BRE-240Z Posted May 23, 2008 Share #49 Posted May 23, 2008 I like the car from the B-pillar back....that part of the car looks like a Z. I don't care for the headlights or the front of the car at all, from what I've seen. Way too much like the 350Z. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e_racer1999 Posted May 23, 2008 Share #50 Posted May 23, 2008 my bro just made a good point. the fact that they moved the "weight" of the car to the back is a step in the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
76Datsun280z Posted May 23, 2008 Author Share #51 Posted May 23, 2008 more peaksI like the wheels! Looks like the rear fenders have a little more buldge to them than the 350. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Beck Posted May 24, 2008 Share #52 Posted May 24, 2008 Six years without a major change or upgrade with constant price increases -is partly the reason the 90+ lost sales... and ended the Z line in America. They need a totally new design...That Pontiac Soltice Coupe is looking better and better..FWIW,Carl B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zbane Posted May 24, 2008 Share #53 Posted May 24, 2008 Six years without a major change or upgrade with constant price increases -is partly the reason the 90+ lost sales... and ended the Z line in America. They need a totally new design...That Pontiac Soltice Coupe is looking better and better..FWIW,Carl B.Agreed. The Solstice and its Saturn cousin are sharp. The only problem with both is their utter lack of interior space. It's so cramped in there that I couldn't even get in one to test drive. Being 6'4" with size 12 feet makes finding a "fitting" sports car (for a reasonable price) difficult. On that same token, a friend of mine offered to let me drive his 350, I sat in it and felt that I was sitting in a truck, due to having to slide the seat all the way back, sitting bolt upright so that I could work the pedals while barely clearing the steering wheel with my knees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
full house Posted May 27, 2008 Share #54 Posted May 27, 2008 I love the whole package of it! I wonder how much it cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Camouflage Posted May 27, 2008 Share #55 Posted May 27, 2008 So This (exhibit A): Is definatley not this (supposed leaked photo during a presentation) (exhibit : Been doing a little google hunting for more pics and found these. http://jalopnik.com/366392/nissan-370z-info-shows-up-in-japanese-car-mag-bigger-engine-on-the-way a supposed engineering mule that was sporting 370Z emblems: http://www.drivingenthusiast.net/sec-blog/categories/nissanZ/2007/06/21.html http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/219765/nissan_370z.html If I had to guess, I's say the leaked photo, exhibit B, was a styling concept, not an actual car. I'd also guess that there would have been a couple of designs in the running to be the next Z. I'd also guess that the exhibit B design would have been rejected because its too radically different to the current Z. So, I guess the next Z will probably be more like exhibit A than B. I guess we will have to wait and see. Go on Nissan, prove me wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danglybanger Posted May 28, 2008 Share #56 Posted May 28, 2008 ...forget about the headlights on the leaked pic, I can deal with them. The C pillar stuff on that thing is awful though... Makes it look plain and thought through badly, reminds me of the new GTR's rear section, unsurprisingly... the 350 has curves and sculpting there, the 370 just has a wedge..."leaked" photos and fake car magazine renderings are nearly what drove me away from being a spectator to the car manufacturer sport for the last few years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
full house Posted June 2, 2008 Share #57 Posted June 2, 2008 Found this and thought you guys might like to see it and read a little about it. 370z doesn't sound right to me, http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=2&article_id=6753 wow! its amazing! Thanks for sharing! I think that style have been mastered by Japanese manufacturer. And it looks even better and better . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Camouflage Posted June 28, 2008 Share #58 Posted June 28, 2008 Somebody couldn't wait....http://jpcnews.blogspot.com/2008/06/best-car-gets-impatient-builds-own-z34.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbji280z Posted July 6, 2008 Share #59 Posted July 6, 2008 As far as I'm concerned, it's just an ugly 350Z. If that's the direction they are going they need to just give it up and quit before they lose their asses. The 350Z was a sweetheart but not the "370Z" Could have at least called it 360Z or 380Z. God, why 370??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Moore Posted July 6, 2008 Share #60 Posted July 6, 2008 As far as I'm concerned, it's just an ugly 350Z. If that's the direction they are going they need to just give it up and quit before they lose their asses. The 350Z was a sweetheart but not the "370Z" Could have at least called it 360Z or 380Z. God, why 370???Probably because it has a 3.7L engine... One of the hazards of tying your product's name to a specific technical detail of the product I suppose. When that detail changes, you have the unhappy choice of changing the name, or breaking the linkage.From some of the threads here, it appears that in Japan the "Fairlady Z" was (at times) offered with multiple engine choices, from turbocharged fours, to the same six cylinder engine available in the U.S. But elsewhere the model name was always tied to the six cylinder engine. As a result if you bought a 78 Z in the U.S. it was a 280Z, whereas the same basic car sold in Europe was a 260Z. Interesting that they are still following the same model after 38 years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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