Will there be a V8 version?

SMJane_Again · 11-18-2008, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ultrablue

This will never happen. Mainly because of what CrownR said. Also, supposedly the new Z is a bit shorter than the old one... I dont see how they'd fit their 5.6 liter in there. And they wouldnt make a brand new motor just for this project.

It would be more cost effective to shove the GTR's TT engine into he Z. And I highly doubt that will happen, again, CrownR hot the nail on the head.

It most likely won't happen, I agree, but I'd hesitate to use an absolute in this case. Reason being, you have car companies out there already producing cars that are competing with their more expensive siblings. Audi's upcoming RS5 will be as fast if not faster than their R8. BMW's M3 will easily hang with its M6 (and a faster Ring time to boot). Also, if you take a look at the released specs of the 370z it IS a bit shorter... as in 169.8" for the current Z vs 167.1" for the 370... that's 2.7". That's not much. Not enough that if they could wedge a V8 in the 350z, they couldn't do it for the 370, imo. So, why not a limited edition V8 rear drive two seat sports car? Doesn't really compete straight on with a slightly-less-limited edition TTV6 awd 4 seat super coupe, now does it? Again, I also doubt it will happen, but how many times have people said a vehicle wasn't going to make it to market "no matter what" and then, all of a sudden, there it was?

S.