Nissan 370TT?
 

Why does Nissan not come out with a 370TT with around 400 HP to compete directly with the Vette? I think if they priced it right around $45-$50k they would take away alot of sales from Chevy and other vehicles at that price point.

What do you guys think?

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I can def see the next generation Z being a TT model. Nissan have a great TT engine in the GTR and I can def see it in the new gen Z (2015 or whenever). They will probably detune the engine for the Z car. The concept of the Z car is to provide you with a great sports car with a great price tag. It's almost like the same philosophy of the pony cars. Nissan did that for the last 6 years with the Z car and now they have done it again. They have given us a very modern entry level sports car with a great performance for an amazing price of 29900. Those who are really looking for a Nissan super car, they can opt for the GTR.

Now, do I think Nissan will launch another sports car to fill the gap of 45K-55K? I do not know that information. Only Nissan can answer that question BUT if I were to guess, it would be NO.

I'm doubting if Nissan would do that in the near future........very unlikely


I think they'll keep the TT's on the GT-R only

I doubt Nissan would risk using a detuned GTR motor. It wouldn't be wise because this so called "detuned" motor could easily be brought back up to GTR performance levels. A version of the 8 from the FX50 would be a more logical choice if you're targeting the corvette. I would like to see them offer both V6 and V8 versions. That way everyone is happy!

I would love it! I really enjoy my 1990 300ZX TT...sounds like a jet turbine when you get on it. With today's technology a TT around 400 Hp would be a real ripper.

Nissan may not make it but the modders will have several incarnations.

I skipped the 350Z hoping for a next gen. Z car and looks like the 370Z is a winner.
I am going to miss the t-tops out in the summer. The 370Z looks good thus far. Can't wait to test drive one.

^ And that's why I have a 91' 300ZXTT. 400HP and it feels like a fighter jet when you drive it. In a sinister evil kinda way. :rock:

mmmm the 500Z:tup:

i think the closest you will see is an entry level 20K RWD coupe with maybe a turboed 4

The GT-R isn't really that expensive for what you're getting. Chances are they'll keep it that way and if you want a turbo Z, you'll need to buy the GT-R which is essential that.

Turbo kits will be out right away. And it looks like this is definitely going to be a boost friendly motor seeing that 8PSI is putting 400+ to the ground. I'll be twin-turboing the second I can afford the 8K upfront in cash.

But the fact is that if they wanted to do a 400HP twin turbo 370z, they'd need to go LOWER displacement with a lower compression ratio. That would make sense for a few reasons: A) the economy on a lower displacement engine that's turbo'd would be better than the N/A 3.7L motor even if it's making 400HP+. And B) Turbos these days are FAR more advanced than they were a few years back. Twin-Scroll turbos make a LOT of power in a more efficient way. So using that turbo on a 3.7L motor would put the power far over 400... Maybe even close to the 500HP range.

My Solstice is a 2.0L making 260+HP at 22Lbs of boost. That turbo can put MORE boost down but we don't have big enough injectors to do so. However, I get 42MPG on the freeway and 25MPG on the streets with it. That's WAY better than the 2.4L N/A solstice. Fact is that I'm not always in the boost.

Twin Turboing is the coolest sound in the world. I can't wait to do it to my 370.

im not a huge history buff when it comes to nissan so correct me if im wrong. but from what i understand, nissan has always been disappointed in sales when it comes to factory boosted mid price range cars. also, since the Z has been in the same general price range for the past couple years, the tone has been set for it's reputation. those who would be able to afford a $50k car would not want to spend it on a Z.

