2016 370z...

Nargrakhan

At the risk of making a double post:

Nissan Celebrates 45 Years of GT-R With 45 Japan-Only Anniversary GT-Rs

No export for you!

Mt Tam I am

This thread could be renamed Split personality thread. A fun read I must say. I can't believe another speculation thread like this has lasted.

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RicerX

Meh... I'm good. Plus, I'm not sure there are a lot of Americans in the market for a "Drunken Piss Metallic" colored GT-R.

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bruddahmanmatt

It's on the US order sheet. I actually found it weird that they'd even offer such an option here. I know the GT-R has had a cult following for years with the Gran Turismo gen but to celebrate the marque's "45th" here doesn't make a lot of sense since the nameplate only made its way here with the debut of the R35.

FWIW none of the US spec '16 info has been released yet, my guess is that they do a reveal sometime in a next month or so and just like the Midnight Opal '14 it's just a simple paint option here in the states just as it looks like it is in Japan.

Fishey

I think the Z car will be going away..

Memphis370Z

Just read this article in which Nissan's corporate VP is quoted -

Nissan 370Z successor to be offered with multiple engines

Luciano13

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Nargrakhan

Nissan puts in the 5.6 from the Titan line. Twin turbo. Calls it the 560Z. Americans everywhere droll.

bruddahmanmatt

Is that like "drool troll"?

FWIW, I'm all in favor of multiple engines if it puts more Zs on the road and keeps the nameplate alive. I know it'll dilute the brand a bit but its necessary in today's competitive market IMO, just as Porsche has migrated into SUV territory with the Cayenne and now the Macan in order to continue delivering the GTS Caymans and GT3 911s we love oh so much.

What I am sad about is the fact that the IDx may never come to fruition. I still say it'd be a fantastic JUKE successor.

koeppelnissan

2016 370Z order guides

I dont know when they will be built or start arriving but I found this info today

Some equipment and trim changes - and it will be offered in the GTR Blue!!!



just noticed the "not for public distribution" disclaimer on it!

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Joepro

might see a DI engine tested in the 2016 z34 which would probably take the base vq37 to 350 hp and nismo to 370? hehehe.

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BrandonT

I'd like to see them use a turbo version of the Mercedes 3.5L, which is based off the Chrysler Pentastar. I had that motor in a '13 300S and it is fantastic. Very smooth, doesn't sound like it is about to blow up past 5k.

DOOMMONKEY777

F**k R35, bring R34. It had this thing called a manual transmission, repeat after me " maa-nu-al"

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Austonian

It appears so.

Nargrakhan

First I was:

Then I was:

Now I'm like:

I'm thinking this is an okay move by Nissan. It lets them milk off the new body kit for another year to help offset whatever R&D costs it took to develop it. It also gives them another year to refine the next generation Z and see what else the competition is bringing to the table for 2017.

In addition people who bought the new 2015 will be driving them around, which might lure in a few people who fall in love with the new look and are willing to pay the extra cost for it. Another year lets them sell to those individuals.

Last but not least: another year of production lets Nissan produce more of the body kit components for future sales (i.e. repairs/restoring/conversions/etc). Once the new Z goes on sale, they'll probably stop manufacturing 2015 parts entirely... so maybe they're stockpiling whatever amount they consider reasonable for such support.