Living With It: 2009 Nissan 370Z (MotorTrend)

[sbsmoov]

I'm not happy about what was said about Nissan's VQ V6. Seems like Nissan has pushed it to the limit in the 370z. My question now is where does Nissan go from here performance wise with this motor? It appears to be maxed out and stressed out--and not in a good way.

I'm interested to hear everyone's thoughts.

Here's a quote from the article:

My old friend, Nissan's VQ family V-6, is more powerful than ever, but it's also gotten noisy and harsh in its old age. Rev it to 5000 rpm and hold it there, and it'll vibrate your fillings. And it's not a pretty noise -- its just noise, like an industrial blender with bad bearings. This engine was creamy smooth at 3.0-liters, still nice from an NVH standpoint at 3.5, but unacceptable in this configuration, at least in this car. Nissan can and should do better.

Full article can be found here:
Living With It: 2009 Nissan 370Z | Car News Blog at Motor Trend