Will there be a V8 version?

SMJane_Again · 11-19-2008, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by jaesung83

japans not own for their v8.... personally i like v8's but i rather get a bulletproof v6 in stand of a weak v8... plus whats the point droping in a v8 in this car, just put a factory turbo on it. u know...

they have to make this car slower then the gtr neways... they wont want to compete together whats the point in that. around or at $40k n' this car has a v8 and it is as powerful as the gtr, everyone will get this car in stand of the gtr. the sales of the gtr will drop.

It won't be as powerful as the GTR, at least I don't think it would be. The Nissan's 5.0L engine (currently found in the Infiniti FX 50) makes 390hp and 369 lb-ft of torque. Let's say you tuned it to make 400hp at 7000 rpm, your torque figure would be slighly lower... both numbers would come second best to the GTR. For the horsepower mongers out there who look solely at numbers (and there are a few in the market for $80K sports cars) those numbers aren't as impressive as the GTR's 480hp and 430lb-ft. Also, there's the matter of getting that power to hook up effectively. With awd, the GTR is still faster 0-60. Handling? With all the electronic aids, the GTR has been described as physics defying. You keep the Z relatively free of those, and you have a rawer animal. This won't appeal to many prospective GTR buyers who cross-shop cars such as Porsche's 911 turbo. So now you see the 'limited edition' angle that I'm getting at... this will be a car for the hard core, a Nissan 370z 'RS', if you will, provided the weight gain is minimal and overall power/weight is increased to the good.

Again, I repeat my belief that this probably WILL NOT happen. But, I don't believe the argument that this fictitious Z (maybe someday built for homologation purposes perhaps?) will not achieve fruition due to its poaching sales from the GTR. The cars are completely different animals, much like the M3/M6, R8/RS5, and 911 GT3/911 Turbo. Speculation is fun!

S.