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MacCool

That is readily apparent, if for no other reason it is exactly the same car that it was in 2009. I'm sure that the only reason it's still in the sales brochure is that the assembly line is paid for long ago. Its sales, marketing, and manufacturing probably costs them peanuts.

UNKNOWN_370

If this is the case. Nissan is going to go on hiatus with the Z to inject a better interior, a few extra lightweight bits and sell the Z at that price range instead of selling a $40k Z. They will probably re-explore bringing back the Silvia lineup with a weak turbo 4 for the $40k lineup.

They're trying to reverse the market. Making electric vehicles the affordable lifeless vehicles that middle income people are going to work their asses off to afford and yet not have ANY motor sports fun.

As the rich get all the fun gas engines and leave the regular folk with nothing fun to drive. The rich really are trying to create what we consider normal living, exclusive to them while we are here driving in GPS based traceable cars driving to our jobs being watched on video cameras and being monitored at work by what we punch in our computers and living in the computer controlled homes where they even know what temperatures we like our homes to be when we sleep.

All this technology is not for safety or for efficiency. It's for control. And our sports cars will be completely taken away from us in 2 car generations. There will be NO AFFORDABLE sports cars.

They want the movie Equilibrium

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MacCool

Likely true. Sports cars are a niche market that is increasingly technology dependent, therefore increasingly expensive. Your choices will be between the $70,000 BMWs and the $30,000 Miatas.

Larso1

Some people make a big deal out of the 370Z being around since 2009, but the Giugiaro-designed VW Golf/GTi has been around since 1974(!) and each of its 7 generations look very much the same. Haven't heard anyone complain about it. That fact was mentioned in Automobile magazine

2011 Nismo#91

People would have a problem if the 2017 Golf had the engine, interior, electrical, colors, sound, etc. from 1974. The Z's power plant is dated, Direct injection would help fuel efficiency and tuning and most cars are going turbo direct from the manufacturer these days. The sound system is still dated especially in appearance. Auto technology has changed alot since 2008 especially with driver aids that many find appealing.

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Sound system and driver aids?....that is one of the reasons I sold my Hellcat and purchased a Nismo all that crap made me feel like I was driving a luxury car not a true sports car. I dont miss any of that fluff in my Nismo.

Plus power plant is not dated. Dated implies it is not as good as present engines. So how do you define good? MPG? True gear heads typically don't define an engine as better because it runs cleaner and has better MPG -that is for the ECO box lovers. Horse power coupled with reliability is much more important. So the Z engine produces good horsepower and has been proven to be able to handle more with forced induction without compromising reliability. However, direct injection produces carbon build up (along with other problems) which then leads to engine issues and expensive repair that must be repeated on an ongoing basis. I had the honor to help a friend of mine repair his DI carbon build up with a walnut shell blasting ..messy, and a true PITA. After doing that..no one would want to own one. Have someone do it for you? $$ plus what self respecting gear head wants someone messing with their engine?...we all know they fix one thing and break another. The primary problem (among others) is there is no fuel being sprayed onto the backside of the intake valves which is where the carbon buildup occurs. However, our "dated" VQ37 MPFI has no problems with carbon build up. Some DI owners in denial will claim this does not occur but it takes time for this carbon build up to manifest itself and when it does symptoms include:

Drivability issues, engine not running smoothly
Engine vibration or shaking
Car jerking or surging at stops
Check engine light may be on
Cold start misfires

Sounds like DI is dated technology to a non tree huger who cares more about Performance and reliability.
Reality check: With tight fuel economy standards, this is why we are being sold it is better ..

Dont believe me?...simply type in Direction Injection and Carbon Build up on a search engine and read away....

Here is one: http://driving.ca/auto-news/news/doe...than-it-solves

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Spooler

Driver aids. I hate them with a passion. I can't stand the few driver aids my Nismo has. Learn how to dang drive. Oh, I guess that is someone else's fault.

Cyber370

Don't forget the Porsche 911. It's been the same basic shape and drivetrain design/layout since the 60's and no one has a problem with that! The 911 cannot do any wrong and car reviewers never bitch about that.


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ssmoked

Only fallacy with your Porsche 911 argument is that it out performs every car in its segment with its engine and handling

Cyber370

Yes but does the base 911 out-accelerate or have more horsepower than every car in its segment? No it doesn't. This is my point. Neither does the 370z. However, a sports car needs to do everything well, not just accelerate 0-60 or 1/4 mile. It needs to feel and handle like a sports car. As long as it has that, it is still relevant.

In its price range, I challenge you to find a better sports car than the Z (no, hot hatches don't count).

Same goes for the GTR. It still kicks *** in its class.

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