Not meant to stir it up

Spikuh

I am sure Nissan has something in the works for the next gen Z. I can see the bumps in power of the GTR for the next 2 years being a sign they are paying attention to the competition for the Z. I feel like they are trying to open up some room to grow the Z's power without it competing with the GTR in any way.

There are a lot of options they have available, but I would like to see them just add an electric motor that is good for 80 to 100 hp and keep the 3.7L engine. Maybe throw on DI as well. That should send the mpg up pretty considerably while at the same time bumping overall performance provided they stay on top of the suspension.

That or they need to drop a good 200 pounds.

sonic370

most of you are sharp car guys and love the sport.....

i might be way off base and i hope i am because i realy love the Z. owned 2
the 350 and now the 370. but within the next 2 year models if nissan can't catch up to a base level mustang or camero im looking else where.

any one remember what happened to the fiero years ago.
when GM gave up on it. and no im not comparing the two cars.
the worst z made would kick any fiero's axx.

the next z needs to have some minor tweaks and some major hp added
or it won't even sell 7000 units.. everyone has an opinion.

mjd77

Right or wrong, people in the US are all about the numbers. Personally, I think the Z is fine performance-wise the way it is. (really, unless you are going to track it, how much power do you need?) However, when people see the HP numbers of the Mustang GT, Camaro SS and the Z, and then the price tags of each, the Z will get passed up almost every time due to it's higher cost and lower power. The way the Yen is currently out of whack isn't gonna help companies like Mazda and Nissan going forward either.

sonic370

Well said