More info on the next 370Z

Firebase99 · 08-13-2014, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by watson853

So you don't think nissan will compete with the new s2000 and supra. Those cars are both rumored to be around 60,000 and the power figures on both those cars are what your looking for. We already no there is two engines in development so there's going to be a premium for more power. You will get a new Z for 30,000 just most likely not the one u want. Look how much of a premium you pay for a nismo with an extra 15 hp over a base lol.

If Nissan is going to play in the $60K arena, which I dont think there is snowballs chance in hell of, it just set its target for a 911 S. Insanity. They did that with the 300 back in the 90's. Had Porsche on the ropes with their 911, but ultimitely, it failed, so few people were willing to pay that money for a Nissan on that level. Same goes for the Z35. It has to play with the BIG BOY, the 5.0 or make a REAL serious run at Cayman S territory with 95% of its performance for less than half its price.

wanker · 08-13-2014, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Firebase99

If Nissan is going to play in the $60K arena, which I dont think there is snowballs chance in hell of, it just set its target for a 911 S. Insanity. They did that with the 300 back in the 90's. Had Porsche on the ropes with their 911, but ultimitely, it failed, so few people were willing to pay that money for a Nissan on that level. Same goes for the Z35. It has to play with the BIG BOY, the 5.0 or make a REAL serious run at Cayman S territory with 95% of its performance for less than half its price.

Firebase is dead on. The Z is all about affordability and the 300zx was priced out of the No. Am. market when the Yen was stronger than the dollar. Nissan learned its lesson and it's one of the reasons the Z's improvements between subsequent production models have been modest -- cost. If the new stock Z is over $40K, it will fail.

It's also the same story as the Supra. Toyota tried to reinvent it as a higher end sports car and it failed miserably. People just weren't going to pay top dollar for a Toyota, despite its performance. If the new Supra is over $60K as rumored, it will go no where.

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