Next Nissan Z Will Be Smaller and Turbocharged

Rumors of a new NissanNissanJapan, 1932 > present159 models
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Z have been cropping up for the past two years. Jay Leno even visited lead designer Shiro Nakamura and saw early sketches of it. Nissan has revealed more plans for the car but has still not said when the next Z will be unveiled.

According to Nissan head of product planning Andy Palmer, the next generation Z will use a turbocharged four-cylinder engine, and there will be "a normal version, and a Nismo.” Like the current 370ZNissan 370Z NismoJapan, 2014 > present, the Nismo version will offer a bump in horsepower and other performance upgrades. It will be the first time that the Z has been offered without a six-cylinder engine.

Nakamura says that the car "could be smaller" than the current generation, but styling will get a big change. He does not want a car that looks like the 350ZNissan 350ZJapan, 2001 > 200914 versions
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and 370ZNissan 370Z 2Japan, 2013 > present34 versions
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because "we can’t do the same thing three times." The long hood and short rear deck look that the Z has always had will remain.

Palmer also says that the next GT-RNissan GT-R Gen.2Japan, 2009 > present25 versions
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is in the design stage and will be offered with a hybrid version. He says that the GT-R’s "brutal appearance will remain."

"We’ve registered Race Hybrid, or R-Hybrid," he said in regards to trademark filings for the hybrid version’s name.

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Source: Autocar