So, it will be like Nissan’s idea for the Dodge Demon concept, which is also supposed to be fwd.

Demon was defined as a 2 seater; 240 was looking like a coupe, smaller version of Altima coupe. More interesting is “competition” between Z370 and Infinity coupe: they seem to be gunning for the same customer.

So much for a revival of the 240SX with an inline 4 turbo engine

they made the same mistake moving the Z upscale before which led to its death eventually. Idiots.

I was excited. But then I read the words “FRONT DRIVE”

WTF Nissan? Do all sport compacts have to be FWD?

i thought their entry level “sports” car was the Altima coupe- they should have a small RWD car to go against the SKY/SOLSTICE , Miata uh…….. any other small compact RWD car in this class?

oops maybe i should have read the whole article – disregard my statment

You had a point since the smaller car will be fwd and the Miata etc. are all rwd

Sounds to me like they don’t have a f*cking clue what they want to do yet.

Bad news on both fronts. The 350Z is a good bargain now.
FWD wont compete in that segment or in any for my money.

It is hard to with the Mazda MX-5 (Miata), it is a great car for a 2 seater roadster, great price, handling and engine, not to menton lightweight. The 370Z should be faster and lighter, but I would wonder if it might steal sales from the Infiniti G37 coupe.

i was excited at first..then i read this article and FWD came to mind and nope..not excited anymore!

The is always the hope of a Mazdaspeed MX-5 since Nissan killed any hope of a fun small car.

Front drive will always be the preferred layout, from here on out. For the vast majority of untrained drivers (US driver education does NOTHING to train you how to drive, only to obey traffic signals) FWD is the safest and best option. Enthusiasts like us tend to forget that for 90% of the people out there, a sports car is the LAST thing on earth they should be driving. Making a car FEEL sporty, but building in safety with understeer and limited torque, is what the car companies will continue to do. I’d love to see another 240sx as well, but ain’t gonna happen.

Agreed that FWD makes no sense in the target market. Is it a cost issue? Maybe to hit a price point, they don’t want to adapte a RWD platform, so they’ll adapt the Altima, or some other FWD, platform? Who knows. Definitely disappointing news.

EWWWWWWWW

‘NoName’, you might have finished your comment by adding “which could be the sister car to Chrysler’s version if they decide to work together”. Saves both companies money but offers both a chance to compete.

I could have, but for the Demon concept, Chrysler is going to China to get the parts.

I guess the Z car will no longer be a Mustang alternative. Seems like it’ll be moving out of that price range. Also, they say these fancy transmissions (7 speed dual clutch auto’s for example) are the thing of the future. Don’t some of you still like to shift on your own? And imagine the cost of fixing/replacing one of these, I wouldn’t even want to think about it.

Yeah I was thinking the same mayer_ray_nagin. That was basically what killed the Z towards the end of the 90’s. It got too expensive. So what’s the 370Z going to go upscale and compete against? The Corvette? The GT-R already does that. Stupid move Nissan.

OMG First Toyota says they aren’t bringing their version here now Nissan is staying FWD??? WTF???

‘NoName’, we’ll see.

Considering that is wht Chrysler said they would do if they built the concept, you see, I do this new thing called reading, I read from many sources.

Nissan will further be screwing themselves if they think they can move the 370Z upscale (Yes I’m repeating myself). Right now I think they have themselves in a good little niche competing against the Mazda RX8, Honda S2000, Ford Mustang… etc (in the 29k-40k range).

Who’s going to pay 40k plus for a 330hp 370Z when the Shelby Mustang GT500, Dodge Challenger SRT8, and eventual Camaro SS are all going to be in the 400-500+ hp range, and some of them probably at the same price or undercutting that?

back before the C5 came out the Z was a great alternative and at some times better than the Corvette. But what happenned? It started costing more than the Corvette and then started getting in territory that it couldn’t compete in. Don’t do this again Nissan.

And c’mon you already have the Nissan Altima Coupe, that’s FWD. Bring us something we want. Not another FWD sports coupe!!!

Honda Del Sol?

Nissan can’t be that stupid. They wouldn’t be that stupid. Would they?

It doesn’t matter what Nissan does or doesn’t do, or even if it’s the right or wrong move. They are on a such big roll right now, whatever they do ends up being successfull.

Let’s not forget how many people (including many in this forum) laughed at the GT-R Supercar idea. We ain’t laughing now, are we?….

It would be a stupid move because they already have a FWD sport coupe, the Altima Coupe. On top of that a fwd coupe aimed at RWD cars like the MX-5 Miata, and GM’s Kappa Cars, needs to have roughly the same equipment. A FWD coupe is going to tank about as fast as the Del Sol did.

I would still say that if NISSAN is going upscale with the 370Z, should consider dropping a V8 in as well, then building a less expensive RWD 240SX would be a fine concession.

Also, no one was laughing at the GT-R we were just in total disbelief over the performance aims and claims, and its awkward, actually repulsive, styling.

‘NoName’, it’s called speculation … I don’t care what Chrysler said they would do … if Nissan approached them, things could change … but maybe you should stick to reading, you’ll get smarter that way.

As compared to you Impulsive, who will never read and thus never learn anything and remain ignorant, there is a smart move.

Riiiiiiiiiight, monkey … I am far more intelligent than you, dufus. The fact that you believe what you have read until now that Chrysler is going it alone, without knowing it as FACT, is plain for all to see … your ignorance is quite telling. You are kidding yourself with your delusions in judging me, fool.

I said Chrysler was going to China, probably the Chinese auto company Chery. I am not judging you, I just think you see what you want to see instead of what is actually said, and not having thoroghly read what I post, you are ignorant of what I posted. You see, me, unlike you, go to other sites, and read what they say and all of them agree that Chrysler is going to keep building alliances with other cmpanies to build vehicles and get platforms, maybe you should read more then LLN.

From a previous thread:
Much older then 7 years old, and even at 7 I was probably still much smarter as well.
Comment by NoNameDenton1, posted on June1 at 3:38 am
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Take it easy on this guy, he’s prepared to admit to suffering from a degenerative mental condition, and look, he can’t even remember his name any more.

Nothing in this article (upscale Z, larger platform, small FWD coupe) sounded like a good idea to me. Nissan is on a product roll, why mess with it now?

I know my name Got Handling? You are still a rude little troll, even LaCaLOver is smarter then you.

‘NoName’, you’re more lost than you were … and your reading comprehension is ZERO … your first post here mentioned a parallel between Dodge and Nissan, I then speculated (without conclusion) that maybe (just maybe) there may be sister cars in the works (to follow up your parallel). That was my point. I couldn’t care less what or where or how much you’ve read that doesn’t pertain to what I mentioned, which was that the companies MAY work together (in China, in Mexico, in my ****ing backyard).

So, back to what I was saying … maybe you need to read adult material, not grade three required reading, and understand what transpired above … it’s all there for you to peruse at your leisure … maybe you’ll get it after the eleventh time, maybe not. Your ignorance is an entirely different subject that I have no time for … all of this has already gone over your head. Keep trying.

Impulsive, I may dislike LaCaLOver, but at least he sometimes says something that sounds smart, you never do.

Go back and read AGAIN for the tenth time, dufus … you are a moron. Maybe your six-year-old neighbour can explain it after school.