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Old 11-05-2010, 09:46 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by sonic370 View Post
With goverment regulations and everything about gas mileage coming soon.

and if ford can put a v6 turbo bost in its new f150 trucks and from what i've read it's a kick xss engine that can compete with big v8's.. maybe thats the way nissan will go with the new Z. makes more sense than trying to cram
a v8 and extra weight into the car......just saying...
Sure it can compete power wise, but it's not really any more economical and the turbo V6 engine is even more expensive to produce than the simpler V8. As Dan pointed out the weight difference isn't all that much once you look at the totals. The V6 will have the slight advantage weight wise and economy wise if you can keep it out of the boost but it isn't that much.
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