A letter I wrote to Nissan north america (with reply)

UNKNOWN_370 · 08-22-2012, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by w0rM

That would certainly be a first for Nissan. I don't know of any time they updated a model one year and then redesigned it the next.

hey sorta did it with the 07 G35 coupe. Its the only year with the vq35hr, before 08 showed a full redesign. It wasn't a full redesign but interior was upgraded with a whole new engine that ran only 1 yr in the G But he could be playing word games. 2014 would be the year of the 2015 model year.

I did find this... a supposed sketch of the next Z with alleged info.

Nissan Z 2015: Towards a Descent Range (Mechanical)?

w0rM · 08-22-2012, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370

hey sorta did it with the 07 G35 coupe. Its the only year with the vq35hr, before 08 showed a full redesign. It wasn't a full redesign but interior was upgraded with a whole new engine that ran only 1 yr in the G

Really, the only difference between the DE and the HR motor was the intake manifold but it's a good point. However, while they were doing that to the G, the Z keep the HR for an additional year and didn't get a full redesign until the 370z came out in 2009.

HKYStormFront · 08-22-2012, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by w0rM

Really, the only difference between the DE and the HR motor was the intake manifold but it's a good point. However, while they were doing that to the G, the Z keep the HR for an additional year and didn't get a full redesign until the 370z came out in 2009.

you sure about that? i'm pretty darn positive the block was almost a complete redesign. it had improved coolant and oil flow, reinforced bottom end and several other changes. from what i've heard it was almost a completely different engine just based on the original VQ design

UNKNOWN_370 · 08-23-2012, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by HKYStormFront

you sure about that? i'm pretty darn positive the block was almost a complete redesign. it had improved coolant and oil flow, reinforced bottom end and several other changes. from what i've heard it was almost a completely different engine just based on the original VQ design

brucelidat · 08-23-2012, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370

hey sorta did it with the 07 G35 coupe. Its the only year with the vq35hr, before 08 showed a full redesign. It wasn't a full redesign but interior was upgraded with a whole new engine that ran only 1 yr in the G But he could be playing word games. 2014 would be the year of the 2015 model year.

I did find this... a supposed sketch of the next Z with alleged info.

Nissan Z 2015: Towards a Descent Range (Mechanical)?

That was one of the most poorly written articles I have ever read. The poor english made my head hurt ta times.

UNKNOWN_370 · 08-23-2012, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by brucelidat

That was one of the most poorly written articles I have ever read. The poor english made my head hurt ta times.

While you are right... What struck me as more important was that Z sketch. Honestly, if that's an official Z sketch as stated? It's atrocious. It also seems the article is claiming direct quotes from nissan execs. Way more important than how well it was written if this has any real fact behind it?

cheshirecat · 08-25-2012, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by brucelidat

That was one of the most poorly written articles I have ever read. The poor english made my head hurt ta times.

IMO, the article was auto-translated from Japanese to English.

b1adesofcha0s · 08-25-2012, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by cheshirecat

IMO, the article was auto-translated from Japanese to English.

Yeah that's what I though as well.

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