Dirk, the replacement is coming. It's being worked on now. I keep up on everything Honda does and unless something catastrophic happens where they have to scrap the car altogether, it should be out by 2018-2019.

We've been hoping the same thing for a new Z. A new S2000 would be awesome. Do you have any links showing something concrete or just speculation like the Z?

Honda sports car patents
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Whoops.. :wtf2:

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Oooooo, I like the looks of that. Could be sweet! :excited:

I hope the rendering by Car and Driver isn't too accurate. Not a fan of the NSX front grill area. The Honda patent pics look a little cleaner.

Notice the first word in the title is "RUMOR". C&D are just as bad as those low rent car rumor websites online. The only difference is at least
C&D tells you it's rumor instead of trying to pass it off as fact. The only fact I know is Honda is gonna make a baby NSX with a 4 banger engine. Like those pics above, but that won't be an S2K.

The S2K and Z are both limbo rumor with no substance.

Thats a shame too :shakes head:

Cause no new Z>>> i go with s2k
No s2k>>>> i go Z
No Z+no s2k= f***ed :icon23:

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This is what my Z interior (from a 2016 but looks the same) looks like with touring, sports, navigation/BOSE, etc.

http://www.nissanusa.com/content/dam...stem-large.jpg

This, IMO, is absolutely better than the new Camaro interior.

The Z has soft touch interior materials. You just have to buy the upgrades to get it. I have things in my 2013 Z you can't even get on any regular 2017 Camaro like microfiber seat inserts. Only Camaros to have those are the 1LE package or the ZL1 model. My Z also has soft touch everywhere, properly placed air vents, dial-controlled (also voice controlled) nav and stereo, plus plush knee braces.

Not by today's standards. We all have those spots you're talking about. Your microfiber in base cars have soft touch cloth. We all have the knee pad and that is a nice touch. But our door sills and dash top are outdated. ESPECIALLY for the price of our cars.

Then when we.get into cheap plastic
around the dash. It's extremely outdated. Our contours and colors leave to be desired.


The camaro isn't a perfect interior but the appointments on the doors, dash and sills are unquestionably higher quality. To not see that would be objectified fanboyism.

Nissa needs to get up to 2014 standards. Cuz it was 2014 when we saw a load of cars get this huge upgrade in interior materials. When the Z came out. Our materials were fine. As good as you can get on a sub-premium car. The touring was just the hey look I have leather too package. And that's fine for those who think power seats are necessary in a car with no back seats that can't recline. And a Bose stereo that's sounds like an RDS with extra bass that's distorted. For half the cost of the touring. I have a system that is concealed in my car but is Comp SQ. But I digress. To each his own. My point though is. The Z is not up to snuff in materials even if you compare interior quality to a Hyundai Elantra
Cars have moved up and we're stagnant. Nissan should want to make a better product... This isn't the 90's when Nissan had 5 sports cars to engineer and keep up to date. They have one real sports car and two GT cars. They have over a dozen bread and butter vehicles between Nissan and infiniti. It shouldn't be much to make these types of improvements even with low sales numbers. The Nissan bread and butter line up more than supports the corporate agenda.

And you can get microfiber on a camaro if you get a Z/28 which isn't out yet. N in case you didn't know. Microfiber is being used less in cars because it's been proven to wear badly.

Got anything to substantiate that? I'm seeing more cars with it than less (compared to past years). And my Z with it has over 41,000 miles and my seats still look like new.

Unfortunately, the new s2000 is rumoured as being a mid engine car. Not saying that's a bad thing... Because it's not. But what sucks is that it has NOTHING to do with the s2000 whatsoever.

From the original s600, to the s800, to the s2000, they've always been convertibles. Making a baby NSX just seems weird now. If they call it something else, I'll have no issues with it.

Regardless, the car is coming.

That is also the same interior of a '09 Z, which is pretty sad.

