Next Nissan Z Scooped
 

Next Nissan Z scooped - motoring.com.au

http://liveimages.motoring.com.au/mo...ered&width=440

Saw this and wanted to share.

2.5l Turbo 4 Cyl. output @ 230kW = 308hp roughly. What do you guys think?

308？ lol i'd stick with my z370 ... nissan is lowering their legendary Z to 4 cyl. whoever made that dec. in nissan should be fired!

Current car too much pollution...Cars Mfg all going "Green".

The next Z shouldn't be out until 2016... correct? While Nissan is sittings on their haunches even while designing a car that isn't in production they should rethink the definition of a "sports car".

By the time they release this thing Toyota will have figured out how to put a turbo in the FRS. Subaru will have released the WRX STI and this Mercedes - First Mercedes A45 AMG Turbo 360HP Sound Interior and Details - YouTube - is already proving you can build and tune a motor to perform. Yeah, you might get better fuel efficiency out of a 4 cyl, but come on! Who buys a sports car for fuel efficiency?! Not this guy. And I sure wouldn't buy the new Z. Looks like a cross between a 240 and a Charger with those vent lines down the side. The Charger part looks ridiculous.

But I posted a rant about this elsewhere. It all comes down to the fight for fuel efficiency. They don't care about hp numbers. I think Nissan's benchmark was 300. But being a 2.5L vs. the 2.0L Mercedes? Both being turbo, the Mercedes is sure to trump the fuel efficiency battle on the highway at least. Even at 360hp. If it wasn't so damn ugly. I'm sure the price bracket is way up there too. But seriously. It can be done. We have the technology. Nissan knows how. They just don't want to.

Never saw that concept drawing before, is it new?

Bigger version.

I like it from the windshield back.

http://liveimages.motoring.com.au/mo...Pad&width=1050

I call dibbs on coining the reference to the next generation: The Dark Ages! One day I will still be driving my 40th with F.I. twins and telling my kids about the days when the Z and Nissan were relevant.

*Edit: 'Grandkids'. My kids actually know how awsome my car is!

I spoke with a GTR specialist at a local Nissan dealership not too long ago and I brought up the 4 cyl turbo concept for the upcoming Z. He said that Nissan wasn't going to make the upcoming Z a 4 cyl turbo, but rather go back to its 3.5 liter engines due to weight reduction. That's just what I was told.:ugh2:

That is just an artist drawing of what they think it may look like and it won't look like a bmw. The z will share the same platform and engines as the current and future infiniti q50, so the next z won't be that much smaller or lighter than the current z. The 2015 or 2016 will be the next generation z, most likely 2016.

That is beyond fugly. I like the roof line and the windows though, everything else :barf:

Thats certainly rational and believable.

Looks like a copy cat of a Mercedes in the front

:iagree:

Will just have to wait to see it once it is out!!:tup:

i never believe anything when it comes to these rumors and "scoops" because 99% of them are wrong.