man I was hopping for the come back of the Silvia.

 

theres no rear windshield wiper...

 

+1231231232141283921839222222222222222222.8
wasnt there a petition for one floating around

 

Hmm smaller and lighter Z? would it still use the g37 chassis

 

240z with 350z clothing...???

http://news.windingroad.com/body-sty...ble-sports-car

A new prototype has shown up at Nissan’s facilities at Germany’s Nürburgring. The mule utilizes the body of a 350Z, but it has been altered considerably suggesting that it’s an early mule for an new model. Our sources on the ground in Germany report that the car looks like it has a shortened wheelbase, and there are some riveted sections in the roof that seem to support that observation. It appears that the roof line of this mule has been cut and shortened.

This prototype has surfaced just days after a story broke in AutoCar
http://autocar.co.uk/News/News...25906/ which claims that Nissan has begun development of a new rear-wheel-drive sport coupe using the Urge concept car as its inspiration. This mule could be the first evidence that something like the Urge is heading toward to production. Whatever this mule represents, it was running with a Porsche Cayman, so Nissan is engaging in some lofty benchmarking for this car’s driving dynamics. Given that the Cayman is an obvious competitor for the 350Z, we have to leave open the possibility that this is an early prototype for the next-gen Z-car, but this mule’s altered proportions suggest something different. If this a mule for the Nissan Urge, then budget-minded enthusiasts should have another enticing buying option in a couple years.

 

I disagree, look at the distance between the door and the wheel well. Looks about the same as our cars, however the door is obviously much shorter. Of course it could just be a modefied G37 chassis, but It'd still be fairly heavy if this was the case. I dunno, I would love a lighter car, but at the same time the Z is really about as impractical as i'm willing to deal with.

 

That sounds totally reasonable! Why didn't they ever make the S15(well not the engine, but at least the body) in the US?

 

It looks just like the 350 Z to me ????

 

Interesting. If you compare the exterior specs of the Z to the Cayman, the two glaring differences are the wheel base and the weight:

 

^^ it was during there time of money problems, they had to reduce the number of platforms they had. It was canceled in Japan before it had a chance to make to the US.

 

rear fenders also appear cut

edit: probably just the "camo" hides the lines actually...

 

I know the perspective isn't right...but I aligned the rear axles of these two images to get an idea for how much was sectioned out:

 

interesting how they will just develop a vq35hr then radically out date it with all vq37hr engines totally negating their investments in their vq35hr plants.

 

Nice work 350Zenophile, it looks like this "mule" is around 6-7 inches shorter in length according to the pic examination

 

I hope -7 inches wheelbase translates into 500 lbs weight loss. I for one wish the Z was smaller and more compact. That first 1 1/2 of the hatch behind the seats is completely useless to me. I don't haul much in my Z.

 

True, but it's hard to argue with the fact that they are testing against the cayman S, camparing it with the GTR/911 Turbo strategy.