You're right, but I think you're looking at it from the wrong angle. Seems to me that people were angry that the 2023 Z *as it is* was overpriced. So, a 400hp model at $40K was considered by many to be too high a starting point (and secondarily that the gap between the only choices was too large) given what that Sport trim offered. Lowering the power output doesn't resolve that, it creates new issues. Releasing a Z less powerful than the outgoing model that will - almost certainly - cost more than the 2020 370Z would be met with quite a bit of criticism, I should think. Seems it would only make the trim strategy even more chaotic.I mean people were complaining that $40k-$50k was high and that's before the markups, so maybe a cheaper base model wouldn't be such a bad idea.
Not defending a 300hp VR Z, but the Q50 did actually go from the same VQ37 as the 370z, to a 300hp VR in the exact same car with absolutely no other changes, and the Q50 didn't become slower with the lower HP VR.300hp is 30 less than the Z and a joke. Fuk power under the curve how the hell are they going to sell a 300hp model that is heavier and more expensive than the 370? Not to mention slower.
You're right 1/10 of a second faster. I stand corrected.Not defending a 300hp VR Z, but the Q50 did actually go from the same VQ37 as the 370z, to a 300hp VR in the exact same car with absolutely no other changes, and the Q50 didn't become slower with the lower HP VR.
Z32?No.
Zs never go down in power in different trims, they only go up. Nobody is gonna spend as much as Nissan is asking for a watered down version of a car that doesn't even perform as it should at the higher price point.
True, and it did gain a small amount of weight, so I think we could assume that a 300hp variant of the new Z would be roughly as quick as the equivalent-spec 370. Which would be mighty disappointing if you look at the fan reaction to the instrumented test numbers the 400hp version is putting down *cough, substandard tires, cough*You're right 1/10 of a second faster. I stand corrected.
Good reason Nissan hasn't done this in 30 years and three generations. I couldn'tZ32?
The Z32 N/A was introduced first, then the TT months later.Z32?
Z32?
Like I said - up in power, not down.The Z32 N/A was introduced first, then the TT months later.