[unlimitspeed11]

That's some acceleration there. How much time does Nissan claim about its reaching from 0 to 60 BTW?

 

[THaskins]

That's some acceleration there. How much time does Nissan claim about its reaching from 0 to 60 BTW?

It's not official yet but the estimates are somewhere around 4-4.5 seconds from what i've seen.

 

[kbl911]

It's not official yet but the estimates are somewhere around 4-4.5 seconds from what i've seen.

Oof, that'd be pretty rough, considering it wouldn't mark a substantial improvement over the 370Z, a model put into production in the early years of the Industrial Revolution. I've seen professional reviews of 370s in the mid-high 4s, as it is, and that's sans launch control. Plus, although Nissan is seemingly preparing us for this given their persistent language about the Z "not being about acceleration numbers," this would make it look rather leisurely compared with the 3.0 Supra, its most direct competitor.

 

[unlimitspeed11]

It's not official yet but the estimates are somewhere around 4-4.5 seconds from what i've seen.

Thanks for the info. Let's wait and see what they reveal in their official statement.

 

[G37]

Now we know what was suspected all along. It’s a couple hundred pounds heavier and almost half a second slower to 60 than the MKV, but so what?!? If you want an ugly German sports car, go buy a MKV. If you want a good-looking real Japanese sports car that was made in Japan and has real heritage beyond the nomenclature, you buy a Z. It’s FAR better looking than the MKV, it’s cheaper to buy, maintain, repair and own, it’ll likely be more reliable in the long term, and it can be driven with the windows open - you can’t do that in a MKV without modifications ;P . Furthermore, if you’re a hard-core enthusiast, the Z comes standard with a stick. The BMW? Not yet.