2015 Nissan Z may be lighter, leaner
 

Not sure if I like the direction Nissan going into with its "The 2015 Nissan Z will be lighter, leaner and appeal to a more mainstream audience."

2015 Nissan Z May Be Lighter, Leaner

Why not. Sales matter or the line is dis-continued. As long as its got good performance, style and value for money paid Im for it. I wont judge the concept too early. We shall see when the first spy photo's appear :)

Good catch and thanks for posting.

4 cylinder...I hope so! It wont make me regret having an older car :tup:

glad I have my 10..

Not too sure how I feel about this.

O the horror....a 4 cylinder z. And they want to appeal to the masses, that Would be a big mistake.

Why not just give it a 3.0 Turbo and try to shave 300 lbs. That will be enough to get 360-400hp with weight of 3000 lbs. Every car enthusiast will buy it then and they will have great sales.

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I'll wait and see what comes out, but happy with my '11.

Nice find OP. Rep'd.

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I wonder if they'll change the moniker to just Nissan "Z". One more reason why the 370Z will likely be a keeper. It's probably going to be the last N/A "large" displacement V6 they'll ever place in the Z. Glad to hear that Nissan is aproaching the design the right way instead of just dropping a bigger engine. I would expect their goal would probably be to create a car that's halfway between the 370 and the current GT-R in terms of performance. I really hope they stick to a smaller displacement V6 TT instead of a turbo straight-4. There really isn't a whole lot of V6 turbo powered sports cars around and we already know the potential.

A reduction in power would really help my car keep its value as long as its power to weight is also worse than the current gen's. However, the weight savings is much needed. 3300 is really heavy for a sports car this size, and it's easier to live with adding power (FI) than dropping weight (stripping interior, smaller battery, etc).

It's not light, but I wouldn't really call 3,300 lbs "heavy." I think a curb weight of 3,000 lbs would be right on the mark. Anyway, I think the GT-R can attest to the fact that lighter doesn't always mean faster. They need to work their magic on the Z.

i discount that entire article as pure (reckless) speculation based soley on the statement that it "could be" a turbo 4 cyl. the Z is a 6 cylinder. it always has been... it always will be. a smaller turbo engine is possible but i've heard that that card is not in the deck. expect a slight bump in displacement, direct injection, 8 cogs in the auto for EPA mileage purposes, possibly a dual clutch setup but probably not due to the extra weight of it, and more use of aluminum in the chassis to drop the weight. cost will probably go up a good bit, figure the next Z (coupe) as more of a $35k-45k car instead the $32-40k it is now.

The article doesn't quote the Nissan guy as saying it would be a turbo 4. He just says lighter and it seems like the writer is interpreting that as a turbo 4. Wouldn't a turbo 3.0 be smaller and lighter than the 3.7 we currently have? I'm still enjoying the 370 so it looks like I'll have at least a few more years of that and even longer if the new one is a disappointment.

I could see them going with a 3.0T but I doubt it would drop to 4 cyl. That would really warrant rebranding the car IMO.

Yea it would be known as a Silvia/240SX.