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Talk about super plain
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I hope that if Nissan makes a BRZ competitor, which they sorely lack IMO, they'll do a sort of homage to the 240. THey need to give it a proper name though, because they have no sporty engines in 2.4l. Personally I think it needs to weigh between 2700lbs and 3000lbs. Modern suspension setup like the BRZ. Pretty much copy everything about the BRZ except the flat-4. RWD, 2 seats and 2 "passenger" seats, coupe, e.t.c. The engine they should pick should be the 1.6l MR16DDT. They could tune the output to around 225-250hp. Whether that's messing with the turbo and other parts, or just boring it out to 1.8l-2.0l doesn't matter really. The engine is used in the Juke and, more importantly, the Nissan Delta-Wing race car. That means performance, reliability, and availability are taken care of without needing to develop a whole new engine. The Delta-Wing link could be used in advertising as well. Since it's also DI AND Turbo, they could try some sort of quasi fuel efficiency gimmick too. Either way, this is a car Nissan NEEDS to build. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a Nissan guy at heart. I owned an SR swapped 1990 wingless coupe. I even cross shopped a 370Z against this, but the BRZ Limited had standard features that pushed the optioned 370Z into $40,000 territory. Needless to say, if a modern Silvia existed at a NA Nissan dealer, I would've probably been driving it now. Nissan NEEDS a lower performance model. You have the ultra high performance GT-R, and the mid-level 370Z, there is no entry level performance model. Clearly the market exists for it, Nissan just needs to bite the bullet and make it.
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If only Nissan would stop building dumbass niche cars I.E. the Juke, and get their heads out of their asses, they could've been right in competition with the FRS/BRZ. Sadly they will probably be late to the party as usual.
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Amen @Zadkiel! :happy0180:
Really good point about the Delta Wing connection. I personally really like NA, though, so I'd like to see them come up with a solution that doesn't require boost. And they need to bring back the Datsun name. You know, for all of us nostalgic types
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I been hearing rumors that the new Z will take styling cues from the Nissan Esflow concept.
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Looks like a hammerhead shark...no thanks.
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Would make sense as a lot of the elements of the classic sports car shape are there.
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Holly shit! Nissan if going to mass produce Goldfingers awesome car!!!
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Looks like the Solstice Coupe. Too...um....thick...... for my taste.
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