I love Zs, I'll rep them until I die and will always own one, but my buddy just got the 50th anniversary SS and the Zs interior isn't anywhere close. Not sure if you've sat in one but keep an open mind! Chevy is doing awesome stuff with that car (z28, zl1 etc) that any car dude should appreciate

Still a GM :roflpuke2:

I sat in the new Camaro ZL1 (and drove it a bit) and wasn't impressed with the interior at all. The stereo LCD screen has no protection at all (not cowled) and is glossy and at an odd angle. The dash yo the right side us just a flat expanse of wasted space (no curves and unutilized). There are completely unnecessary cowls on top of the dash in front of steering wheel - can't tell why they're there but they're highly annoying. Chevy missed an opportunity to lose those and cut down on the "sitting in a bunker" feeling so many people complain about. Also the vents being right where you hand/arm rests is so odd and not smart IMO.

Call me oldschool but I prefer a simple interior. I don't need all these bells and whistles that everyone seems to be clamoring for. Hell, it took me a while to get used to having buttons on the steering wheel. Just give me a car that looks good and is fun to drive.

Perhaps you need an NA chassis MX5? ;)

I did say looks good :inoutroflpuke:

Thread has been derailed. I was trying to find information on the Z35 but after 189 pages, I am more lost than ever... :bowrofl:

In the absence of new info on a 370Z replacement this conversation is just fine while we wait...

You were saying?

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Threads get derailed here like a like a Chinese train carrying 800 tons of....... Well sh*t.......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO1q3HwB0y0

I find the thread accurately represents Nissan's train of thought on the development of the Z35... even up to the post that says "maybe I just need a Miata instead."

Doesn't all of those "bells&whistles" just add weight to a sports car anyway? And when driving said sports car (not pony car), do you really want all of those distractions?

my ocd would kill me if that was my car. those headlights are driving me crazy right now

It looks like they're aping the original AC Cobra.

http://momentcar.com/images/ac-shelby-cobra-1965-9.jpg

My thoughts exactly.

You don't want distractions, buy a race car that's street legal. You want a car that's fast but still has creature comforts? You buy a proper modern sports car.

Now that we know there's an actual Supra test mule, we should start placing bets now on whether the Z35 will be (1) based on the Q/G, like the last few iterations, or (2) a totally new platform like Nissan once hinted at, but has yet to show us.

I'm placing my bet on #1. Either way, I will definitely be cross shopping between the Z and the Supra, unless Toyota screws the pooch and tries to stick a 55+ K price tag on their new super Celica.

Has Nissan not learned anything from the pricing issues with the 300ZX?

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Bro, it's likely going to be $75k plus. Hell, this isn't even a Toyota product. It's going to be a coupe version of the BMW Z5, it's sister car.

Well for that price they can keep it.

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https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I1bAMxz7q...ta-Supra-4.jpg

I'm not impressed so far ... And yeah I think it will probably be over 55k ...

Oh look, a BMW Z5 Coupe!

The Z5 will be around 50K, I'm guessing the Supra will probably be at least 5 - 10 K less than the BMW. That will make it competitive with the Z.

This might be our only choice from Japan the way Nissan is going?

Toyota went from 0 sports cars to 4 real quick! 3 of them suck and one is waiting for arrival but....
At least they are trying. Nissan is becoming the Toyota of 98-12

which Toyota cars are you referring to?

The FR-S/86, and? LFA? and what else?

Not sure why you'd say any of them suck. The LFA was built to show off their skill, never to be the fastest. And it is still a damn fast car. Too many people like to bench race cars... "omg, the LFA is 0.3s slower than _____". Yeah, and even so, it's still throwing you into the seat and giving you a driving experience like nothing else.

Same with the 86... it's built for a younger crowd and it is exactly what cars from the late 80s to late 90s were about. Low power, supreme handling and a ton of fun with a ton of mod support behind them. The type of car you learn how to hit corners properly with, and hone your skills on, before moving to more power.

I'm sure the Supra replacement, whatever it's called, will be awesome also. A BMW engineered car, with Toyota reliability? Yes, please.