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Originally Posted by kaputt
I will likely buy one of them. Tentative leader's right now are the new BRZ/86 and the Z, if they can actually deliver on some meaningful performance and style updates plus get the pricing in a good ball park. I would love to move to a 718 but that still may be out of my price bracket unfortunately.
Bottom line, I'm looking forward to learning more about the new Z.
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Times have not been kind to sports cars, but i agree, there is some, not a lot, but glad to see at least the Japanese is trying to make fun sporty cars that are affordable but allows the odd 'lost of control' during the mundane daily commute.
I have a hard time believing this will be any better than the Supra as a sports car (former 370Z owner here, and can't believe it was once called a sports car), but what it can do is keep it close but undercut the Supra in price, and they need to take a page out of the MX5, keep the Z simple. Manual in the middle, mechanical LSD in the back, hydralic (maybe electric, not that BS steer by wire)steering that works, brakes that can handle a few hot laps, not a few emergency stops before it gives up completely. A fuel tank that will not starve the engine going around right handers. Give it a bit of retro style, maybe it can at least rub off of the success of the Mustang by going retro.