Nissan's next Z-car will be lighter and leaner and appeal to a wider range of buyers, according to design boss Shiro Nakamura. Work on the 370Z replacement “is at an early stage”, he said, adding “there is a concept car to come; work has just started on it”.
There is no word on when that concept could be unveiled, but the 2014 Detroit motor show is a possibility...
...That won’t be achieved by making it bigger. “It cannot be any larger,” he said. “It’s at its maximum size now and should go leaner.”
The new model will also feature a downsized engine, probably a four-cylinder turbo rather than today’s 3.7-litre V6, which will go some way to boadening the car’s appeal. “It needs to be lighter and more accessible to open the door to more people,” said Nakamura...
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