Unimpressed by the 400z

Andaesthetics

The Proto was displayed at Nashville Cars and Coffee this Saturday. You can see footage of it being driven on public roads there! I have to say it does stand out and look much better on the road. Would love to see the leaked production cars on the road.

optiontrader

Tri-gauges have boost (probably expected) and turbo speed? Wonder if that's going to make it to production?

So we're ditching the clock (thank goodness) and the oil temp gauge. ROFL - maybe Nissan knows buyers are going to look at the oil temp gauge and get obsessive like we all did when the 370Zs first came out; so they removed it from front center dash.

Perhaps they moved it (and added others) to the digital display.

Agreed - it looks GOOD. They didn't try too hard to style it, the proportions are very respective of it's heritage, and yah - it's stance is very much "Z" - and that's a GOOD thing. Gonna start talking to my dealer...

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gurneyeagle

Interesting thread and pretty much the same sentiments expressed by 350Z owners when the 370Z was introduced, as well as just about any new generation of a current car; i.e. C7 guys are in full bitch mode against the C8.

I guess it's hard to accept the fact your car - which I'm sure you love - is about to be "obsoleted" in some way.

Since selling my 2011 370Z, I've had a Mercedes AMG CLA 45 and an Audi TTRS. Both great cars with amazing engineering and build quality. Also with exorbitant maintenance costs.

I've been seriously considering a C8, but the new Z has really caught my interest. Part of it is the Z community, but a big part of it is price (half of a 3LT C8) and Nissan quality.

What I really want to see is the Nismo version. If it really is a baby GT-R with AWD, DCT, and 500HP, I'm in. I can't imagine it costing more than $65K which would still make it an outstanding value.

Like mentioned above, let's see what the production models look like, how they perform, what they are equipped with and what they cost before making any negative comments.

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-ZS-Carpenter

There won't be an awd dct model. Keep dreaming

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Firebase99

Being in heavy South Florida traffic and the fact theres no DCT is a deal breaker for me. My girlfriends Hyundai Veloster Ultimate is DCT and its AMAZING. Hyundai is launching the N line Veloster with the DCT next year. Frigging rocket ship for $34K.

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RumbleFish

3 pedals are not for everyone

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FL 4Motion

I have a dct/dsg 7sp in my sports car and it’s great. However, at’s have come a long way in the last 5-8 years. A good at with paddle shifters is about as good as any dsg/dct nowadays. I’d reserve judgment until we get to test drive it.