Is Nissan retiring the Z after 2018

MaysEffect

Coming...its here! The fastest cars on and off track are all hybrids or electric powered and have been for a few years now.

Electric will never fully replace I.C.E's, but they will replace a fair amount of the market. Reducing C02 emissions in city areas has massive economic implications for everyone, never mind on a social level. More than likely, the remaining exotic sports cars will all be hybrids at the very least by 2025. I find this to be a better overall package anyways.

If Nissan was serious about replacing all its normal ecobox cars with i.c.e's with electric motors, they need to do it now. My cousin bought a POS versa a few years ago and the engine is absolute dog schit and its falling apart. She doesn't know a single thing about car maintenance or engines, and it's not just her. There are several people like her that need a simple electric car for commuting with no hassle maintenance. The only remaining caveat about electric cars now is range and charge time compared to refueling. This isn't even really a problem considering you can technically charge a battery anywhere.

I'd love to see Nissan/Infiniti replace all these boring cheap I4 engines with electric motors, as long as the produce a bullet proof sport engine for the remaining sport cars like the Z and Gt-r.

Allow us petrolheads to have the pure sport engines at a lower cost instead of these half-arsed engines that are adopted over several chassis.

Larso1

Well, I guess we'll have to agree to disagree on that last point. There really is no upside to continuing with the i.c.e. I mean....multiple reciprocating parts and pieces in a device (gas pump) that was invented in the 18th century? And must run on some type of carbon based fuel? Nah. There's an all electric model (can't remember make and model) thats on the market now that gets over 300 miles per charge. Battery development is moving quickly. Photo-voltaic cells are getting more efficient and electric power generation will become cheaper.