I've stopped by the Mustang and Camaro boards on occasion and up until recent years haven't seen a lot of 350/370Z owners interested in them. Shows you the performance, refinement and styling on those cars are becoming more aligned with the German and Japanese makes now.
I never understood why they sell in those numbers honestly. Other than good power per dollar they so antiquated compared to the Z. The new designs are better but they are still just playing catch up. Then again I'm not much of a domestic car guy. The imports are pretty much always sexier and...
If the Z does get smaller and more affordable what will its main competitors be?
FR-S/BRZ? Those are way down in power compared to the power the new Z will probably have.
Hope to see factory tune for the car. Great way to add power while during the warranty period. Then after warranty ends upgrade turbos and go for real monster power. Hopefully it'll be a strong block and take well to high power/boost application.
+1 my last turbo car was a 97 Eclipse GS-T. That turbo lag was definitely a couple of seconds but when it kicked in it sure was fun :) And that turbo sound was delicious.
I really think turbo lag issue is overblown by internet car enthusiasts. Really doesn't affect driving much unless you're...
Bladeglider always seemed way too sci-fi to make production anyway. The IDX on the other hand seemed basically production ready. We won't have to worry about Nissan shelving the Z at least. It's too much a core of Nissan's image