Why does 370z require premium gas?

optiontrader · 10-29-2010, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by jakoye

My thinking here is that if you're going to create an "economy" sports car (relatively), it would seem like a wiser decision to design it so it can run on regular fuel, especially for a relatively low-mileage car like the Z. This will be even more of an issue as the US economy recovers and gas prices, once again, go up, up, up.

Another point is that manufacturers are caught up in the "numbers marketing" game. Witness the 5.0's threat. There are subjective reasons for buying a car, and objective ones too. Car manufacturers can get their hands around the objective numbers, and design to that.

You've got a V6 in a sports car, raise the compression = higher hp/tq numbers, possibly better sales.

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