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Originally Posted by Dimman
There is no reason that Nissan couldn't make a less luxurious, smaller, lighter, more engaging, less expensive Z car, and still keep the 6 cylinder powerplant.
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no reason? i could think of some reasons, namely modern crash test safety standards, horrible exchange rate, high cost of lightweight materials, consumer expectations of luxury concerning 6 cylinder cars..
toyota tried to make the 86 as light as possible and skimped on the luxury features, and the car still weighs 2700 lbs and costs over $25k! how much weight and cost could nissan realistically shave off the Z while keeping it 6 cylinders?