The HP war is on & many performance cars are making leaps and bounds in overall performance. Heck, the base model Vette can be bought for mid to high 40's (which is not that much more money than a loaded 350Z) & it putting out 436hp.

What will it take for Nissan's next generation Z to be the benchmark in performance & value in its price bracket?

 

A base price $30,000 or less to $40,000 fully loaded. The 3.7 liter will be helpful. We'd like 350HP though and 300lbs of torque. 0 to 60 in 5 flat and quarter in high 12's with a skid pad of .90g and slight understeer. Interior we expect a LITTLE better and using slightly better materials. Of course we hope Nissan has learned from all the previous mistakes made before and employs the resolution for the next gen. And finally, customer service. Cuz WHEN something DOES go wrong it will be comforting to know Nissan has your back and will honor the warrenty AND be helpful at the stealerships.

 

well written with good points

--Spike

 

******* Flux Capacitors.

 

Twins! Must Have Twins!!

 

- Price <$40,000 for performance version
- weight < less then current model
- HP around 350-400
- higher quality interior
- better service

 

Realistically here...come on.
Weight reduction....plain and simple. This will increase performance of the 3.7L HR powerplant and aid in accelaration and 1/4 mile times. The Z needs to go on a diet. This also would require a suspension workover.
Change trim levels.
Offer the Enthusiast, Touring, and Track.
Enthusiast includes the 3.7, basic stereo, no leather, TCS, all the stuff the enthusiast now offers.
Touring offers leather, Bose, Brembo brakes.
Track offers the larger wheels like now, and a single turbo or a supercharger. Kind of what Strosek attempted with their test car. Maybe a body kit along the lines of the Nismo.
Price would remain about the same for enthusiast, slightly higher for the touring, and close to $37 k for the track version. You can reduce the cost of the track by removing stuff like the Bose, bodykit and the leather. Should make it affordable and more of a "race car" feel for the true racers. Eliminate the roadster's soft top, and then offer a hard top for it. With the reduced weight, the hard top could keep it around the same weight as what it is now.

 

I think Nissans' main focus is going to be on the GTR as their most performance orientated car. The Z will probably get the 3.7 and maybe some more Nismo packages but thats about it.

 

Exactly what I was thinking. We need a factory tuned TT for the Z's. FI FTMFW!

 

turbo version...like the nismo version.....400hp. Build it and people will come

 

^ i like the single turbo idea...lol

 

I've seen 2008 C6 1LT for $39,999. That's a lot of car for the price.

 

whatt..where?

 

Twin Turbos with a warranty. We need at least 350 hp.

 

Needs a face lift. The Z will sell itself even if it has less hp than the vette. If you want twin turbos, get a GTR.

 

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1773661

 

with all the 400+ hp low costing (relatively) cars coming out of ford and gm in the next few years, id say this needs to get to 400 quickly.

 

A lot of good points (posts) here.

I agree with weight reduction (I don't understand why the Z is so heavy... Porsche's are much lighter), a little more HP, and a slightly better interior.

--Spike

 

yes, more power please! Like everyone else said, at least 350hp power, and a definate bump for the torque as well! The interior needs less painted plastic that wears so quickly and needs more soft high quality materials, cause some of us like to keep our cars longer than the current interiors are lasting...

 

anybody else think they should make the wiper blades a toggle switch on the dash, cause I seem to always turn them on by accident, especially after I washed my car and am wiping the interior down, then It smears up my freshly cleaned wind shield! And maybe even the lights too, like BMW does, and Ford does this as well I think.

A push button start would be cool too!