I agree Sonic. The move is towards hotter 6's. Look at the HP that Ford is getting out of it's 6 cylinder mustangs (over 300 HP), and as you mentioned, it's trucks. With the technology in place now, a 6 cylinder can crank out some real HP with turbos and superchargers. I cannot see cramming a big 8 under the hood of the Z. I am not really impressed with the VVEL. I really hope that Nissan retires this engine and moves in a new direction. In fact, they are going to have to avoid status quo if they want to remain competitive with their future Z's...there is way too much competition. I know that the 5.0 Mustang is an 8, and concede that it is really more of a muscle car, but it's 5.0 is one of the hottest engines going right now, IMHO. I test-drove one last weekend just for the hell of it...UNBELIEVABLE. But I still love my Z!
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