Yeah good point raised there about the handling. I remember driving a car with a live rear axle once, it was freaking crap. hit a small pot hole the whole rear would jerk to one side.

Like the Z32, Nissan should do 3 versions: NA V6 with 300ish hp; 6-cyl turbo with 400+ hp a la BMW M4/M3; and last but definitely not least....HYBRID with close to 400 if not more hp.

I know some of you dislike hybrids. But the world is changing and so are gas prices ;) Ride in a Tesla P85 and you will see how instantaneous electric torque is. It's GT-R or Vette C7 torque from a standstill.

I would never pay 60k for a Z. Too much money. Used GTR is at about 65k.

you can soon buy a charger hellcat new for 63k

Exactly if it's actually worth 60K meaning it's competitive with other cars in its price range like a new C7 people will buy it.

Exactly, if it's got the quality and specifications to compete at the $60k level then it could certainly be successful. It's not like they're going to put that price tag on something with the current Z's performance.

That being said, I hope they don't take it that high as then I'll definitely be priced out of the market!

^remember guys, when the Z32 TT debuted it was a direct competitor to C4 Vette. The people saw it that way too. They had about the same level of hp, 0-60; 1/4 times, MSRP, etc. But Nissan had to put the Z on hiatus because the SUV craze came into play during the mid 90s and on because the trend was changing. The Z33 imo was a let down. Watered down, styling was kinda cheap and plasticky, and the C5, C6 Vettes were a step above it in price, performance, etc.

If the next Z can make at least 400hp, do 12-sec range 1/4s, etc....people will pay $60K for it. It will be a direct competitor to C7 Vette...then, the Z06/ZR1 will be the direct competitor to the GT-R....But I gotta feeling Nissan is gonna cheapen down the Z to make it a mass market sports car like the BRC Scion...whatever that Beans Rice and Cheesy thing is supposed to be.

No way it would be cheaper than the current Z. But if the 60k stays, I'd rather pick up a used GTR or a used mdded E92 M3 instead.

More info on the next 370Z
 

Off topic again looks like the Z06/ZR1 may be mid engine along with the next gen corvette the C8. Ok chevy you got my attention now go through with it..

http://carbuzz.com/news/2014/8/17/Th...gined-7722052/

Looks like an NSX. At least, what the NSX should be...if it wasn't catching fire....

Those are all very old concepts as Chevy has dangled this in front of us for decades but the author makes some very good points as to why all signs point to them fallowing through this time. I'll always prefer Japanese design over American but there is something about a mid engined V8 that I may actually be able to afford that gives me goosebumps. It's gonna be an amazing next couple of years to be a car enthusiast.

Found this
Successor The Nissan 370Z Will Develop 408 hp

Nice find. The stats sound nice.

"Nissan Z35 should go on sale during 2016, and very likely will be previewed the following year in concept form at the Auto Show in Tokyo."

I'm liking the 2016 sale date. Do you think they mean that the concept form might be shown at the Auto Show in Tokyo in 2015? What month is that show usually in?

End of october
If they show concept model than more likely to go on sale in summer of 2016

Possible idea
2014 tokyo autoshow = z35 concept
2015 = actuall model
2016 jan = sale

I don't expect nissan to say anything about the z35 until early next summer. Any sooner and that will hinder the sales of the new nismo