September 21, 20204 yr comment_606323 This is what it'll probably get: https://www.infinitiusa.com/vehicles/sedans/q50/features.html#performance Edited September 21, 20204 yr by GeoJoe Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/64415-z-proto-the-next-z-reveal/?&page=6#findComment-606323 Share on other sites More sharing options...
September 21, 20204 yr comment_606328 6 hours ago, reefedjib said: Sadly true. I like owning the classics. 350/370 look like a toad. I think Datsun got their original L24 inline-6 from BMW or maybe Porsche design. I forget. How about a 4.4L inline-6, Nissan? Yup, the story has always been that Nissan copied the classic Mercedes 6 from the 1950's and 60's. My dad had a 1959 Mercedes 219 (straight 6, overhead cam, single carb) and it looked like a simplified version of the photos above. That Mercedes engine was a great one, and the Z engine was too. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/64415-z-proto-the-next-z-reveal/?&page=6#findComment-606328 Share on other sites More sharing options...
September 21, 20204 yr comment_606336 6 hours ago, Pilgrim said: Yup, the story has always been that Nissan copied the classic Mercedes 6 from the 1950's and 60's. My dad had a 1959 Mercedes 219 (straight 6, overhead cam, single carb) and it looked like a simplified version of the photos above. That Mercedes engine was a great one, and the Z engine was too. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/64415-z-proto-the-next-z-reveal/?&page=6#findComment-606336 Share on other sites More sharing options...
October 12, 20204 yr comment_607751 Frankly, I think the new Z looks pretty good in the outdoors. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/64415-z-proto-the-next-z-reveal/?&page=6#findComment-607751 Share on other sites More sharing options...
October 12, 20204 yr comment_607765 On 9/21/2020 at 11:10 AM, 240260280 said: I think its interesting that some of the people who are evangelical about the similarities between Nissan's L-Gata engine range and the Mercedes M180 OHC engines and descendants are the very same people who want to deny that the L16 and L24 were direct descendants of Nissan's L20 six of 1964/65. We also get all the 'Made For The USA' stuff when the Mercedes engines had inlet and exhaust on the opposite side to the L-Gata. Funny old world, isn't it? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/64415-z-proto-the-next-z-reveal/?&page=6#findComment-607765 Share on other sites More sharing options...
October 12, 20204 yr comment_607803 Weird Alan? What exactly are you saying? I never denied anything? The path from Merc to Nissan is a muddy trail but it IS a trail. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/64415-z-proto-the-next-z-reveal/?&page=6#findComment-607803 Share on other sites More sharing options...
October 12, 20204 yr comment_607805 Does anyone have any more specs on this car, other than the vague information shared on the Nissan website? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/64415-z-proto-the-next-z-reveal/?&page=6#findComment-607805 Share on other sites More sharing options...
October 12, 20204 yr comment_607813 1 hour ago, 240260280 said: Weird Alan? What exactly are you saying? I never denied anything? The path from Merc to Nissan is a muddy trail but it IS a trail. Unless you've signed up to the 'Made For The USA' club, I didn't mean you in particular. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/64415-z-proto-the-next-z-reveal/?&page=6#findComment-607813 Share on other sites More sharing options...
October 13, 20204 yr comment_607857 14 hours ago, HS30-H said: Unless you've signed up to the 'Made For The USA' club, I didn't mean you in particular. Thanks for clarifying 🙂 Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/64415-z-proto-the-next-z-reveal/?&page=6#findComment-607857 Share on other sites More sharing options...
October 13, 20204 yr comment_607860 1 hour ago, 240260280 said: Thanks for clarifying 🙂 Glad to help. But you are still under suspicion as a potential enemy collaborator. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/64415-z-proto-the-next-z-reveal/?&page=6#findComment-607860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
October 13, 20204 yr comment_607868 LOL....I do have opinions based on "Follow the money" data that point the the USA market for some business, safety, and technical decisions but without being in the shoes of the folks in Japan in the 60's, they are just opinions. They also varies with the components i.e. chassis, engine, suspension, etc. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/64415-z-proto-the-next-z-reveal/?&page=6#findComment-607868 Share on other sites More sharing options...
October 14, 20204 yr comment_607971 Here's more on the newest Z: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/autos/news/nissan-shows-off-the-retrolicious-z-proto-to-the-public/ar-BB1a1gVt?li=AAggFp0 Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/64415-z-proto-the-next-z-reveal/?&page=6#findComment-607971 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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