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Originally Posted by Don Kael
Did you miss my whole post? Nissan has made variations of cars for a long time. Look at the Bluebird/Avenir/Pulsar. I'm sure they were all competing with each other, yet they all did moderately well. So why not make it sporty with RWD, or the very least forced induction. Why can't it run alongside of the 350?
IMO, Nissan is pulling a Toyota (*cough*bitch*cough*) move. They have no more fun cars. If you look at my list, there are 9 "sports" cars there, all within the same generation (bare in mind, there were variations). I can count on one hand....actually one finger how many sports cars Nissan has now. One. The 350. Thats it. No more turbo. No high revving engines. All FWD crap.
My opinion, take it or leave it. Nissan has made many fucked up moves, and will probably continue to do so.
Fuck, the least they could do is make an SE-R version with Brembo brakes and a super or turbo charger running 5psi. A fool can dream....
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How many of those cars on your list were ever sold here??? The north american market simply doesn't support cars like that, especially if they're doubling up in the same segment.
Nissan and Toyota didn't make a *bitch* move, they cut out cars that weren't making them money.. They aren't in the business to keep a handful of enthousiasts happy, they're in the business of making money from selling cars. If theres no money in a segment, they're not going to bother with it.
As for the lack of boosted engines, the current 350z/G35 coupe make a substantial amount more power than the old twin turbo 300zx did stock, and to the vast majority of their consumers stock is what matters.. To the handful that want more power, the aftermarket companies are there to help(look at 'hollywoodG35', twin turbo G35 coupe).
IMO putting a boosted 3.5L in a FWD car is just plain stupid, it already makes ALOT of power for a FWD car, on boost it would just be ridiculous.