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09-02-2020, 10:44 AM | #323 | |
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Renderings look good anyway! We shall see how (if?) this progresses... |
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Yeah, I would like to see a return to somewhere around the Datsun 240Z curb weight but Nissan has been the antithesis of lightweight sporty cars for the last couple decades.
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It'd be lucky to be less than 3000 lbs unless they cheap the hell out of it to subcompact levels of fit and finish or make the car smaller. |
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240Z was just a hair over 2,200 lbs, that'd be 100 lbs lighter then a new Miata. Maybe you meant 240sx? At ~2,800 lbs that's far more achievable especially with the outdated truck engines Nissan has to choose from. But they'll use their Infiniti platform which is far from light, ~3,700 lbs for the Q50/Q60 right now. |
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Because what others have said, plus the car doesn’t need more horsepower than that to sell. The 350Z had less power than the top trim of the 300ZX, so there is a precedence for back peddling on power, luxury, complexity, etc.
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That'd be about perfect for me. No, that's not what's going to happen, but it *is* perfectly possible given the will to do it. |
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What sub 3300 lb 2 seater with 300+ hp has been cheaper than the 350Z/370Z? I can't think of one.
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"hey we made the next Z car 2700 lbs, with a 350hp TT V6, 6 speed gearbox and all the luxuries and tech you expect from a modern car! It only costs 80 grand because the R&D was ridiculous to find the weight savings and have the chassis not to fold itself into a pretzel when the car is pushed hard! But we did it!!! Its the car that we deserve, but the car that we cant afford!" Take a Supra 4cyl, which is somewhere around 3100lbs. Its already removed some stuff from the 6cyl (which is around 3400lbs) What could you possibly do to that car to save another 300-400lbs at that point without resorting to carbon fibre or more aluminum bits? |
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Did you pay any attention at all to what I suggested? Answer: no, you did not...
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And your point?
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They back peddled like crazy on price between the top 300ZX and the 350Z too. That does not look to be the case here. If it is going to be 3200+ pounds then they should just put the 400HP engine in it, charge $45K+ for it and go after the Supra. They were competitors for much of their existence. It looks to be better looking anyway, IMO.
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