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Originally Posted by smashwebs
I doubt that they will put a twin in a similar motor to what they have now, if they did at all it would probably be around a 3.0L V6 that pushes 350-370 hp for fuel economy, along with a nice power bump...and keeping it under $40k. I would seriously doubt Nissan would create two models that directly compete with each other performance-wise when one would be considerably cheaper than the other. That is why the AWD G37 Coupe is kept down on HP...
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The HP reduction on the G37 is not a competition marketing scheme... lol
Its purely technical. With a new awd system under the car changes have to be made in the cars underbody including a more restrictive exhaust set up, which makes for a different ECU program. Not to mention now power is being introduced to 4 wheels instead of 2 which makes power numbers distribute differently. Another factor is weight. The awd is heavier so weight to displacement you will find another smaller drop in horsepower. You can easily restore the power lost in the awd in the aftermarket. But for nissan to replace partts and keep numbers the same would bring price up to less desireable numbers.
Besides all those numbers on the vq are so slightly spread. What u r saying doesn't make much sense in a marketing sense.
370z 332hp. G37coupe 330hp. G37 sedan 328hp. G37awd is like what 320-325hp? A difference of 12hp. All these cars have the same exact engines. They are programmed slightly differently for different functions and have different exhausts as stated B4