Multiple Engine for Next Z? from Nissan VP

Chuck33079

Wouldn't be the first time. The L24 had a lot of slightly tweaked MB DNA since Prince had a licensing agreement to build MB knockoff motors and Nissan bought Prince.

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Zerocool

Yeah I read that as well.

I think I'm really worried about the way the car's going to look and perform. So far they're saying it's going to be lightweight and smaller etc. I just don't want it to look similar to a FRS/BRZ.

I personally feel as if the Z34's body/styling is gorgeous. The car looks almost perfect. It's the right size and I probably wouldn't be interested in a smaller car (considering this is my daily driver). Maybe a 3.0 turbocharged motor wouldn't be a bad idea for the smaller car but I'm also comparing the Z to perform against the v8 camaro's, mustang's.

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carlitos_370z

I hope God hear you

falconfixer

rant on

How many GD times do you need to hear that the MB engine is being built by Nissan technicians in a ******* plant down here in TN? Do any of you MB haters even come out of your caves to educate yourselves on alliances? You really want to piss and moan about brands? How about Nissan is nothing more than a Renault?

rant off/

I still like the rumor that the next-gen is getting a mass produced version of the current R35 powerplant.

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Bitch ex wife's scumbag lawyer made sure this went away.

AlWakRa

Until now I think the Z has its own class, they compare it usually with Cayman, Audi TT, BMW Z4 and SLK but the price range differentiate it from the others. Here in Qatar, they compare it to Camaro, Mustang and Challenger which they have a similar price tag with less performance (at least in straight line and this is why its not popular here). Maybe they want to have some share from competitors and this is why they are making it smaller. Personally, I hope they target Camaro and Mustang with nearly the same acceleration figures but superior to them in track and I hope they keep NA 6 cylinder as option.

I don't oppose MB engines (I know some have different opinion) if Z went FI way, we will be left with very limited options for NA powered cars. Some people would prefer NA even though FI engines has a lot of advantages.

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Nargrakhan

45% Renault actually... with some sort of emergency eject clause that lets Nissan buy back controlling shares in the event Nissan feels Renault is trying to take full command. I believe the deal happened when Nissan was in bankruptcy (or recovering from one), so that had a lot to do with it...

But yea... everything you say is true.