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Originally Posted by kmkraft12
There is no chance that the new Z will be a 6 cylinder. It isn't the market that is selling the most at the time. The new engine will most likely be a straight four turbo running anywhere from 220-300 horsepower. The new car is going to be aimed at the BRZ/FRS, and Genesis Coupe market. Nissan also has a "quota" for Mpg that they need to make and a turbo four is the way to go at the time.
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You do realize the gensis coupe has an engine option of 3.8 liter v6 that costs as much as our z.
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Originally Posted by kmkraft12
The market they are shooting for is much cheaper. There is a reason that there are so many more mustangs and Cameros on the road than Z's. The next gen z will probably run for 20-28k.
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Why would nissan want the z (a true sports car) to start competing with cheaper/ slower sports coupes...? Frs/brz , genesis, mustang, camaro are all sports coupes. The reason there are so many is because people buy the cheaper option ones that arent even "sporty" whats the ratio of v-6 mustangs to the gt mustangs?
Sports coupes will always outsell 2 seaters because they are more daily friendly and practical. The z will compete with sports cars like base corvette , bmw z4, audi tt, porsche boxster/cayman. Besides the vette those cars are relatively low volume csrs like the z. They market the car as you get equal or greater performance for 50-75% of the the cost.
Therefore nissan is smart enough to keep the z where it is and improve its performance with trubo and/or direct injection & weight reduction; while developing either a mini z or sylvia to compete with frs/brz, v-6 mustangs/camaros, and 2.0t genesis.
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