New Nissan 350Z - Porche alike performance

[Guyver]

Hi All,

 

New Nissan car... 0 - 100km/h in 5.4s... without turbo somemore!! It's selling at USD $26,500 only!! Check out the link below....

 

http://www.caranddriver.com/xp/Caranddrive...rds=350z&page=1

[Madarmour]

Yup, saw the review in this months Autocar Asean. Looks good and apparently should be priced as the current Cefiro 3.0L. Will be very interesting if it ever gets to SG. Very chio!

[Guyver]

Think if it really comes in..... most of the other coupe will all be left on the shelf already!!

[Super7]

Real stylish looking coupe If you look hard enough, isn't there a hint of Porsche front look (looking from the side)?

 

I thought i read somewhere that it could be priced around $180k if it's available locally? Although i won't be able to afford it (even if i sleep at the bus stop every night and drink new water and no other food every meal ), it is a car that i would like to have ......... 5.4+- sec for 0-100 at that price is really a steal, some more got all the handling and look that come with it

 

Porsche/BMW...... plesse watch out

 

Cheers

Edited August 10, 2002 by Ysfoo

[Guyver]

Wah!! $180K here in S'pore??!!

 

My fren said that it's USD$26,500...... and guess what... Toyota Camry 2.0 basic model is USD $17K!!

[Super7]

Let's do some quick maths here: USD$26,500 = say S$48,000, after adding things like ARF etc = S$144,000, add COE say S$33,000, = S$177,000, rounding up to S$180,000........... how about that?

 

now, for S$180,000 what other models can we have? baby Merc coupe? porsche? BMW coupe? go figure

 

Cheers

[Mondeo]

Then RX-8 will be better in term of $180K...

[Guyver]

Probably man... one thing good about this car is that it's not turbocharged... from what i've read and found out... to turbocharge a car..... there's alot of things to factor in. So this car is sheer power in the cylinder i guess....

[Super7]

The rotary engine in the RX-8 should make it a faster car than the 350Z, i am quite sure. When it comes to look, i will look at more pics of RX-8 first to understane it's shape better, so for now, the Nissan's still top on my list

 

Hey, i read this weekend the ST220 can be specially ordered, true?

 

Cheers

[Super7]

yup, 'simple n straight forward' NA power, pure and fun and no expensive rebuild of turbo charger and no risk of over-boasting

 

Cheers

[Guyver]

Yah man.... RX8 is very sporty..... I just talked to a fren of mine yesterday driving a VW Passat 1.8T... he was telling me that he ever see the Turbocharger glowing in the dark right after some hard driving!! So i think basically more cylinder is better....simple & straight forward.... but Turbocharger is good for fast boost as compared to Nitros....

[Super7]

"......but Turbocharger is good for fast boost as compared to Nitros.... "

 

exactly, although i prefer things "simple and straight forward", but the fast boost is worth it, i will not mind taking extra care and not 'luang luang lood', just to make the turbor setup last a bit longer, i will return to turbo charged car one day when the opportunity come again ie enough $$$$ in pocket first ..... previously drove a volvo turbo ......... glowing turbo charger in the dark: hmmmm, yummy

[Seansene]

Well, since BT says so, it must be true, right? And the Focus ST170 is coming end of the year!!! Engine swop, anyone?

[Magfocus]

Just a question, is the ST170 the 5 dr hatch version?

[Seansene]

Mmmm, I think I know where your brain's going...

 

...trouble is, is the wallet going in the same direction??

[Magfocus]

My brain has always been going in that direction, but like you said, the wallet cant catch up

[Guyver]

Btw... u are very active recently... really glad.... guess u are working toward Nirvana huh??

[Guyver]

Btw... how come yesterday go so many Ford Focus... really like Ford Focus meet up like that man!!