Thread: Proto Z
View Single Post
Old 03-05-2021, 07:51 PM   #29 (permalink)
takemorepills
Base Member
 
takemorepills's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 196
Drives: Q60 3.7 AWD
Rep Power: 6716
takemorepills has a reputation beyond reputetakemorepills has a reputation beyond reputetakemorepills has a reputation beyond reputetakemorepills has a reputation beyond reputetakemorepills has a reputation beyond reputetakemorepills has a reputation beyond reputetakemorepills has a reputation beyond reputetakemorepills has a reputation beyond reputetakemorepills has a reputation beyond reputetakemorepills has a reputation beyond reputetakemorepills has a reputation beyond repute
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by triso07 View Post
It would be different if it was the Nissan Z with a 3.0 badge, but the way Nissan does it is different as it's actually part of the naming convention itself. To compound on that it has essentially always risen with each model. It would be an interesting marketing exercise to release a name that goes backwards and is essentially named after pre-existing model.

240Z
260Z
280Z
300ZX
300ZX

350Z
370Z
300Z again?

That's why coupling it with displacement is challenging.

HP is no different as things can get awkward quickly.
"300Z" would be an all new name, "300ZX" was used twice already.
takemorepills is offline   Reply With Quote