Nissan 370Z official image leaked
May 15, 2008 by George Skentzos
An image has appeared on the web purportedly that of the new Nissan 370Z, captured at a recent Nissan event with a camera phone.
While the image isn’t the best quality, the front of the 370Z at least seems to retain much of the original 350Z styling with only subtle design changes made to the headlights and front bumper.
Curiously, the new 370Z retains the unusual sideways door-handle which received much criticism on the 350Z – a flush GT-R style handle would have suited the new car far better.
The new model will share the same 246kW 3.7-litre V6 engine as the Infiniti G37 Coupe, hence the new 370Z namesake.
Source: CarScoop
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What the? Is that what has taken Nissan so long to do? The same car with minor cosmetic surgery, geez I hope they have a twin turbo engine under that bonnet!
The L-shaped headlights won’t appeal to everyone but I think they work heaps better on this than the US Maxima thanks to them being raked. They look mean as well, along with the bulging wheelarches. And the glasshouse harks back to the old 240Z. It appears to look pretty evolutionary, but I think it looks great so far.
its amazing that they can get that much power from a 3.7L V6 when the likes of holden and ford can only muster 190 and 195kw from a 3.6 and 4.0L engine
Love the rear wheel arches.
This isnt leaked just then…
You serious?
I’ve had images from japanese magazine for the last 3 months.
Its best source of “news” from Japan…. a japanese magazine…
and its not really surprising Falcon.
Japanese has managed to crank out huge amount of power from small engines for a while now.
1000hp from a 2.6 liter engine was achieved almost a decade ago… obviously modified to the creek house but… still.
500hp from 2.5 liters can be done in “level 2″ tuning.
Obviously, these tuning are for performance and power purposes…. durability is reduced significantly… not to mention 800hp+ tunes are usually running off fuel that isnt commercially available..
but Im not really a fan of those high level tunes that only cares for maximum hp…. its one dimensional engineering. dynamics etc all count as much as engine output.
but all of you fellas would already know that.
Wheel arches a little extreme…….
Falcon, I’d be very interested to see if that thing puts out any more than 350nM of torque though…. it’ll be peak power at a stratospheric rev limit, to be virtually undriveable below 3,000rpm with very little low down torque.
I stand to be corrected, but I’m doubtful.
Holden and Ford are more than capable of getting those power figures, but you have to remember, those are commercial v6 engines for fleet cars. They have to be economical, produce low emissions, and have a good torque spread. Not to mention cheap to build, and repair.
Its like saying Honda can get as much power from the 2.0L S2000 as most companies can from a v6 twice that size, its hardly comparable though.
Oh and watch out for the CTS spec direct injection 225kw 3.6L v6 coming to Holdens soon.
Very reminiscent of the great 240Z which I believe to be the best shape for a jap car ever.
It puts out 366nm of torque (similar to commodore) – BUT this is available from 2,400 and 7,000 rpm. This means it will be very very drivable.
The 350z – the engine (which this
VQ37VHR is based) was nothing other then extremely smooth and refined – so i expect nothign less from this engine.
No disrepect to the other car companies – but Nissan has been at the forefornt of engine technology for sometime now, along with Honda & BMW – so it shouldn’t be too surprising they can manage to acheive these kind of power/torque figures.
Should be an awesome car to drive.
Yes your correct there, nissans vq v6 maxima engine has won for last 10 years straight best engine in the world its always been in top ten ahead of lot of exotic cars.Thay have always had some of best engines period ,Alot car mags have even said there engine was to good for some cars like the old maximas
Lets hope they enlarge the rear window and fit a reversing system. Absolutely horrid to park.