These are very high compresion engines - we're getting almost 100 HP/liter which was unheard of from a N/A not too long ago. Corvettes normal consumption is up to a liter per 1000 miles. First off the car is still breaking in. Secondly if you are concerned about it get Nissan to do an oil consumption check and they'll tell you if the engine needs replacement.
Its funny if the engine was designed to not burn a drop of oil but wore out right after the warranty expired people would be up in arms. Nissan designs a high performance engine that by design consumes some oil but doesn't blow up and people are still up in arms. You can't have it both ways....
Oh and for the bazillionth person who says "my Honda Civic never burnt a drop of oil" or whatever other car you drove - if it was so freaking awesome WHY DID YOU GET RID OF IT! If you can afford a 370Z surely you can afford an extra quart of oil every other month.....
On another note for those who are interested it seems the VQ engines consume more oil when you are using the engine back presure as a brake (eg coasting down a hill in second with the revs up). Just FYI....
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