Nissan does not need to make the Z car too fast, cause then how would they sale any GTRs. Yeah, people would still buy it just to own a GTR but if people are at all like me, Everyone would buy the GTR performance at the Z price. I don't see a TT Z any time in the next decade, but who knows we will all prolly be driving around in our Electric Z hyper-performance cars.

that would be cool, an electric Z or a hydrogen powered Z in the future

I deff. think in the not too far future instead of gas powered FI cars. We are all gonna find our way into a 10 sec. Electric car with like a Super battery. I hear that plans are already in the works all people are waiting on is for those SMART Japanese people to revolutionize the battery and come up with a way to make the batt. affordable.

the way of electric motoe cars will be 4 whell mounted motors controled via VFD(variable frequency drives) this set up will provide so much Tq you will not believe it. PS: i work with VFD's

Those who would not be able to afford a $50k car would buy the $30k N/A Z

yea, everything is in place but the batteries have not been developed.....

The $50k C6 doesn't take away sales from the $70k+ Z06. Are you telling me that if a $50k Nissan with 400HP came in to the picture that it would take away from GT-R sales?:confused:

Actually they have

what the vid leaves out is that brakes are not needed now eather as you can use regen power to break and charge the battery

the designs are all good in applications, but the actual batteries to hold the charges have not been developed to meet the needs

^^^^ hold on I will find that for you too.

Lightning GT all-electric sports car revealed - Autoblog



there an electric GT-r killer and no tranny to bust

I wanna see a vid of the so called "thermal events" on the chevy Volt......hahahahaha

that's hot

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog...._white_opt.jpg


but 15000 British-pounds for a deposit...lol..a bit much...automakers gotta hit the high gear now

Wrong... Actually, we have 3 BIG technologies right now that would actually work.

A) Lithium Polymer - VERY good batteries for electric cars. They hold a charge longer with a very high energy density. However, they're expensive: about $1 for every watt hour they hold. An efficient electric car will use approx. 150-180 watt hours of electricity to travel 1 mile. So if you do the math, a battery pack good for 300 miles would cost (at 150wh/mi) $45,000. Steep price to pay for batteries.

B) Lithium Sulfur - Similar to the Lithium Polymer batteries, except they hold an additional 33-50% more energy per liter than the Li-Po batteries. Of course, the con for these are that they have a significantly worse life span as they have nearly 33-50% less cycles they can be charged before the energy density drops below 80% DOD. In the end, it almost evens out between the Li-Po and the Li-Su batteries, but the cost for the Li-Su is a bit higher as they're not in full production yet.

and finally...
C) Ultra Capacitors - Developed by MIT, a Ultra Capacitor is similar to a super capacitor in that it stores energy that can be spent and recharged at extremely fast rates without degrading the performance or capacity of the unit. However, up until recently the capacitors were only used in racing applications when not combine with batteries or other primary power source due to the fact that they didn't hold enough energy. However, the Ultra capacitor uses Nano-tube technology to hold energy at a density similar to a lithium-ion battery (which is just slightly less than a lithium polymer battery). It's unclear when that battery will hit the market, but either way, it is developed and EASY to manufacture.

All that being said, I know quite a bit about electric cars (as they're my passion) but we're a few years from full electric vehicles. Not because of cost or readily available components, but because the manufacturers do not want to build an power/drive train that will NOT break. A/C electric motors do not break easily and will out-last the life of the car... We're talking 700,000+ miles before needing any parts to be replaced.

If anyone's interested, I wrote an article that's slightly out-dated now, but still plenty of good info in it: SoCal Muscle Car Club

I would LOVE to turn my 300zx into an electric car. I'd want to build up the tranny and use a Siemens motor (can't recall the model) with 320Lbs of tq and 200HP. :) That thing would MOVE!!! Originally I planned to use Kokam 40AH batteries (to save weight) but the cost of 210 40AH batteries was close to 40K. So I decided... I'll wait! LOL

Actually, as far as electric cars go, I don't like that one. It's slow for 700HP and it's battery life is less than what could be expected for the price.

Also, pretty ugly to me.

Tesla has it right. Small, not TOO flashy, simple in design.

But the kicker of electric cars are the Venturi Fetish, the Writespeed X1, the Tesla Roadster, and of course (one of my favorites) The Mini E Revealed: Electric MINI E - AutoblogGreen