A 370Z Replacement Is Being Worked On, Senior Nissan Figure Confirms
It’s official: a replacement for the 370Z is currently being worked on. A report published earlier this year claimed that a ‘400Z’ is being cooked up with a twin-turbo V6, but now we’ve had word of a new Z car from Nissan itself.
Speaking to Which Car, Nissan’s Senior Vice President for Global Design Alfonso Albaisa dropped the good news we’ve all been waiting to hear.
“The Z-car, oh my god. Huge pressure,” he said, adding, “You can imagine I’m completely excited that I am in the position to work on that.”
Other than that, Albaisa didn’t reveal a whole lot. Which Car speculates that a prototype or concept could be revealed at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 2019, since next year marks the 50th anniversary of the 240Z (a car which Albaisa describes as “unforgettable”). We’re thinking the Australian publication might be on to something there.
It’s been suggested previously by Autocar that the next-gen Z will use the same twin-turbo V6 found in the Infiniti Q50 and Q60, most likely left in a similar state of tune. That’d give the car an output of around 400bhp. A significant increase over the 370Z’s 324bhp, but there could be an even more powerful Z - a 475bhp, all-wheel drive Nismo version has been mooted.
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After what, nearly ten years?
At least it’s still a sports car
At least we’re not waiting 10 years only for it to end up being some FWD crossover INSPIRED by the Z.
I feel like Nissan makes great products that have great potential and success but then let it sit in the corner while it slowly falls behind the competition
“but there could be an even more powerful Z - a 475bhp, all-wheel drive Nismo version”
YES PLEASE!
Ohhh I want another car like the 300. 400ZX OwP
475bhp, all-wheel drive Nismo version has been mooted
So it’s a tiny GTR then?
Imagine this and the new Cayman GT4 going head to head
OMG
Those two are in completely different segments. The Cayman GT4 is a track-focused, purist sports car, like a mini 911 GT3. This is none of those things. It sounds way closer to something like an RS5.
Inb4 it’s a crossover lmao
Nissan: “It’s going to be an electric crossover inspired by the historic Z lineage”
Whispers to Ford and Mitsubishi: “Am I doing this right?”
So far there has never been a bad fairlady so we have hope
I’m pretty sure they told us this like a few months ago this is literally recycled news.
They said it’d be a 400z with a 3.0 Twin Turbo V6.
“A report published earlier this year claimed that a ‘400Z’ is being cooked up with a twin-turbo V6, but now we’ve had word of a new Z car from Nissan itself.” it was jut a claim, this is official news from nissan
475 horsepower, AWD, twin turbo v6. Those specs are comperable to an early R35 GTR.
Plz Dont be a crossover! Plz Dont be a crossover! Plz Dont be a crossover!
Should’ve made it have 420hp and call it the 420z lol jk
But the names of z cars are based on displacement, not power