[MAZOC] Official "Off-Topic" Discussion Thread

[eastwest2300]

i know.. thats exactly what I'm saying..

[4r3s]

Originally Posted by eastwest2300

i know.. thats exactly what I'm saying..

I was agreeing with you

[eastwest2300]

Originally Posted by 4r3s

I was agreeing with you

[eastwest2300]

Hey man, I knew your boys were gonna beat Ohio State. Im glad they came through.

[dmhenderson]

Soooo the new Z was supposed to be unveiled at the Tokyo Auto Show (Salon?) in December and ...nothing?

What gives?

[m4a1mustang]

Originally Posted by dmhenderson

Soooo the new Z was supposed to be unveiled at the Tokyo Auto Show (Salon?) in December and ...nothing?

What gives?

The Z is a lie?

[b1adesofcha0s]

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

The Z is a lie?

[dmhenderson]

People had already reported test driving it o_O

[m4a1mustang]

Originally Posted by dmhenderson

People had already reported test driving it o_O

"people"

[b1adesofcha0s]

AKA liars.

[dmhenderson]

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

"people"

Let me find the quote. It was a journalist.

Oh wait, sorry it was Andy Palmer. Nissan's executive VP:

Nissan executive vice president Andy Palmer has hinted that a concept previewing the automaker’s next Z sports car will be presented at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show in November. Nissan is expected to introduce its new Z next year, as a 2015 model, so the timing makes sense.

Palmer made the suggestion during a recent interview with Auto Express. When asked about the new Z, the Nissan exec said, “Do I know what it looks like? Yes I do. Have I driven it? Yes I have. When will you see it? Come to Tokyo.”

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1...concept-report

[b1adesofcha0s]

Well he said come to Tokyo, not the Tokyo Auto Show.....

[dmhenderson]

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

Well he said come to Tokyo, not the Tokyo Auto Show.....

Nissan executive vice president Andy Palmer has hinted that a concept previewing the automaker’s next Z sports car will be presented at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show in November

Nope.

[b1adesofcha0s]

Originally Posted by dmhenderson

Nope.

The article said he hinted, not that he said it explicitly. His actual quote stopped at the word "Tokyo".

[dmhenderson]

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

The article said he hinted, not that he said it explicitly. His actual quote stopped at the word "Tokyo".

Ok well let's assume he's a realistic person. The only two shows he could have meant were the Tokyo auto show in late Nov or Salon which started 2 days ago.

Nissan is showcasing the GTR Nismo at Salon along the same concepts it showed in Tokyo and Detroit. No new Z model. The Datsun 210 revamp, some ~futurecar~ electric, and the new nismo trims (Sentra, ~Maxima revamp etc).

Unless your implication is that Nissan is just going to randomly unveil a new Z in Tokyo later on this year with no press coverage, that doesn't make sense. Considering that the Z34 was a massive failure financially, I doubt they're rushing another one out the door. There just isn't a market for a car that costs 10k more than the competition's comparable models - pricing it well out of the affordable range of people who would want a low-mid range sportscar. It's a car for enthusiasts who aren't interested in the fastest quarter time or "kill" videos taken by obnoxious teenagers but doesn't have the snob appeal of a Lotus or a low-end porsche. There just isn't a place for it.