Nissan has confirmed that both the famous Skyline and GT-R badges will return in the future, with the GT-R set to be back as Nissan’s hero model by the end of the decade.

At a global product strategy announcement in Yokohama, Japan, Nissan teased photos and video of an upcoming, 14th-generation Skyline.

In the video, the new model pays tribute to the third-generation C10 Skyline from the late 1960s and early 70s, particularly in the styling of the Skyline badge script, while the front S badge also nods to classic Skylines of the past. What appears to be a four-door C10 is also briefly shown in the video alongside the new-gen model. The signature circular quad tail-lights we first saw on the R30 Skyline are in, while the angular front evokes the aggressive face of the first Nissan Skyline GT-R, the KPGC10.

As part of the announcement, Nissan referred to the Skyline as “a heartbeat model for Japan, delivering performance, precision and driver-focused character.”

Nissan made no mention of what will power the new Skyline, but Japanese outlet Best Car reported that, contrary to initial rumours, it won’t be rocking an electric or hybrid drivetrain. “It is said that BEV conversion will not be realised at present, and V6 turbo will continue,” the article states.

That would make sense, given the current, outgoing RV37 Skyline uses the VR30DTT twin-turbo V6 also found in the current-model Nissan Z sports car, which in the RV37 Skyline Nismo 400R makes 298kW (400hp).

Nissan’s language also suggests it’s positioning the new Skyline as a low-volume, enthusiast-targeted machine rather than an outright top-seller. If so, using the existing V6 turbo powerplant opens the door to a manual gearbox, currently offered with the Nissan Z.

On the GT-R front, American outlet The Drive quizzed Nissan President and CEO Ivan Espinosa about the brand’s halo model, to which he responded: “Yes, we are actually working already on the GT-R.

“And it will come with credibility and with the credentials that it has always had, because it’s an icon of a company, but more so an icon of industry,” he continued in The Drive article.

Nissan North America Senior Vice President and Chief Planning Officer Ponz Pandikuthira is also on record stating a new GT-R may become a reality as early as 2028, with an all-new chassis and likely a hybrid version of the old R35 GT-R’s VR38 twin-turbo V6.

It’s much sooner than many had predicted we’d get a replacement for the R35 GT-R, which wrapped production mid-2025. It’s not the first time Nissan has put the GT-R badge on hiatus since the R32, with a five-year gap between the end of the R34 Skyline GT-R in 2002 and the launch of the R35 GT-R in late 2007.