Originally Posted by njobe89 if they took honor seriously, they would have fixed the csc issue, but yet they haven't touched it. honor is long gone, no more Most cars
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Regional cultural traits are (nearly) irrelevant. Today's manufacturers play globally, and the thing that motivates is profitability.
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CSC warranty issues are separate from designing a sports car but I understand your logic behind what you're saying.
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Yeah I know the early 2017s wont be any different. I should have clarified that its this current generation of Z's is mostly what I was referring to as opposed to a specific year. The new Z, when it finally comes out, will be the first year of the new generation and I have a feeling I wont be at all disappointed that I didn't wait for the new one to come out.
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Check out my new thread in the other vehicles section. I think I found a clue to the Z being built on a new chassis. If Nissan makes a modular chassis? There goes everyone's negative theory about why is Nissan going to make an Lol new chassis for a low selling car???
Your possible answer is, the modular chassis will save Nissan money by building a family of cars off of one chassis??? No need for a FWD chassis like the D platform and then the RWD chassis on the FM platform. They will all be done on the same platform. Next generation Juke built on modular chassis!!!
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New Toyota Supra may get a twin-turbo Lexus V6 - Autoblog
Lol if these rumors are true Nissan better step it up, cause we all know this next Supra isn't going to be cheap |
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Supra will match better against the GT-R most likely. And people have been talking about it coming back since 1 hour after the last one left the production line.
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I was following the FT1 forums for a while and last I read Toyota released dollar amount figures being in the mid 50ks. If Toyota use their V6TT and have around 460-475hp and the new Z gets low 400s I would say it would be like the 90s 300zx vs Supra TT days. The Z will be slightly cheaper but all in all will be direct competition. The GTR at this point will be wayyy ahead of where the Supra will be positioned.
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There was talk of the Supra being a hybrid at one point, electric motors for the front wheels and gas/electric for the back. Then again, that's been said about the GTR, too. I'll believe it when me **** turns pink.
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I do know that I will never want a hybrid sportscar. If I'm going to buy an impractical car, I want it to run on the tears of baby seals. Front-mid engine, RWD, V6TT, 6/7speed manual, max 3200lbs, same outer dimensions/wheelbase, nicer interior and I'll be a happy man.
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I can't help but to wonder how much the internals will handle with more boost with this new motor... I wouldn't think squeezing another 100hp out of it would be an issue with a chip, downpipes, intake, and exhaust..
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I was thinking how it's funny a lot of doubters saying a 3000-3200 pound 400hp Z couldn't exist for 36-45k. Who would have thought you could ever buy a 435hp car for 29k brand new. (Mustang GT, yes I saw on autotrader for this price brand new) As for the weight, it's already an impractical car with a 2 seater. The FRS with a backseat weighs around 2700 pounds. We have heard the Z possibly getting smaller so theoretically Nissan could make a 3000+ or- pound car.
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Don't we already have forged iternals? And our motors can already handle 500/600 without much done internally?
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Forged internals on the 370? Ummm definitely not...
Plus the biggest thing on a high compression engine going with an aftermarket turbo setup is a great tune. Internals upgraded would be a piece of mind for sure but a tune that doesn't blow the motor up would be a good investment. Years ago putting forced induction on a high compression motor wasn't the most wise decision but they definitely came a long way with tuning!
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Amen to that brotha, well said.. It's funny because 8.5 comp used to be the magical number when going fi.. How times have changed, lol...
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