When is the 07 350z comming out?
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When is the 07 350z comming out?
Anyone hear when the 07 is comming out? Cause i dont know if i should hlod back from getting an '06 and wait a few extra months. I wonder if they are making any different changes for the '07, like more HP, and a lighter body.
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We’re big fans of Nissan’s Z car, with its well-balanced 3.5-liter V-6 and short-throw stick shift. According to Nissan, next year’s model will be even better: New colors, including a gray convertible top for the 350Z Roadster, plus active head restraints and various “performance enhancements” are in store, according to a press release.
OK, that last part – say again?
A Nissan spokesman was mum on full performance details, which he said the automaker will release sometime before the ’07 Z goes on sale in January. But he did say next year’s car will employ a second-generation version of Nissan’s award-winning VQ35. That’s code for the 3.5-liter V-6 found in the 350Z, not to mention the Altima, Maxima, Infiniti G35 and several other quick-stepping cars.
Other upcoming-engine details we learned include new variable valve timing on the exhaust valves – the previous system only worked on the intake ones – and a 7,500-rpm redline instead of the current 7,000-rpm redline. Additional materials aim to increase rigidity and lower friction, too.
No power figures have been released yet, but considering the second-gen motor makes “300-plus hp” in the upcoming 2007 G35 (the ’06 model tops out at 298 hp), we think the 2007 350Z could make 315 or 320 hp, about 6 percent over the current car.
Sure, that increase is peanuts compared to the double-digit leaps achieved by Ford’s 4.6-liter V-8 and BMW’s 3.0-liter inline-six in their recent redesigns (for the ’05 Mustang GT and ’06 330i, respectively). Blame it on Nissan’s current V-6, which is such a first-rate engine it left little room for improvement.
Want more? The aftermarket is happy to shoehorn countless performance doodads into customized 350Zs for *****-to-the-walls power, and one blog reports a supercharged 382-hp 350Z GT-S could arrive from Nissan in 2007. As factory warranty and supercharged rarely fall in the same sentence these days, we’d certainly welcome such a car.
OK, that last part – say again?
A Nissan spokesman was mum on full performance details, which he said the automaker will release sometime before the ’07 Z goes on sale in January. But he did say next year’s car will employ a second-generation version of Nissan’s award-winning VQ35. That’s code for the 3.5-liter V-6 found in the 350Z, not to mention the Altima, Maxima, Infiniti G35 and several other quick-stepping cars.
Other upcoming-engine details we learned include new variable valve timing on the exhaust valves – the previous system only worked on the intake ones – and a 7,500-rpm redline instead of the current 7,000-rpm redline. Additional materials aim to increase rigidity and lower friction, too.
No power figures have been released yet, but considering the second-gen motor makes “300-plus hp” in the upcoming 2007 G35 (the ’06 model tops out at 298 hp), we think the 2007 350Z could make 315 or 320 hp, about 6 percent over the current car.
Sure, that increase is peanuts compared to the double-digit leaps achieved by Ford’s 4.6-liter V-8 and BMW’s 3.0-liter inline-six in their recent redesigns (for the ’05 Mustang GT and ’06 330i, respectively). Blame it on Nissan’s current V-6, which is such a first-rate engine it left little room for improvement.
Want more? The aftermarket is happy to shoehorn countless performance doodads into customized 350Zs for *****-to-the-walls power, and one blog reports a supercharged 382-hp 350Z GT-S could arrive from Nissan in 2007. As factory warranty and supercharged rarely fall in the same sentence these days, we’d certainly welcome such a car.
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Originally Posted by jr662
Nov 20th, redesigned hood, vq35hr, 306hp., Carbon silver/Solar Orange/San Marino Blue
This is all new info for me. Where did you get this info? I heard about the hood thing too.
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January would be cost effective for NISSAN, seeing how they would not have to pay taxes this year on any new inventory.
If NISSAN took delivery before 12/31/06 midnight, then they would pay taxes for 06' on all cars physically on the lot and then taxes again at the end of next year for the same car on the lot in January. Weired but true.
If NISSAN took delivery before 12/31/06 midnight, then they would pay taxes for 06' on all cars physically on the lot and then taxes again at the end of next year for the same car on the lot in January. Weired but true.
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Originally Posted by Todd350ZX
2008 should bring the US version (l driver) of the Skyline.
Btw, I drive a '06 Skyline GT350 here in Japan, and yes it is exactly the same as the G35 coupe but without some of the standard features found on the G. Oh, and the 2007 350Z is slated for January release.
Last edited by Vorais; Oct 3, 2006 at 04:40 PM. Reason: Added last paragraph
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