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Originally Posted by wanderer1234
Try shedding 800lbs off that Camero and how much do you think the price will go up? Lol.....
As far as the corvette...what's the price again? Is it 29,000 like the entry Z? Heck is it 41,000 like the Nismo? Uhhhh forget about the Nismo. The sport model is what 32,000? Again be realistic. We all know how hard it is to shed weight on a production car. You tearing out your stock car is yourself. On a production car not so easy.
What's realistic me is...the Z gaining 50-100 lbs but increases in power...but that kind of performance would threaten the GTR symbol. Nissan has already said....if you want performance go GTR. The Z will never have that kind of performance, it'll be good but nothing like how we want it to be.
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Not saying 1 way or the other, but you are looking at this as the 370z is the starting weight/platform. Nissan may begin using a new platform or shorten it even more so, starting the next generation at a completely different point. Also, Nissan is milking the 370z since right now the investment has been made, parts deals were set in 2007/8 for ordering while now their operating cost went down with a car coming up on 10 years. This means they can start fresh with new contracts (good example Brembo to Akebono brakes from the 350z to 370z), this allows them to move up market on quality or newer technology which the 370z did not have in 07/08 when they did the initial investment.
Nissan could easily start the car sub 3k weight depending on where they want to place the next generation Z, will they, probably not but it can be done without shooting the price to the moon or Porsche territory.