:iagree: But future wise, cars are really bumping performance up and the Z is gonna need it little bag of tricks to stay competitive. F.I. would be trick one. If BMW can make the 228 class competitive? So can Nissan.

The 228 accelerates to 60 in the low 5', is modifiable and completely enthusiast friendly at 40k. Completely class competitive. If you're into modding? The 228 is a great platform. And we don't need all that luxury the BMW has in the Z So it's doable to create a hardcore sports car for reasonable cash.

Still talking / dreaming of a twin turbo v6 is not happening guys. We'll be lucky if Nissan even comes out with another sport car until 2019-2020. They're already getting left behind by ford, Mazda. Even Vw has a golf r coming out and Honda has a new civic si. There's a new Miata . New focus rs. So many segments Nissan is doing nothing in.

The only Z I'd trade for is a 370 Roadster with a GT-R engine.

I had a 280Z. The minute they put the X on the label they lost the look. Even the 280 bumpers sucked. From there all they did was cheese it up. I didn't care for the 300 or the 350. The 370 is dead sexy. I took one look and fell in love again. I can't see 'em getting better from here, at least for a few poor versions.

Is it possible they'll come out with a new hot Z? Perhaps. A guy with a large catapult told me pigs really can fly. I remain skeptical.

:iagree: but we can still dreaming about it :p

man if Nissan at least make the damn IDX Nismo.... I know they are going to get on the battle for the maket on FRS/BRZ, Miata, GTI, ETC... But at this point Nissan are not making any move :shakes head:

Every car you mentioned other than the Miata is a mass-produced vehicle. Those are just souped up variants of them. It's a lot easier for a company to justify making a hotter version of a mass selling vehicle from a business standpoint. The Z is a niche market vehicle that probably doesn't make Nissan much, if any money.

Just enjoy the car you drive and try not to get all wrapped up in it. :driving:

Nissan has a twin turbo v6 coming for the new q60 coupe that's been confirmed.

Its not a stretch to imagine it going into a Z

Infiniti Q60 Coupe Concept Photos and Info – News – Car and Driver

Those are good news my friend but they still a damn Concept like the Toyota FT1:shakes head: At least Acura are producing the damn NSX finally....

Toyota ....at least they put out a teaser , the new Supra ??? I believe BMW has their hands all over it.

and from what reasoning are you basing this off of? nissan already put a TT V6 for the GTR, so i wouldn't rule out FI for future Z-series cars.

and again, from what reasoning are you basing about nissan getting "left behind"? you can't really compare a civic si and a Z, as they are worlds apart. coming from an FG2 07 Si (which btw isn't that much more different in terms of performance from the current Si), i can personally attest that they are completely in different classes.

nissan has a new 4 door sports car..









with a cvt...

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with simulated AT gearbox shifting feel...

:facepalm:

lets make it automatic so you can feel like a f1 driver.


or better yet, lets make it seamlessly smooth so you can feel like a super good MT driver.


now let's add simulated gear box shock cause dat's sporty and makes u feel like a pos driver in a nissan sunny.

:wtf: a Nissan Leaf with out CSC problems.... where is it??? I want one for the DD :p
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I thought the GTR was an inline six, at least it was a couple (?) years back...shows how much I know...:confused:

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The Z is completely cost effective @ 5,000 units a year. It has

Mass produced chassis
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Mass produced ecu
Mass produced intake plenum
Mass produced brakes

The most unique features of the Z is
The shell
The SRM feature on the manual
The interior bits

This is NOT a GTR running on a mass of exclusive parts.

It's a Frankenstein car from the infiniti bin.

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