Quote:
Originally Posted by themann1984
Is it possible that they are not making improvements because they plan on discontinuing the car in a few years? Why invest resources in a car that isn't selling the 30,000 units that they planned on selling. Why invest resources in a car that they plan to discontinuing? Like someone mentioned before. Tweaks are expensive to introduce.
The 370Z is pure sex! It is hot, loud, and rough!
|
Dodge improved the Viper right up until 2010.
GM improved the C5 right up until 2004.
Ford is STILL improving the mustang line-up even though a re-design is on the horizon for YM'14.
For Nissan to use that excuse is petty. If they want to say that due to the damage their country sustained they were unable to perform YM12 changes, you have to either respect that--or buy something else if you don't like it, but if the stance is "We are killing it in a few years--screw the customer" then that would explain WHY they don't sell very many of them.
Quote:
Originally Posted by bluelion
weird the Z got no exterior changes, but yet the maxima is supposed to get a different grill, headlights, taillights, and wheels......
|
companies rotate through their models with changes it seems.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cmike2780
I think they should have pushed the hp output a bit. I mean, they managed to squeeze out a few more ponies for the Nismo with some tuning and exhaust after all. As far as exterior changes, I really don't see a whole lot I would change or would want to change, so I really don't see a point. Although, I do understand why others would be expecting one by now. I think Nissan is taking the corvette style refresh cycle. Which means making the Z a low volume 10 year cycle model, wether they like it or not. If they want to keep their "sporty" image, the Z and GT-R namesake won't be disappearing anytime soon.
|
I think Nissan is about out of tricks for getting more power out of the VQ short of DI or FI. If they did what they did to the IPL and NISMO to the base Z, they would have nowhere to go with the NISMO.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Isamu
maybe its time for you to  then?
just sayin |
Oh, right away Kimosabe, right away!