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I was talking to a friend the other day and we were talking about how I am working my way through all the Z cars. I started in the Z31's and in the Z32's now, and am slowly moving on. Here's where the problem is, I hate the Z33's. I will not drive a 350z if it were given to me. Granted, I like the VQ35DE engine because of the quad cam and the high end designing of the engine, but the car as a whole is quite lame. Now, if Nissan doesn't come up with something better to do with the next gen of Z cars, I'm going all the way back to 240z's and starting my climb over again.... atleast the 240's were fast and had good style. Seriously, Nissan has some impressive designs, but they totally blew it on the 350z. First of all, learn from the past. Datsun 240's were light and quick, but they needed more power. Then come the 260's and the 280's, which were mistakes onto themselves. Making a car heavy, and reducing the power is never the right idea. They kept this trend until they hit the Z31's, where they did try to do an SS version, and I give them props for that. Then, they give us the Z32.... a great car, a bit under powered, and rather fat, but a great looking and driving car. Now, they just needed to improve on the 300zx, but instead they give a drunk man in California control and he designs a funky car made of plastic that still isn't very fast. If you have read this far you either agree with me or are getting ready to fire off your volly of flames, but hold on for just a second. Think about it, what would have made the next gen Z better then this one? First off, keeping the twin turbo concept, but moving it to the Vq35DE and making it a 500hp+ monster. Next, merge the skyline part time all wheel drive into the Z base, and to round it off, replace all the heavy pieces you can with lighter materials, and design the car with a wide body kit to begin with. Now were talking :)
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