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Originally Posted by 2011 Nismo#91
Sure the Z isn't revolutionary, it was never meant to be. For that look at the GTRs from Nissan. I do like the new digital dash, most of it's competitors don't have that. Everything else is comparable to other sports cars at that price point.
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Yea and that's the main reason why so many people push away from the Z cars, since they want the newest thing regardless of the lineage/following/culture.
Which is why the following on the Civic Type R is so expansive right now; Before that, the Civic SI was the only 2door MT you could get from Honda. Mazda was...nothing (RX-8 doesn't count), Subaru had only the STI before the BRZ/GT86 Twins (pretty much the only thing that saved Toyota from still being a contender for a 2door sports car), and the other Japanese brands are just luxury based (Infiniti, Acura, Infiniti).
Nissan is just in a very tough spot from all around, and this new Z will definitely (hopefully) bring them back if they keep 95% of the Proto Z's features.