new z mercedes powered?
 

dont kno if this is a repost, but read this news from road and track....

Mercedes-Benz-Powered Nissan Z - New Sports Cars from Nissan at RoadandTrack.com


V8 option might be cool.... but a diesel AND a hybrid :ugh2:... c'mon now nissan.. REALLY. keep the tree huggers out of the Z design room!

It is a repost. No biggie.

1. Start running
2. Don't look back



You've been warned.

The Z is all about cheap Nissan that can produce, but if it goes German and Nissan i just might buy my self a cayman Porsche cheap and its a Porsche.

anyways its just not going to be the same from now on.
you wouldn't be able to say "yeah man you just got yo *** beat by a Nissan"
now it would be " yeah man you just got yo *** beat by a nis..errr..benz..umm something like that"

IMO, I'd much rather have the engine from the M35h than a Mercedes engine.

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I wish car manufacturers would just get with the program and make diesel hybrids common already.

Personally I couldn't care much about the power plant be it hybrid, gas, diesel, or something else. As long as it continues to build on the previous version/model not a one step forward two steps back upgrade.

a Z car with a diesel hybrid is like painting a moustache on the monal lisa... ya its still the mona lisa, but that sh*t's ruined

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Not if you call it a Dirty Sanchez instead... :tup:

The original L series Z car engine was a Mercedes design

but it wasnt a hybrid diesel...

I don't expect a huge difference in the engine. They will use what ever engine is being used in their Infiniti line that can be tuned for extra HP

ding ding ding. Sharing production costs across many models=increased profitability. :tup:

Daimler did a pretty good job a few year ago when it partner with Chrysler. So it would be interesting to see what kind of improvement they can bring to the table.

Even that I feel the Z doesn't need too much improvement and is the best bang for the buck.

Daimler didn't do that good. If they did Daimler wouldn't have sold their Chrysler share as soon as they did. An what did we get out of the parternship? The crossfire? Far from win.

Yeah, Daimler took a beating on that venture. They still own a small percentage of Chrysler. Daimler was also responsible for the Pacifica. Nissan, Renault, and Daimler have been sharing powertrain and other technologies for a little over a year now.