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http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/gtr_suv_1_450-op.jpg (http://www.auto-otaku.com/home/2008/02/r35-gt-r-based.html)

While an Infiniti-badged GT-R sedan (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/nissan-considering-four-door-gt-r-for-infiniti/) might seem semi-plausible, this rendering from Best Car is about as probable as a mentally balanced child star. A GT-R SUV? Why not? Well, let's start with the ugly factor. The http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/gtr_suv_2_250-op.jpg (http://www.auto-otaku.com/home/2008/02/r35-gt-r-based.html)Nissan GT-R isn't the prettiest vehicle on the block to begin with; jack it up, add a couple of extra doors and a misshapen hatch and you've got an amalgamation of design cues that's causing a mild burning sensation in our eyes.

With 480 hp and all-wheel-drive, stranger things have been produced; the Porsche Cayenne Turbo comes to mind, and if this monstrosity ever comes to production, that's likely the benchmark it'll be aiming for.

[Source: Best Car via Auto-Otaku (http://www.auto-otaku.com/home/2008/02/r35-gt-r-based.html)]
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