Nissan Chief talks smack about FR-S and BRZ with their upcoming sports compact

[Maverick22]

I heard it was the new silvia. I guess no one will kno until i is here. It will be interesting to see. Nissan will either do something very big for themselves or hurt themselves. Either way, we all win.... more cars in the class to chose from.

[DIF]

Originally Posted by mwjcyber

. However, Palmer insists this latest Z car “won’t be for the midlife crisis” but rather for younger enthusiasts in their mid-to-late twenties. The new car will be smaller and lighter than the 370Z and will be powered by a new 2.5-liter turbocharged four pot. A detuned version of the 370’s 3.7-liter V6 will also likely be offered.

http://carbuzz.com/news/2013/10/27/N...S-BRZ-7716846/

So this will be a mid twenties "crisis" car? I am so sick of hearing about midlife crisis bullshit! I've been driving sports, and muscle cars since I was a young man! When I had my Camaro when I was 19 was I in crisis!? When I had my El Camino in my 20s was I in crisis. When I had my stealth in my 40s was I in crisis. Freaking asshole! If I'm having a midlife crisis it started when I was in my teens and has been going on for 35 years. I don't care if you run a car company or cook hotdogs on a cart on a corner, If you can't say something intelligent just shut your freaking mouth!

[OICU812]

Lol hope I'm in constant crisis till I'm in the dirt!

[ZionsWrath]

Well I guess when he is sitting in a BRZ it doubles the 0-60 and raises the COG about a foot. I can see where his hate comes from

Who am I kidding, no way that guy even fits in a BRZ

[TRD_86]

Just look how Nissan do their sale for their current 370z sport car for the late 20s group after the twin hit the market last year. There are number of Z, GTR, Porsche, BMW owners do have the twins for their other use.

[Celica00]

Originally Posted by Ozzman

He's just pissed that toyobaru out datsun'd Nissan.

that comment won the internetz.

[bcj]

510 goon or GTFO

[djmm]

sounds butthert

[SUB-FT86]

I'm so glad Nissan is making it lighter while not trying to make it a torqueless wonder!!! I believe Nissan will have the best bang for buck 4 cylinder RWD sports car if that happens. Even if it is 29-30k it will be nice to have a fair amount of handling/power ratio.

[Enraged21]

Even if they do make something similar lighter w/ more power, we'd still probably out handle them any day.

[wbradley]

Hate to say it but if they continue with the Nissan 'big bum' styling language it will still be just a car that fits the sports coupe RWD category, but still uninteresting.

[2013GTRNate]

Originally Posted by indesign

while nissan was too busy chasing the lead pack with the GTR, their Z platform kind of fell off the wayside as it got stuck with being a 'checklist' car. it's good that the twins have knocked some sense into them, as well as proven to the corporate naysayers (Toyota, Subaru, and Nissan alike) that there is some relevance in an affordable fun-to-drive car that doesn't need to boast stats on a check list.

I didn't like the Z after Nissan stopped production on 300ZX TT. The lack of a Turbo made me walk away. Because of this I went on a crazy car journey and ultimately falling in love with Subaru. I will always love Nissan but the 350Z/370Z really didn't capture my interest. I really think that the BRZ/FRS/GT86 is more like an old Z than the current models are. The GT-R is absolutely INSANE…

[DarkSunrise]

Haha well now we know the Twins have gotten Nissan's attention. We'll see what they do next. I'm hoping they'll steal some cues and create a car that's lighter and better to drive than the current 370z.

[bestwheelbase]

I think a new sports car from Nissan will be good for everyone. Hopefully lighter and tighter than the 370Z.