Quote:
Originally Posted by MMC Racing
The 911 is a huge range of configurations from 85k - 180k starting price. Porsche probably makes money on each and every one.
Nissan has 2 sports cars not making them any money right now. Nissan needs the Z to have more range by keeping the base model in the 30k area and then a true high performance model in the 50-55k area. The NISMO model needs more than marginally better performance. It needs another engine choice.
|
Right, but a $70k Cayman with the 991 motor would draw sales from the $85k 911. That's the point I was trying to make.
I agree that the Nismo needs to be more special, but I don't think any scenario where the Z ends up in the $55k range works. That's pretty much what killed the 300ZX. Splitting the line for two very different models is a huge risk for a vehicle that sells so few units. I don't see Renault taking that kind of a risk.