2015 Nissan Z may be lighter, leaner

Zenki370

imo they can't make the car slower anymore regardless of engine or it will cause an uproar from their primary buyers....

owi1kenobi

Leave the freakin 370z alone it's perfect for me the way it is the price is just right for this car and i don't want it to get any cheaper so those high school boyracer will have a bit of a hard time messing with the cars look at least for the first 4 years of its release.

Why not just create a whole new category of light inexpensive car with 4 cylinder and turbo to back it up or just bring back the fuuuukkkiiiin 240sx. I dont want the z to be on the brz category!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Streetlife

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UNKNOWN_370

No matter what the price point, kids won't buy Z's and vettes all too often for one major reason. Kids want to haul there friends around in there cars all weekend. Seating for more than two is as important as power. So most teeny boppers go for mustangs, camaros, challengers, bimmers etc. Anything that has room to carry people and junk and kegs in the trunk, while pumping out horsepower. Handling is secondary to teens.

cossie1600

the z isn't that much better...

Twista

I would personally hate to see a 4 cyl Z and honestly wouldnt trying to aim the Z at a lower class of people price wise make the G have to do the same since there basically the same car??? What would the G do cut the V6 as well????

kenchan

with a 200lbs hitch on the butt...

cossie1600

20lbs only

bigsix

Sure, a lighter- more fuel-efficient Z would be good for our times. A turbo 4-cylinder making more horsepower than the 370's 3.7 liter sounds good.

I think they should keep the character of the Z the same though: kind of a brute with precise handling and sports-car styling. This is where Nissan differentiates the Z compared to a Hyundai Genesis or Scion FR-S. in its character.

onzedge

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Magic Bus

Agree on the first paragraph.

Regarding your 2nd paragraph, that's exactly why I'm purchasing a current Z. If in the future, Nissan comes up with a much better Z, then it's time trade up and get it. If not, then I know that I'll be more than happy with the current Z.

stan618

love how few 370s there are out there, and i hope they do go with a cheaper more accessible car so i wont feel the need to upgrade when it comes out. I would own the Z at its pinnacle

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MMC Racing

Since the Z is low volume, Nissan doesn't need it to get 35MPG to help out their CAFE numbers. If I look into my crystal ball, I see a 200lb reduction in weight, similiar horsepower, and 30MPG highway, but nothing radically different. The YEN is a problem today, but it better not be by 2015 or that means the US recovery is still stalled or reversed.

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UNKNOWN_370

This is almost exactly what I see. Approx. 3100lbs about 350hp coming from a 3.0FI, 22/30mpg and possibly a commercial friendly NA and/or an na hybrid option weighing about the same as our cars now... I would get the turbo of course. The turbo I see as an overpriced enthusiast option and the NA options ranging from proper pricing to seriously overpriced for the hybrid. The turbo possibly in limited numbers. (Nismo?)
The pricing may start $1000 below the 2014 Z. But watch rapetastic option pkgs swell pricing to ridiculous levels as always.

Wishful hoping is the next gen gets DCT. I hope they evolve the current bodystyle nicely?

kenchan

last week they were selling vacuum cleaners at sears, wat do you expect?