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BC416 · 06-25-2015, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by kay.zee

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.

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.

deftoneZ · 06-25-2015, 08:22 AM

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

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The Q60 coupe shares its direct-injected, twin-turbocharged DOHC 3.0-liter V-6 with the saucy Q80 Inspiration concept, which Infiniti revealed at the Paris motor show last fall, although in this application it’s not supplemented by an electric motor. Mated here to a seven-speed automatic, this V-6 is part of a new line of lighter, smaller engines that will start spreading throughout Infiniti’s future lineup within two years, replacing the ancient 3.7-liter V-6. Infiniti is mum on output, but don’t be surprised if it makes somewhere in the neighborhood of 400 horsepower in the Q60.

carlitos_370z · 06-25-2015, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by deftoneZ

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

At least Acura are producing the damn NSX finally....

UNKNOWN_370 · 06-25-2015, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by BC416

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.

Ok. Let me say this one last time cuz some of y'all really don't get it... The Z34 is an ...
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The Z is completely cost effective @ 5,000 units a year. It has

Mass produced chassis
Mass produced transmission
Mass produced engine
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.

BC416 · 06-25-2015, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370

Ok. Let me say this one last time cuz some of y'all really don't get it... The Z34 is an ...
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The Z is completely cost effective @ 5,000 units a year. It has

Mass produced chassis
Mass produced transmission
Mass produced engine
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.

My point still stands. Every car that poster mentioned except the miata is a mass-produced car meant to sell 100s of thousands. Stop taking it personal that Nissan is not making the car YOU want. It's a business meant to make $$$.

Like I said, just enjoy the car and stop worrying about it.

UNKNOWN_370 · 06-25-2015, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by BC416

My point still stands. Every car that poster mentioned except the miata is a mass-produced car meant to sell 100s of thousands. Stop taking it personal that Nissan is not making the car YOU want. It's a business meant to make $$$.

Like I said, just enjoy the car and stop worrying about it.

When you bought your car? Did u buy it new or used?

vtec to vvel · 06-25-2015, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by kay.zee

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.

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.

Ghostvette · 06-25-2015, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by vtec to vvel

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.

I thought the GTR was an inline six, at least it was a couple (?) years back...shows how much I know...

vtec to vvel · 06-25-2015, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghostvette

I thought the GTR was an inline six, at least it was a couple (?) years back...shows how much I know...

the skyline r34 was an I6. the nissan gtr r35 (2009+) is a V6.

Ghostvette · 06-25-2015, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by vtec to vvel

the skyline r34 was an I6. the nissan gtr r35 (2009+) is a V6.

Thanks for the enlightenment.

kenchan · 06-25-2015, 09:51 AM

nissan has a new 4 door sports car..

with a cvt...

with simulated AT gearbox shifting feel...

kenchan · 06-25-2015, 09:53 AM

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.

carlitos_370z · 06-25-2015, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

nissan has a new 4 door sports car..

with a cvt...

with simulated AT gearbox shifting feel...

a Nissan Leaf with out CSC problems.... where is it??? I want one for the DD

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Originally Posted by kenchan

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.

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b1adesofcha0s · 06-25-2015, 12:31 PM

Thanks guys, I can't wait till it's finally here. As far as getting a test drive in a Vette, I think you just gotta find the right dealer. First place I went to wouldn't let me test drive one either. I got lucky that my cousin works at CarMax and they just happened to get a used one in on their lot. Wasn't able to take it out for long, but it was more than enough to convince me it was the right car. Then when I pulled back into the lot, I realized that I had left it in Touring (Comfort) mode the whole time and it still impressed me

Felt like driving a Z, but better in every way. I did test drive a 2015 5.0 earlier and loved it, but the size of the car did bug me a bit compared to the Z. That's why I started looking at Corvettes. Looks better inside/outside, drives better, and sounds much better than my Z. Probably why it costs twice as much

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b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 142	Thanks guys, I can't wait till it's finally here. As far as getting a test drive in a Vette, I think you just gotta find the right dealer. First place I went to wouldn't let me test drive one either. I got lucky that my cousin works at CarMax and they just happened to get a used one in on their lot. Wasn't able to take it out for long, but it was more than enough to convince me it was the right car. Then when I pulled back into the lot, I realized that I had left it in Touring (Comfort) mode the whole time and it still impressed me Felt like driving a Z, but better in every way. I did test drive a 2015 5.0 earlier and loved it, but the size of the car did bug me a bit compared to the Z. That's why I started looking at Corvettes. Looks better inside/outside, drives better, and sounds much better than my Z. Probably why it costs twice as much UNKNOWN_370 likes this. __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

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