Nissan, or Mr. Ghosn, may be taking things a little too obsessively and personally with all the “Porsche Killer” hype that Nissan is running with these days. There are rumors circulating that a GT-R based Cross-Over SUV may be in the works to challenge the Porsche Cayenne. The GT-R already beat the 911 Turbo around the Nurburgring, and the upcoming GT-R based Infiniti Sedan may go head-to-head with the Porsche Panamera. And it’s great that Nissan is working on utilizing the GT-R platform for use on future models, but for some it’s just a bit hard to imagine and appreciate an SUV with the looks of the GT-R. The Porsche Cayenne, which is based off of Porsche’s line of potent sports cars, wasn’t exactly met with warm reviews about its’ looks when it came out….and it still isn’t. So imagine a tall and wide SUV with the profile and mug of a GT-R? No thanks, really.

It could be though that the GT-R based Cross-Over SUV that Nissan is thinking of doing will utilize the chassis, suspension and engine. If so, why not? The world could do with another Posrche killer from Nissan. But for the GT-R’s sake, please Nissan, limit the amount of styling cues that you’ll be taking from the GT-R. You could always throw some Infiniti FX and G37 Coupe styling into the mix.

written by Norbert Emata