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Originally Posted by AK370Z
Great article. 
Nissan is def reading these reviews and I think they are going to put a TT engine in their next Z update. With the GTR, they already have the technology in their hand. All they have to do is make a smaller (or detuned version of the GTR engine) engine with turbo and we will have our first TT factory ____Z  |
What's odd is that he's saying the motor is having issues at only 5000 RPM--that doesn't make sense.
As you say, maybe they will TT it in the next update or sooner in a special edition/upscale version. Hopefully they will follow BMW in what they did with their M3 (E46 version)--that motor was maxed out. And what's amazing is that the current M3 (E92) motor is 33 pounds lighter than the smaller straight six of the old car.
Nissan's VK Engine (VK50VE) comes to mind as a possible parallel to what BMW did with the M3.
The VK is based on Nissan's VQ V6. The 5.0 L engine uses a 95.5 mm bore and 87.7 mm stroke. The VK50VE has Nissans VVEL technology (390HP &
369 lb-ft)
A version of the VK50VE would be awesome IMO especially with that
impressive torque number.
HERE'S A LITTLE INSPIRATION FOR NISSAN: