Thread: Bigger engine?
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Old 04-12-2011, 08:15 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by BalanBro View Post
Simple, Nissan has a gap to fill with the 370z. The GT-R is their competitor for the vette, and that left a huge void in the affordable sports car category which the Z filled. Not only would a V8 Z be more expensive than the V6, but it would also cannibalize GT-R sales if the two were close in performance.

I will say that a V8 would have been so cool though. I would have definitely shelled out an extra 10k for that.


The GT-R would have to go the V8 route before the Z gets a V8, IMO.
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