Preproduction 2007 350Z

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:46 am

Taken at Product Show:

New hood to accomodate the new VQ35HR

Todd Breakey · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:26 am

Looks like a de-riced Skyline GT-R. :thumbsdown:

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:31 am

The bigger news on this car is the new Engine, the VQ34HR which as a re-enforced block for F/I, and a new intake. The HR has a new redline of 7500 RPM and more power across the entire powerband.

Stacy King · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:37 pm

Todd Breakey wrote:

Looks like a de-riced Skyline GT-R. :thumbsdown:

Methinks Todd is not a huge Nissan fan LOL

I tell ya... I'm diggin the new hood... bring the bulge a little farther out, put a ever-so-slightly more pronounced point to it, and incorporate the same subtle point at the very front of the car, and there you have some retro-classic 240z lines

AdamBreakey · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:42 pm

Todd Breakey wrote:

Looks like a de-riced Skyline GT-R. :thumbsdown:

OK Todd - you confuse me. You don't like this 'de-riced skyline aka new 350z' and you don't like the 'riced 350z aka new skyline' from the other thread. :roll:

adamb

Keith Vail · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:55 pm

If Nissan would only shave about 300 lbs from the car, I would be interested. I have driven them and really enjoy it but what do you get with that 3400 lbs worth of car. It just seems like a bit of a pig to me.

Todd Breakey · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:56 pm

Stacy King wrote:

Todd Breakey wrote:

Looks like a de-riced Skyline GT-R. :thumbsdown:

Methinks Todd is not a huge Nissan fan LOL

Ding Ding!!! We have a winnah!!!!!! Not a big Nissan fan here! Old school Datsuns I like, but Nissans, not so much.

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 4:20 pm

Keith Vail wrote:

If Nissan would only shave about 300 lbs from the car, I would be interested. I have driven them and really enjoy it but what do you get with that 3400 lbs worth of car. It just seems like a bit of a pig to me.

The 3400 lbs commonly printed is a bit of a misconception. A Standard Base model weighs in at 3250 lbs, and a stripped down one can be had for just under 3200. It's the Failry loaded Enthusiast and Touring models that weigh so much. Still not light, but not 3400 lbs. The Roadster is a pig, period...but makes for a nice cruiser.

Les Davis · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 2:04 pm **Posts:** 2059

Marty Howard wrote:

Keith Vail wrote:

If Nissan would only shave about 300 lbs from the car, I would be interested. I have driven them and really enjoy it but what do you get with that 3400 lbs worth of car. It just seems like a bit of a pig to me.

The 3400 lbs commonly printed is a bit of a misconception. A Standard Base model weighs in at 3250 lbs, and a stripped down one can be had for just under 3200. It's the Failry loaded Enthusiast and Touring models that weigh so much. Still not light, but not 3400 lbs. The Roadster is a pig, period...but makes for a nice cruiser.

Yeah, but why would you buy anything less than the enthusiast, gotta have the lsd with 300 hp.

Keith Vail · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 5:57 pm

Les Davis wrote:

Yeah, but why would you buy anything less than the enthusiast, gotta have the lsd with 300 hp.

I have driven the performance model at an autocross last November. It was fun but I jumped from the Miata straight to that for fun runs and wow it felt massive yet I didn't hit any cones in the 3 runs and I beat the owners time by about one second so it didn't drive that much different than the Miata. Still felt really heavy.

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