The simplest reason why we wont get a Z.

ZCanadian

Debbie Downer. But right on all counts.

Problem with enthusiast buyers isn't that we're, um, "enthusiastic" about the product. It's that we tend to buy and hold it. Nissan would far prefer you buy a new Altima every three years, over still owning a 2010 Z in 2018. But we tend to not put miles on these cars (half of the continent finds it hard to do in the winter months, anyway), and invest heavily in aftermarket goodies which are not conducive to selling or trading (or removing). So, despite there being a lot of us still out there, we don't represent a lot of yearly sales.

Of course, the bad news does rely on the notion that a new generation Z would fall into the same price, practicality, and performance category as the current model. In which case, it's doomed for financial failure off the mark. The Z34 works as the elderstatesman in the market of Toyota 86 / Miata / Fiat 124 / and a few hot hatches. Prettier lines than most, but far less practical than many and is losing the performance war every year. An engine transplant might have done it a few years ago, but by now the platform is so long in the tooth that such a move would be slaughtered by the automotive press. They know nothing, but buyers still read their drivel.

So, it might be better to re-invent the car the way the Corvette or higher end Camaro's have done to pull closer to the Cayman / F-Type benchmark for performance, slap an Infinity badge on it for brand cachet, and sell it at a considerable premium over the present model.

But then, we'll hear moaning and groaning from the "purists" on this board that Nissan left them out in the cold with the new car...

Truthfully, Nissan cannot win this one for trying. Which is likely whey they aren't.
That, and the fact that each Z34 that they move contributes to the bottom line. All development costs have long been covered.

Rusty

All Nissan would have to do is. Give it a body style something like the F-Type/ C6. Tweak the chassis a little. It's already a good chassis. Update the the drivetrain. Update the interior.

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