End of an era

wanker · 06-05-2018, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Shoeshear

I'm curious as to why they wouldn't just rebadge and adjust the Q60 to be a Z? Like G37 to 370z. Bring down the interior decor a little, make the seats a bit more aggressive, put in a standard gearbox, call it a day.

It's not the design, but the remanufacturing costs that keep Nissan from relaunching a new Z.

In order to put out a new Z, Nissan will have to re-tool its factory, and get its suppliers up to speed, etc. etc. It's a huge upfront investment, for a car that will sell less than 10,000 units in the USA a year. The 2-seater sports car is a dying market, so the powers that be in Nissan (aka Renault) cannot justify the upfront cost. That's why the BRZ/RF-S is on its way out, and the Supra is taking it's sweat time toward a release.

Blame the Millennials.