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Old Dec 21, 2004 | 11:19 AM
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I'd prefer if this was made into a 240SX-like rwd vehicle rather than a Sentra that looks like a Z. The only problem is just like Nissan didn't want an equal-to-Silvia level of performance out of the 240XSX because it would overlap with the 300ZX, I think that even if it is made rwd it won't have a lot of power because of the 350Z. The one advantage we have against such a lack of power happening is that at the time of the 240's introduction in 1989, the Z31 300ZX had either 200 hp in n/a form or 222 hp as a turbo. The 1990 Z32 300ZX had a 222 hp n/a option or the 300 hp twin turbo. In either case, a 200 hp turbo S13 was deemed by Nissan USA to be too close to the base Z and thus was only sold with the 2.4 liter n/a motor. Now that there is no relatively underpowered base model Z, and the 350Z has 287 hp, that would leave more room for a smaller, lighter car to have a good if not amazing amount of power. Looking at the Altima, it has a detuned version of the VQ35DE engine shared with the Z as its upgraded engine option with either 250, or in the case of the SE-R 260, horsepower. The base QR25DE 2.5 liter inline four has 175 hp. Since the 350Z has 287 hp, a production version of this Azeal thing could still have somewhere in the range of 200 to 220 hp and still maintain enough distance between itself and the 350Z.
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