New Z to get AMG power?

[s0m3th1ngAZ]

Man, auto companies are sluts...
http://www.roadandtrack.com/future-cars ... d-nissan-z

[ADDirishboy]

V8 powered Z would be sick.

[93coupe]

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[ADDirishboy]

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Works for me.

[93coupe]

Oh, sure now it decides to work.

Who cares what power plant is in it. I just hope they revise that god awful body.

[ADDirishboy]

Is that Z in the pic supposed to be what it'll look like? I hope not...

[Jesda]

LET ME TELL YOU A STORY ABOUT A CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE WITH A HOLE IN IT

[sx moneypit]

I think i am going to throw up.

[tigersharkdude]

IMHO if the new Z looks like that, I want it! V8 makes it even better

[Dittoz7]

Voimt, need more LS2.

[hbpignosePA]

the z died after the z32 imho

they just keep getting uglier

i hope nissan does the whole retro trend like the american companies did. that be the only z id consider buying new

[sbird1]

I LOVE the new 370Z in every aspect. I want one. However, A MB V-6 diesel powered 370Z? That I'm not so sure of. Why is Nissan going to ruin a good thing and start putting MB power plants into all of their vehicles? It's like Formula 1 all over again...

I don't even care if it gets the V-8. I hate MB engines. Hate them. I've worked on my fair share, old and new, and I don't care for the company one bit. The day Nissan abandons the VQ platform for MB engines is the day Nissan dies in my book.

[tigersharkdude]

The day Nissan abandons the VQ platform for MB engines is the day Nissan dies in my book.

This

[Chaotic_Warlord]

Nissan is apparently writing a new book, it's called " How to make a reliable, inexpensive car to maintain into an expensive POS". If they go with this MB engine idea only the wealthy will be able to afford the maintanence costs. I guess Nissan REALLLLLYYY wants to prevent it's customers from voiding their warranty.

[Urabus GodofTraction]

New engine? Who cares!

It seems they're getting rid of the retarded headlights!

[Dattebayo]

It looks like an AMG with an R35 bumper and some lights.

[Rev_D21]

Nissan is beginning to look dead to me now. I guess the past is the only safe place for me to live.

[themadscientist]

Ls still running strong and any guy with basic mechanical skill and tools can keep it that way.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYdcn3_k ... re=related[/youtube]

Enjoy the Bavarian diesel guys.

[ADDirishboy]

ITB's....

[themadscientist]

noooo, carburetors. Trust me, your idea is better; balancing those things is a straight b****.

[ADDirishboy]

I can't even imagine. Never done any work on a carb'd vehicle. Even my 87 Yota was EFI. Carb's just seem like a PITA.ut then again, I don't know a ton about them.

[themadscientist]

Back in the day when the Zs would come out to race they always came out an hour early to jet and rebalance the carbs. They could do it pretty quick but these guys had been doing it for years. Sidedrafts have a ton of adjustments which are great for squeezing every last bit of power out at every operating point but if you just want the durned thing to run they make you want to shoot yourself.

[ADDirishboy]

And that's why I like my fuel injection.

Actually, I would love to play around with an old carb'd motor. Just need to find one.

[themadscientist]

I loved jetting and balancing my bike and I am pretty good at it but it's nice when your ride to work is EFI and starts every time.

[ADDirishboy]

TRUTH.

EFI hasn't failed me yet. Well, except for that time my fuel pump died in the middle of an intersection....

[240zac]

the v6 deisel... not for me... not gonna complain about it much tho.... if i dont want it i just wont buy it...

as for a mercedes engine going in a z factory? doesnt bother me that much.... the nissan L series is a direct copy of a mercedes engine from the 50's that was used by prince and they kept when they switched over to nissan

[hitbychance]

VQ FTW, nothing can beat the sound of it!!! F*** changes.

[Jesda]

New engine? Who cares!

It seems they're getting rid of the retarded headlights!

They dug up all the Crossfire parts from the Karmann factory and said, "Lets try this again"

[Razi]

Needz straight 6.

[flohtingPoint]

This is the first good news about Nissan I've heard in years. Mercedes has been making the best F1 motors for quite some time now, their powerplants have been in Lambos for years, an Merc powered Z car would be great! I can only imagine how this came about...

To: FIA President Jean Todt
From: Nissan
Subject: HLP PLZ!

Mr. Todt,

We at Nissan have never made a dent in FIA motorsports. How could we go about cracking into the big leagues?

V/R,
Nissan

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To: Ross Brawn
From: Jean Todt
Subject: FW: HLP PLZ!

Ross,

Want to let Nissan in on how you turned Honda around?

Cheers,
Todt