The Z's future

UNKNOWN_370 · 11-30-2011, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

in 40 years cars wont even have a steering wheel...

You're correct. According to Captain's log 7/12/51, in 40 years "Scotty" will be taking care of our transportation needs.

UNKNOWN_370 · 11-30-2011, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by toxik

lol @ the guys saying they won't own an EV sports car.

Guess what, people were saying the same exact thing 30-40 years ago when every sports car was a V8. Now the majority are going to be running i4's.

Displacement and taking the way to modify and customize our motors are 2 different planets of comparison. I'm LoL'Ing the fact you can't see the difference between a aftermarket turbo and an aftermarket battery pack!

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b1adesofcha0s · 11-30-2011, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370

AMEN BROTHER!!! The gospel has been spoken. Electric sports cars are for pansies and pacifists. Electrify sedans. I don't care. Electrify vans SUV's and government vehicles. Kool. Hybridize 18 wheelers and other utility commerical vehicles. But when you bend over to the conversion of sports cars???? That's where all respect for the auto industry is broken. Where's the dignity in these engineers even thinking about an electric"SPORTS" car??? What is the future of FI? Buying a higher volt/ohm battery pack? Will we be upgrading our stereos for better simulated exhaust rumble?
No thanks, no pansymobiles disguised as a sports car for me. This is why its important to upgrade weak parts in our Z's for durability. The gas engine as we know it will be over inside of a decade. Our cars will be valueable classics as well as every other muscle/sports car of today. The world will be one giant honda CR-Z/toy prius and Teslas will continue to cost a heart and lung. The classics will rule beause the future will be us being forced to buy the nissan Z-ev pansy edition. Lmfao!

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Originally Posted by toxik

lol @ the guys saying they won't own an EV sports car.

Guess what, people were saying the same exact thing 30-40 years ago when every sports car was a V8. Now the majority are going to be running i4's.

Spikuh · 11-30-2011, 03:29 PM

Well as we all know, in a couple years, our vehicles will capable of flight and running on trash. Doc Brown would never lie to us.

m4a1mustang · 11-30-2011, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370

Displacement and taking the way to modify and customize our motors are 2 different planets of comparison. I'm LoL'Ing the fact you can't see the difference between a aftermarket turbo and an aftermarket battery pack!

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Meh, there really isn't a huge difference. You are doing whatever you need to do to boost power given whatever the power source is. If it's an engine... you can force in more air. If it's a battery... increase the voltage.

Though instead of tuning cars we will be overclocking them.

And instead of GTM vs. Stillen it will be Intel vs. AMD.

UNKNOWN_370 · 11-30-2011, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Spikuh

Well as we all know, in a couple years, our vehicles will capable of flight and running on trash. Doc Brown would never lie to us.

You're right... that's why I'm saving up to buy a flux capacitor! Lmfao.

b1adesofcha0s · 11-30-2011, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Meh, there really isn't a huge difference. You are doing whatever you need to do to boost power given whatever the power source is. If it's an engine... you can force in more air. If it's a battery... increase the voltage.

Though instead of tuning cars we will be overclocking them.

And instead of GTM vs. Stillen it will be Intel vs. AMD.

Bro, I'm running a quad core processor pushing 800 to the wheels

Cmike2780 · 11-30-2011, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Spikuh

Well as we all know, in a couple years, our vehicles will capable of flight and running on trash. Doc Brown would never lie to us.

He also said a plutonium powered flux capacitor would be safe, and look what happened to Michael J Fox. Even in the movie, his daughter ends up looking like a tranny. I hope that f*cker gets struck by lightning in the future/past.

UNKNOWN_370 · 11-30-2011, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Meh, there really isn't a huge difference. You are doing whatever you need to do to boost power given whatever the power source is. If it's an engine... you can force in more air. If it's a battery... increase the voltage.

Though instead of tuning cars we will be overclocking them.

And instead of GTM vs. Stillen it will be Intel vs. AMD.

Exactly, and it kills a century old tradition that has unified the world. Its like I said earlier. We have a world of vehicles to juice up. Leave the sports car traditional to invention. There's nothing like buying kewl shiny parts and installing them in your car. It would suck to mod my car soley by computer and battery upgrade.

edub370 · 11-30-2011, 03:42 PM

This thread is making me sad in my pants....

Cmike2780 · 11-30-2011, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by edub370

This thread is making me sad in my pants....

I'm pretty sure nothing in your pants should have anything to do with this thread.

m4a1mustang · 11-30-2011, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370

Exactly, and it kills a century old tradition that has unified the world. Its like I said earlier. We have a world of vehicles to juice up. Leave the sports car traditional to invention. There's nothing like buying kewl shiny parts and installing them in your car. It would suck to mod my car soley by computer and battery upgrade.

I don't necessarily think it kills the tradition... it just changes it. I don't think gasoline powered cars are going to work for too much longer. There are too many headwinds facing the internal combustion engine.

Energy prices aren't going anywhere but up in the long run and it will get to the point where 99% of the people are priced out of having the option to drive a gas-powered car. Just think as the world switches to alternative fuels the availability of gasoline is going to drop. So even if you wanted to drive your "classic" around it would not be feasible day in and day out.

Obviously this won't happen overnight, but 30 years from now the world is definitely going to look much, much different. One way or another we'll have to adapt.

UNKNOWN_370 · 11-30-2011, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I don't necessarily think it kills the tradition... it just changes it. I don't think gasoline powered cars are going to work for too much longer. There are too many headwinds facing the internal combustion engine.

Energy prices aren't going anywhere but up in the long run and it will get to the point where 99% of the people are priced out of having the option to drive a gas-powered car. Just think as the world switches to alternative fuels the availability of gasoline is going to drop. So even if you wanted to drive your "classic" around it would not be feasible day in and day out.

Obviously this won't happen overnight, but 30 years from now the world is definitely going to look much, much different. One way or another we'll have to adapt.

That goes right back to when I said, you can change all the vehicles out there but the sports car should maintain its tradition as a gas engine. I know the reality will be that my family sedan or hauler will be EV. But now we are talking sports cars. Its a niche market that can remain gasoline for way longer than all other transpportation markets.

Rui Z · 11-30-2011, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Obviously this won't happen overnight, but 30 years from now the world is definitely going to look much, much different. One way or another we'll have to adapt.

I actually think the whole alternative fuel revolution (as in most people, >50%, in america will be driving them) will happen alot sooner than that (~10 years). Technology is moving so fast. Most people care more about price than anything else about a car. When gas prices go up more and more, alternative fueled cars will become the cheaper option.

dAvenue · 11-30-2011, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I don't necessarily think it kills the tradition... it just changes it. I don't think gasoline powered cars are going to work for too much longer. There are too many headwinds facing the internal combustion engine.

Energy prices aren't going anywhere but up in the long run and it will get to the point where 99% of the people are priced out of having the option to drive a gas-powered car. Just think as the world switches to alternative fuels the availability of gasoline is going to drop. So even if you wanted to drive your "classic" around it would not be feasible day in and day out.

Obviously this won't happen overnight, but 30 years from now the world is definitely going to look much, much different. One way or another we'll have to adapt.

You won't be saying that when this country can finally become energy independent. When that era comes, gas prices will drop drastically. There are too many factors at play to know for all certainty that combustion engines are doomed.

11-30-2011, 03:42 PM	#55 (permalink)
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Spikuh A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The Ark Posts: 2,357 Drives: '09 370z Rep Power: 21	Well as we all know, in a couple years, our vehicles will capable of flight and running on trash. Doc Brown would never lie to us.