n While Nissan has shown a \u2018Skyline\u2019 script logo in teaser material of the new-generation model, along with the model’s iconic round tail-lights, the automaker insists the 14th generation won\u2019t be a retro-styled exercise.<\/p>\n Teaser footage has shown an angular front-end with LED daytime running lights, while the rear features an integrated spoiler.<\/p>\n It’s also expected to retain its classic rear-wheel-drive layout and use a version of the 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 petrol engine currently offered in the Z sports car. Much as the Z used an updated version of its 370Z predecessor’s underpinnings, the new Skyline is expected to do the same.<\/p>\n Given its expected positioning between the Z and next-generation R36 GT-R<\/a>, it could produce more power than the current Z\u2019s 298kW and 475Nm in Australia, or the Z Nismo\u2019s 309kW and 520Nm outputs.<\/p>\n That could also mean a manual transmission for enthusiasts, with the Z Nismo \u2013 originally launched exclusively with a nine-speed automatic \u2013 due in Australian showrooms with a six-speed manual<\/a> later this year.<\/p>\n Nissan has previously confirmed the new-generation sedan, at least in Infiniti Q50 guise in the US, will offer a manual transmission.<\/p>\n![\"Nissan](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2027nissanskylineteaser-reupload.jpg\")
Nissan Skyline \u2013 14th generation<\/p>\n![\"Nissan](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nissanskylineclaytonmanufacturingnationalarchives.jpg\")
Nissan Skyline (R31)<\/p>\n![\"Nissan](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2022-05-nissanskylinesilhouettegts.jpg\")
Nissan Skyline (R31)<\/p>\n![\"Nissan](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2024-10-r32-gtr.jpg\")
Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32)<\/p>\n![\"Nissan](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2025-05-nissanskylinenismo3.jpg\")
Nissan Skyline Nismo (V37)<\/p>\n