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Would you buy a 250Z?

Originally Posted by gumpy i would take a lower cap v6 or 4 cylinder turbo in the z's body if it were say at least 4k less... I'm a person

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View Poll Results: Interested in a 2.5 V6 Z?
Not, not even the slightest bit 62 62.63%
Intrigued, need more details (price, power, std equipment, mpg) 25 25.25%
Yes, I would pick a 250Z over a 370Z 2 2.02%
Yes, but I would still take a 370Z over a 250Z 10 10.10%
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Old 05-09-2010, 10:49 AM   #31 (permalink)
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i would take a lower cap v6 or 4 cylinder turbo in the z's body if it were say at least 4k less... I'm a person who likes great awesome handling, not brute power and as it is my dd fuel savings would be welcome...

In saying that the 3.7l should stay on, a lot of people seem to like it, if not actually want more power... =) nismo should have twin turbos for these people =)


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As some people here have already said, if this 2.5 L was along the same concept as an MX5 then yes, cause the performance would be good from lighter weight that would benefit performance, handling and braking.
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If that read VQ25DET(T) I'd be all for it.
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Old 05-09-2010, 08:31 PM   #34 (permalink)
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250z?...hell 2 da no!..haha
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Old 05-10-2010, 04:32 AM   #35 (permalink)
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Old 05-10-2010, 05:56 AM   #36 (permalink)
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No thank you a VQ40DD is much more interesting

followed by VQ40DDTT
I think your forgetting all about the vk56, or the direct injection version of it, or they could always go crazy and do up the vk56tt<------gets my vote
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im down for a 250sx/silvia but not th z
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yah, make a silvia or a rear drive altima using 2.5 and compete against the FT86 or watever it was called.
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As others have stated, a 2.5 RWD should be a <3klbs banger, not a V6. Take me back to my 240 days!
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So, I think I'd advocate a 270s or 270sx, smaller and with styling cues from the Z, a drop-top to directly compete with the MX5, maybe even undercut the price. If not a drop-top, then maybe a stable targa.

The problem with this approach is that so many roadsters have tried and failed to dethrone the little Mazda, and it's a niche market as it is, that the whole proposition becomes a huge risk. I don't know if it would compete, but I'd love to see what they stood up to attempt it.
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If they brought back a rwd 250sx I would totally buy it. They can keep the Z as the flagship below the gtr but there is a huge gap for cheap sporty category.

If the pricing is around $23-27K then it could compete with the likes of the speed3, gti and genesis.
Cheap fun RWD car? Yup, I'd buy that in a heart beat too. When my big heavy RWD car dies I'd like to replace it with something small and fun, so something like that would be on the list.
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I see this being a 240sx replacement not another Z. Keep this biootch 2700lbs get 250hp, get 220lbs tq minimum and I would be in it. The ft86 is rumored to weigh 2866lbs so... nissan needs to beat the comp.

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i think it would kinda defeats the whole reason why I bought a Z in the first place. With this heavy of a car, I think I need this big of an engine to match it. If I wanted a smaller engine, I would go with a FT86, S2000 or a Miata type of car. To be honest, if they had a production Twin Turbo Charge 370z, I would buy it in a heartbeat.
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