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Old 06-06-2021, 02:39 AM   #233
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Originally Posted by PulsarBeeerz View Post
Hiroshi Tamura, the Chief Product Specialist for GT-R and NISMO, was ready to admit when talking about the Proto Z that not everything is new under the skin. "We don’t have many platforms [at Nissan]," he said. "The Z platform is already existing, but we have to modify the existing platform [because] power and torque is quite different."

Old chassis, parts bin engine, and a new body. They pulled a Chrysler, doesn't mean it won't be fun just not an industry changer. It will be heavier than the out going 370Z but that's the price of OEM FI on an old chassis.

Who says a parts-bin car can't be an industry changer? If the car is good AND price/performance is a true bargain relative to anything else on the market, the fact that it shares parts with other/prior models won't matter much. I just worry that either the pricing will be notably higher than current rumors predict or the car will be unobtainable if demand is too great.
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