Jan 19, 2014 article: next 370Z

Eclipz

If you don't like the 4 banger (which you won't know until you try it...) then swap it for a LS V8

Duc_Z09

Boosting the current v6 would be cheap and super-effective... That's all I'm saying. Who wouldn't want a 450+ hp Z with parts that are interchangeable with ones from the past 6 years? It wouldn't even require retooling the factory.

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/Angelo350Z/

Just imagine if every Z35 came from the factory with a V6 (VHR or HR) with an F.I. TT kit and 3" exhaust . It's never going to happen, but that would be cool. The car will probably costover $50K.

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Magic Bus

In 4 years, won't you need a 4 seater for the grand kids?

Zed-Hed

The wife has a jeep. I should be good to go.

ATLsentra05

Hope they offer 2 engines

I love the VQ.

Eclipz

If they make it a turbo 4 they better reduce the weight of the car substantially, not just because of the smaller engine. the current Z weighs what? 3400 lbs? The new Z better shed 600-800 lbs if they want it to perform at a higher level.

Codename067

If anything, if anything, the cost should at least stay the same. This car is still tough to sell at dealerships, and worse to lease due to its """shitty""" residual value [or so the dealership claims..bs]. A possible 4 cylinder displacement would definitely be disappointing, quite the opposite of what bmw did with their m3, when they took it from the v6 e46 to the monster v8 on the e92.

brucelidat

and now they're back to a v6 for the m4 so...

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Codename067

you missed my point. what i was trying to say is that, IFFF anything, go forward not backwards [and by that i dont mean make a v8 Z..]. def keep it at 6.

im not sure what bmw was thinking by making a v8 m3. as fun as it was to drive and as much of a beast as it was, it was trying to over reach its "comfort zone" imo. v6 suited the e46 nicely..they shouldve kept it at that while generating more power for future m3s. let the bigger boys Ms take the v8+ engines and keep the m3 at 6.

v6 is the perfect balance in my opinion. if nissan goes lower...they will eventually [probably] realize it wasnt a smart idea and go back up to 6 again.

my 2 cents

Chuck33079

I'd buy a V8 Z in a heartbeat. A 560Z would be awesome. And the E46, like all of the M3s before it came with an inline 6.

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Magic Bus

As per OP's first post, Z designer Shiro Nakamura and product chief Andy Palmer are looking at a smaller Z with a turbo 4.

Most automobile manufacturers will use the same engine across a number of their cars (Nissan does it with the VQ) in order to keep costs in check. Here's my questions and I want to know what you folks think.

If Nissan did in fact come out with the smaller/lighter Z with a turbo 4, what other Nissan cars would it power?

Redglare

Hopefully not juke or sentra, we know the new maxima sedan will be a 3.5 w/ some electric motors.

Most likely will be found in the new G coupe/sedan (Q50 something whatever I am calling it G coupe)
-knowing that G coupe/sedan are pretty massive cars, Can't expect any less power/torque or they will risk becoming slower than civics.

So I'd say a high boost 4, north of 300hp 300tq from a 2.0+ displacement,

Would love to see less mass in the chasis, but wouldn't be upset if it was close to 3200lbs w/ more power... as long as it doesn't gain weight.

Z_ealot

i would agree, but it has already been put out that Nissan's weight target for the next Z is around 2800lbs

Redglare

Seriously doubt they will meet it w/ out alienating a lot of the customers.

Look at some of the recently released cars, most had weight reduction goals - and almost all ended up gaining weight. Just to name a few, the c7 chief engineer said they originally wanted the new vette to be ~100lbs lighter, it ended up being a little heavier vs the outgoing model.