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Wasn't talking about that car in particular.
There comes a time in life where us men have to buy a responsible car.
Wasn't talking about that car in particular.
GM already has the Code13R, so they have the platform to build it on. Ford and Honda don't have anything suitable at the moment, and it would cost them a lot. Given their respective finances, Ford might do it (if it felt it was worthwhile), but Honda wouldn't. Mazda is already planning to downscale the MX-5 to a 1.4 Turbo. I suppose they could manufacture a fixed-hardtop version of the NC once the ND is out at a lower price, with a 200 hp 2.0.
And would Ford really want to or need to? The Mustang is already in the right price ballpark. Making a smaller turbo-four 2+2 with independent rear suspension for a similar price wouldn't make much sense from a business point of view.
InsidelineThe 2015 Nissan Z will be lighter, leaner and appeal to a more mainstream audience, Nissan's design boss Shiro Nakamura told Inside Line
Unveiling of the new Z concept could come as early as the 2014 Detroit Auto Show.
Presumably, a lighter Nissan Z would return better gas mileage than the current version.
And that won't be achieved by making it bigger. "It cannot be any larger," he says. "It's at its maximum size now and should go leaner." By that he means lighter too, with the new model to feature a down-sized engine, probably a four-cylinder turbo rather than today's 3.7-liter V6. "It needs to be lighter, and more accessible to open the door to more people,"
Should we really expect the new Z to move $10k down-market?
Future car shopping list:
- FR-S
- New Z
- New Miata
Hmmm....
Should we really expect the new Z to move $10k down-market?
AutoExpressNissan will unveil its latest interpretation of a Z-Car at November’s Tokyo Motor Show.
Development boss Andy Palmer confirmed that the model, likely to appear as a concept, will be smaller and lighter than the current 370Z and could look quite different from a traditional sports car.
Power could come from a downsized turbocharged petrol engine although Palmer also stressed that he was keen to use electric power, too.
A high-powered Nismo version is on the agenda, too. “A sleek sports car is nice but not the way I want to address the next generation of sports car drivers,” Palmer told Auto Express. “Kids in the UK are not taking their driving test, so while my generation grew up adoring the sports car, we have to find a new way of reaching those customers. To me that is where the electric powertrain will rule.”
Palmer confirmed that the Juke Nismo offers some hints at what Nissan is looking at.
Palmer added: “Can we do something in the sports space? Yes we can. Does it need to look like a Toyota GT 86? No I don’t think so. Can it be more enjoyable to drive, a real sports car. Yes it can.”
“Do I know what it looks like? Yes I do. Have I driven it? Yes I have. When will you see it? Come to Tokyo.”