And hope to die
I'm only wishing you'd
Love me like I
Blowing kisses in the wind
Waiting, waiting, waiting
Waiting for you is
Like blowing, blowing kisses

-Paula Abdul

 

^wtf? I'd say 2008 w/ a 3.7 liter hopefully DSG or 7 speed tranny, w/ DFI

 

That was beautiful man [wiping a tear from my eye].

 

*wiping a tear in my pants*

 

Location: Maine

What car do you drive?


I just pulled a DavidV

 

Well my brother's wife's sister's boyfriend's neighbor knows this guy who dates this girl who's dad's second wife's sister who knows this girl who dates this guy who claims to know this other guy who once saw this little kid's dad with another guys wife who's husband is the VP at Nissan.

He said...

In due time it will be here.

FZ...VQ..SR...who knows??? Whatever they plop into the next 4dr G will likely be the de-tuned motor that will be in the next gen Z. WE should know more in a few days...

 

I would just change the build I see so many topics of people complaining about their Z. It's hard to imagine a Nissan with alot of problems

 

2008 model in 2007? to compete with the new camaro, gto, sti, evo, etc...?

 

i dont think it will be 07' wouldnt they start selling them in the next few months? I think they start selling new cars a bunch of months before it actually starts the new year. no?

 

yup plus you would have seen or heard something concrete by now if it was 07, like seen a real concept or specs. I'm guessing 08 for sure

 

2008 makes sense. Run the 2006 model for two years, then change it, just in time to compete with the upcoming Supra-successor.

 

http://www.onlineshowoff.com/article...B1EG441F7GWQQ0

 

"We've seen what Porsche is doing with the Cayman, and I would like our new car to have more power, less weight and be more driver-focused," he said. "There's certainly a market in Europe for such a machine - it's simply a matter of convincing our US and Japanese divisions that this is the way forward."

Its not going to be an 08, i am planning on buying the new evo that is due for late 07-08 and it has a concept now....i havne't seen anything on the new z.

Its going to be a 2009 imo. That quote tells you they haven't even started designing it yet. They all don't agree yet on a solid design/goal for the car. I

 

yeah but it shouldnt take them long to get something because thy have a bunch of sport cars already. g36, z, gtr, even the urge...They can make some kind of hybrid, or use some light weight materials on the current z platform and change the exterior while putting in a bigger engine... I dont know. but if it comes out really later then there will be more compettition. A lot of the buyers will have gone with a differeent car by then.. we'll see i guess

 

i would hope it will take them long, instead of sharing the same platform and the same engine with everything else in the nissan line..........if nissan is going to compete with porsche then they have to put some more individual effort in engineering the next z. Just my opinion.

 

+1 They really need a new platform for the Z. The current one is ok; it's definetly very tough, but it's heavy and not ideal for a sports car. I'm hoping they will share it with the GTR, at least the design, if not all the materiels.

 

does anyone have pix of what the next Z is going to look like!??

 

Nothing has been announced or even rumored so far.

My best guess is that we’ll see a preliminary/concept of the next Z at next year’s Tokyo or Detroit auto show and then a production model as a 2009 or 2010 model.

Obviously with the new GT-R coming and continued improvement from the Z’s competitors in the handling and horsepower departments, the next Z will need improvement in those areas to remain competitive.

Like most of you; I’ve heard the rumors of a 4.5L V8 making its way into the Z…I would not be surprised but neither would I hold my breath. A V8 is somewhat of a departure from the direction the Z has built its reputation on so I would bet on a very advanced and significantly improved V6 if they can tweak another 50-75HP out of it. I’m not taking anything away from the V8s but the VQ engine is such a well designed engine that I’d hate to see it not continue in the Z in some form.

In some ways, I expect we’ll see a similar situation develop between the Z and the GT-R as has been the case for Chevy between the Corvette and Camaro for the past 35 years or so.

Another thought - sooner or later, someone is going to have to put the brakes on the horsepower wars – if manufacturers don’t do it on their own the government will eventually step in and say enough is enough.

 

does any one have any pictures or drawings of what the new body style of the z will be...are they going to go classic like with the new mustang or will it be based of the current body....i was just thinkinng about it on my drive home yesterday

 

i hope it gets that little computer the sklyine has the shows your g's and what not