I wonder if there will be a Nismo rs model on top of the Nismo model. I remember hearing something about doing more with the Nismo brand.

I don't agree with it either, but making/selling cars is a business so it's all about making money. The Z is no longer Nissan's global halo car, they have the GT-R for that. More sales = more money. The Z is all about being an affordable sports car and dropping it down to compete with the BRZ would fit that model. I think they'd probably keep the car's overall performance the same as it is now, but with a turbo 4. I can see the Z being a more upscale version of the BRZ.

I disagree. I think the FRS/BRZ is filling a niche market just as the Z is. They came at a time when it was at least a decade before something similar was on the market. They will sell well until the market has had it's fill. Things will slow down. It's the same thing that happened with the 350Z. If Nissan does market a 4 cylinder turbo with the Z, it will more than likely target a position closer to the Genesis Coupe 2.0T. Yet I still see a V6 model in the lineup. They already have the motor, they will need an updated V6 for their Infiniti lineup. The more vehicles the engine is in, the easier to subsidize the engineering costs. Idk

I'm happy I bought mine when I did. 3200lbs is still light, and the VQ37VHR responds better to modifications than any N/A V6 I've ever seen. The Ford & Chevy guys are happy to make 380-425whp with turbo's and SC's. Here we are pushing 550 without engine work.

Well their V8 versions offer more HP/$ than the Z. The 5.0 is definitely a better performance bargain and has more mod potential.

3200 pounds is pretty light. Would be great if Nissan could get the Z down there...would probably make it a lot more competitive, especially if they got some of the weight off the nose.

the V6 mustangs are pretty comfortably into the 10s already with superchargers+drag radials

5.0 or :gtfo2: :p

clearly you havent seen a properly modified evo, eclipse gsx, silvia(or 240sx with sr20det swap)

heck a $20 bleed valve on an evo will put it up with a stock Z easily

Small displacement high revving 6 cyl with cyl deac and DCT trans will get the job done.
Nissan take a page or a few volumes out of porsche's collection..

I obviously have or I wouldn't have made my argument. Your comparing a modified car to a proposed factory car. So tell me again at what rpm the turbo begins to spin? The rest of the world does not want to wait for power, when the gas is pressed, they want the desired results now, not in a few seconds.

INSTANT GRATIFICATION!!!!!!
:tup:

Yeah, this would be more important than the actual amount of weight lost. 3000 lbs would be nice, but if we were 3150lbs with a smaller engine, slightly longer nose and the engine pushed all the way back? That would definitely work. The VQ37 is far back in the Z but the engine is kinda big for the space under the hood.

a potential Z engine?

A new 550+-horsepower Infiniti flagship sedan is in the pipeline, confirmed Infiniti boss Johan de Nysschen in an open letter to Infiniti owners on Wednesday.
He said the new performance sedan will get a "potent charged induction V6."
The new Infiniti flagship sedan is expected to target the Jaguar XF.

New 550+-Horsepower Infiniti Flagship Sedan in the Works

I highly doubt it. They're not going to give the Z as much power as a GT-R. Maybe they'll give the Z just the N/A version of that engine.

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The GT-R is at what, 585 or so I think? Throwing a 550hp engine into the Z, which is already considerably lighter and the next model "should" be lighter still, is going to make it more or less on the same level as the GT-R. Granted the GT-R has launch control so it would get the initial jump; once the Z got full traction, I imagine it would walk the GT-R from that point.

On top of that, the Z has been following the G line, so look there for clues.

I didn't think so either but some variation of this same "potent charged induction V6."

Your right with the exception that a properly sized turbo will have little to no lag dude. Especially those twin scroll units. Granted most factory cars are not so equiped but some are.



HP/$ does not equal Performance/$ sorry...Ford has proven that by building a strait line performer not an all around sports car. I am talking about handling in case I'm not implying it.

Please do not mention the Boss 302 as it is not in the price point of the Z and therefore irrelevant.

Trollololololo? :icon14:

The 5.0 does give more Performance/$ than the Z as well and that includes around a road course. Have you looked at prices for a Boss 302? You can get a Boss 302 for around the same price as a Nismo 370Z so it is definitely relevant.

Blades, stop padding your post count with proof!!! I WILL tell the Aventadors you are cheating on them with a Ford... :p

I would never cheat on Aventadors! How dare you say such things sir, that is blasphemy!

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http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...1&d=1356630074

I am curious what your information is based on...please enlighten us.



Not to mention...Boss 302:


Boss 302 2dr Car
6-speed Manual
$38,930 invoice



370Z...you can tack another $3k on these price, as they DO NOT include the sport package

Base 2dr Car

6-speed Manual
$31,026
$33,120
Base 2dr Car

3.7L V6
RWD

7-speed Automatic
$32,242
$34,420
Touring 2dr Car

3.7L V6
RWD

6-speed Manual
$35,027
$37,820
Touring 2dr Car

3.7L V6
RWD

7-speed Automatic
$36,229
$39,120
NISMO 2dr Car

3.7L V6
RWD

6-speed Manual
$40,182
$43,020



Oops...hell, the getting Touring or the Nismo costs MORE!:ugh2:

You don't need sports package. Much like wider tires on an FRS, it takes away from it being a "driver's car" and in reference to the Mustang, "better balance".

I just went and compared what these cars are actually listed for on Cars.com. Brand new 2013 both start around $40k.

I plan to swap my tires for something narrower today!

wat

Just drive around on the rotors. A lot less weight and much more direct braking feel :bowrofl:

If you want a car to handle well, it needs to be on these:

http://www.xltphoto.net/blogimages/train_wheel.jpg

Absolutely zero over/understeer and you will never miss an apex.

I would love the next gen mustang except their owners are douchebags just driving around trying to drag race people...

:bowrofl:

Sorry man pretty sure most people out here in Southern California know that's what mustang owners do.. Therefore alot of people wouldn't be caught dead in a ford mustang yet even buy one, therefore nobody cares about the 500hp and loud engine noises when you're at a stoplight.

Ok chief. :tup: :p

My dad drove a Shelby gt500 didn't care how fast it was he couldn't spend that much money on an ugly ford product. Now he wants the new vette,m6, even a cts v

"To each his own." :)

lol not everyone is SoCal LoCal

True that and ya the nismo is way overpriced boss 302,used c6 all day before 41k for a z..

I like the Nismo, but I'd have trouble passing on a used C6 Z06 for the same money, too.

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