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If we instead consider the regular 400HP Z vs the Mustang GT, raw HP numbers alone don't tell the whole story and we need to factor in power to weight (ptw). 2022 Mustang GT: 450HP/3,972lbs Ptw: 0.113 HP/lb 2022 Nissan Z: 400HP/3,485lbs Ptw: 0.115 HP/lb A base 400HP 6MT Z at least will actually have a slightly better ptw ratio than the Mustang GT. A 330HP Z will be far below the GT's ptw however, so yeah, they had better not do that and price it at GT money! |
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I assume you mean the 400Z should be cheaper. In a vacuum where all things are equal, that should be true. But Ford and Chevy are in very different situations than Nissan.
Let's assume for a moment that at $35K the Mustang GT and Camaro SS are losing $10K per car - they cost $45K to build, market, warranty, and sell. But Ford and Chevy sell Escalades and F-150 Platinums, so the bean counters just look the other way - there is a reason GM is rumored to have spent $3 billion making the C8 Corvette and loses $20K on the base trim yet still profits billions in cash each year. Let's also assume that the 400Z costs $40K to build, market, warranty, and sell. So it costs $5K less to build than the GT or SS, and is breakeven at its sale price of $40K. So in this situation, the 400Z, Supra, and other sports cars all look bad because they can't compete or don't want to compete with Ford and Chevy who might choose to eat losses so they remain competitive in the segment. Granted, it could be something else entirely, but this is just an example of what could be going and why we can't assume Nissan is just being dense... although the company is only now working to get out of the hole it dug itself into. |
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In the press release that was posted 5 months ago.
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[QUOTE=mazeroni;3501286]I assume you mean the 400Z should be cheaper. In a vacuum where all things are equal, that should be true. But Ford and Chevy are in very different situations than Nissan.
Let's assume for a moment that at $35K the Mustang GT and Camaro SS are losing $10K per car - they cost $45K to build, market, warranty, and sell. But Ford and Chevy sell Escalades and F-150 Platinums, so the bean counters just look the other way - there is a reason GM is rumored to have spent $3 billion making the C8 Corvette and loses $20K on the base trim yet still profits billions in cash each year. Let's also assume that the 400Z costs $40K to build, market, warranty, and sell. So it costs $5K less to build than the GT or SS, and is breakeven at its sale price of $40K. So in this situation, the 400Z, Supra, and other sports cars all look bad because they can't compete or don't want to compete with Ford and Chevy who might choose to eat losses so they remain competitive in the segment. Granted, it could be something else entirely, but this is just an example of what could be going and why we can't assume Nissan is just being dense... although the company is only now working to get out of the hole it dug itself into.[/QUOTE I get your point, I was more j/k than anything else, as I do not have their business cases. Anyways, it will be a good GT car, but the competition with the next gen Mustang (650???) will be hard outside of the JDM crowd |
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![]() Yes, Mustang is saved by the EcoBoost and by the S197 platform, which is well paid off. S550 followed with minimal changes, and I thibk S650 will do the same (don’t fix what is not broken) Let’s wait and see actual prices, as mentioned, business case is not available. Not sure their strategy, sometimes too much volume is an issue too, and may be contained via higher price, or even to make the product more desirable (I see much people bashing Mustang because it is an attainable American Muscle Car, not because the product itself) |
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It's typically the opposite with sports cars, you often have to pay MORE for LESS, because light-weighting (whilst retaining performance) costs money thanks to the need for exotic materials and extra engineering. I'm not claiming the Z is lighter than a Mustang because of this, of course. The Z is still a physically smaller car which is why it is still lighter than the Mustang despite the older platform under the Z.
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I went off a local site that reviews Aus spec cars. They list the 2022 as 1,802kg (3,972.7lbs):
https://www.carexpert.com.au/ford/mu...50-v8-39c5158d Car and Driver says 3,850lbs for a 2019 6MT Bullitt: https://hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/fi...1542127186.pdf The truth may lie somewhere between and vary slightly depending on exact spec. In any case it's quite a bit more than even the heaviest predictions for the Z. |
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![]() I just jumped in because everyone seems to be defending Nissan price here as we defend the gen2 on the why not keeping gen1 tread. If the price is higher than Mustang, volumes may be affected, and it may just be fine. And Mustang S197 is an older platform than 370z. I don’t have any problem with reusing a good GT platform, as long as the improvements addresses some of the weaknesses. I will go back to the wait and see Last time was when I said about that the weight would be higher than anyone was saying and people here came defending Nissan, in the end, it is as heavy as a mentioned. I hope to be wrong here and the 400z ![]() |
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