Mazda is going to have a mighty battle on its hands to keep up with Nissans upcoming new Z .

3.7 LITRE V6 350 BHP / 358NM COUPE AND ROADSTER WITH RETRACTIBLE HARD TOP

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/au...ssan_350z.html

Ben

 

repost! haha

 

Ummm...I want one and I want it now! Just when I thought I was going to buy a used Z this comes out. I guess I'll have to wait a little bit longer. But where does it say 370Z?

 

Engine displacement being 3.7 litres most likely its going to be called a 370 Z.

http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=e...e+Search&meta=

 

It looks the same as the old one!

 

With Nissan's celebrating its 50th anniversary next year major introductions are likely to occur and anything is possible....

 

It helps if you read the article properly

"And while it looks similar to the existing car in this heavy disguise, big changes have been made under the skin – including the introduction of a hard-top for the cabrio."


Ben

 

Mazda is going to have a mighty battle on its hands to keep up with Nissans upcoming new Z

WHY????????????????????????????????????????????

The Nissan is NOT and NEVER will be a ROTARY, no comparison to the also rand banger. ones a 4 door sports the other a 2 door...

 

Hard top for the roadster. Ouch, it will need the 350 horses. The car will weigh 4000 pounds,

 

Repost FTW +1

 

Nissan is supposed to be shortening the chassis; this, of course is being done to reduce the weight. Thus, we have a 350 HP car that will probably weigh the same as the current car or less. Mazda DOES have need to be concerned. However, I am sure Mazda has anticipated this to a certain extent and has a tactical response up their sleeve (I hope, because I just may go for this new Z vs. a GTR or the next RX).

 

uh ?? did you quote wrong person?

 

I still find it amazing getting 350 hp from a 3.7 v6. that was blasphemy 10 years ago, hell the 300zx was 300hp turboed. Ah the evolution of engineering.

 

^NA no less

these "rice burners" are like the cars from the muscle car era. light weight+high power but with low emissions and smaller engines ... isnt technology great.

 

Repost or not, new 350Z or 370Z, stock vs stock I'll still kick its *** in acceleration w/ my 3720lb pig
What's great is now my car's not that heavy by G37 standards... that thing is up to ~3650lbs
I'm not sure what the 370Z will weigh, but I bet it'll be over 3500lbs
More horsepower, but more chunky! You guys should eat that up with how much you hate heavy sports cars. Don't forget the new V8 powered M3. Anybody see a trend?

 

^ thats a nice cavalier

 

LOL Thanks! I checkbox'ed a couple of extra options at the dealership

 

From what Car and Driver says this car may not be the next 350 or 370Z. They say it is smaller than the current Z, and could be a upcoming 300Z, 250Z, or Urge concept. http://www.caranddriver.com/carnews/...tor-page2.html
The new M3 is supposed to be only 50 to 80 pounds more than the outgoing M3.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....rticle_id=4998

So much for the trend...

 

It would be nice if it didn't weight 3500+, but what can you do. I'd also appreciate a DSG. Still high on my list, though, as always.

 

Interesting article on the Z - I hadn't seen that. I would applaud Nissan if they did make it smaller and lighter.

Conjecture at this point with the M3, I guess. Current E46 is 3415lbs... I'll bet the new M3 is closer to 3600lbs. than it is to 3500lbs but we'll see when the official tests start coming in.
My point is that the M3 is already fairly heavy... I do still think there is an overall trend toward somewhat heavier "GT" type sports/touring cars. The Evo X could be interpretted as another example.

 

Well, I agree with you somewhat, but you have to give BMW their props. The V8 thats in the new M3 weighs less than the inline 6 in the outgoing M3. The major increase in weight is mostly due to the platform being generally heavier. I'm more surpised about how much of a porker the new Evo is.

Nissan can put as much HP as they want in that car, they still need to convince me they can design good suspension geomerty and handling characteristics. I have a friend who races in SCCA ITA. He had an RX-8 that he sold for a Miata, then the Miata got totalled so he got a Z on a good deal. He took it to the track for the first time, hated it so much he sold it for a Ducati and an MS3. He said the car understeered worse than anything he'd ever driver + other issues (brake pad knockback, uneven tire wear, etc). Add to that the Z has one of the most expensive aftermarkets around save Porsche and other exotics, I'll pass.

 

Dude, first this was a thread on the upcoming Z. Naturally, being an Rx8 forum, ppl will want to compare their pride against its competition.
NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR GTO. Its like comparing against a NEON SRT4 .. 'cept your ride looks like a frickin bloated cavalier!
NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR GTO (did i say that already?) You know, I can respect a car that has a lot of HP, but heck I'd take an underpowered rx-8 over that ugly thing you drive any day!

 

what caught my eye is a smaller sports car derivative.... interesting.

 

this is funny, because a poster named, "350zfan" says this.

eh to nissan Zs. they look bulky. like a knockoff 911.

 

how much is that 350Z going to be in US dollars?