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Originally Posted by Chteelers
When in the entire history of automobiles has the next generation of a popular, long running model ever made the huge performance leap you V8-promotors are suggesting? Suddenly going from 330hp to 500hp? That's completely absurd.
A jump to 360 or 380, maybe even to 400hp would be more than plenty. Remember that we all bought the Z for its handling prowess. Higher output engines require stronger chassis (more weight), more cooling (more weight), more NVH damping (more weight), stronger driveline components (more weight), the list goes on. Of course all those can be overcome with more expensive engineering (ala Porsche 911, Corvette, etc), but that takes the Z into a class above the $30K market.
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The Mustangs jumped about 100 hp for the 2011 MY. 500 HP Z isn't happening any time soon, especially with the GT-R sitting around 550 HP currently. I think at most we'd see something around 400 HP. The current Nismo is at 350 HP right now so 400 HP would be a decent sized jump without being too crazy.