2009 Nissan Z

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http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/57748/ni...es_on_zcar.html

Nissan Raises Stakes On Z-car
Wednesday 22nd June 2005

Demand for Nissan's 350Z has never been greater, but that hasn't stopped the firm from thinking about its next generation of sports cars. As well as preparing a facelifted 350Z Roadster for launch early next year, the company has revealed plans for its replacement, due in 2009.

The former, pictured in this week's mag, is mechanically identical to the current car, but will get new-look headlamps, LED tail-lights, a revised front bumper and increased specification for no extra cost.

But it's the latter news which will really excite enthusiasts. The new car will take the current 350Z and add a more involving chassis and punchier engine. Olivier Paturet, chief product specialist at Nissan, told Auto Express he wanted the next Z to be a more hardcore machine, targeted squarely at Porsche buyers.

"We've seen what Porsche is doing with the Cayman, and I would like our new car to have more power, less weight and be more driver-focused," he said. "There's certainly a market in Europe for such a machine - it's simply a matter of convincing our US and Japanese divisions that this is the way forward."

Sounds fantastic, the current Z is already a good performance bargain.

Hopefully they can elevate the z's overall performance with a minimal increase in price. I'm sure for some advertising reasons they may keep the base price under 30(probobly 29,5 or 29,9). Hopefully they do what they want to, and elevate the Z into "hardcore" sports car territory capable of delivering a porsche like experience.

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