Alternate reality; 2021 370Z Refresh

SeeThruHead

both the head and tail lights on the new z are it's best parts imo

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vtec to vvel

I've said this many times and will say it again. Nissan should have taken a hiatus after the 370Z, going back to the drawing board, and start from scratch. Timing would have sense, esp. with COVID19 coming about.

This is what happened between the 300ZX and 350Z (minus the pandemic obviously), and the 350Z was a huge success, while also building anticipation amongst the fans/buyers.

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filip00

The new Z isn't a failure at all, but the timing and pricing of it are.
I'm sure that heads at Nissan didn't have the intention of making it unavailable for us, they probably wanted to price it as cheaply as possible, given they reused 90% of parts they already had to build it....but the reality is that it came out in the most horrible timing for a car to debut, especially with very heavy competition out there. End prices are so high that whoever wanted to buy it, will be sadly looking at the competition as well, because if you're buying a sportscar for $50k, then you've got quite a bit of options other than just the Z.

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gbrettin

The thing that blew my mind is that Nissan is using retooled stamping plants and foundries yet still hit the 50+. The new Z should be a bargain considering all that. I understand materials have gone up but they have been using similar design since the introduction of the 350z.

filip00

I agree. But whereas previously they could have the Z as one of their products that's more for marketing's sake, and not making actual profit, in today's car market, they probably need all their products to make some sort of profit, and the Z can't make it unless they ramp up the price....and those won't sell then. It's a lose-lose.

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