Rumormill: Nissan 350Z retractable hardtop in the works ...
06-27-07, 07:23 PM
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Rumormill: Nissan 350Z retractable hardtop in the works ...
rumormill: Nissan 350Z retractable hardtop
Posted Jun 27th 2007 1:39PM by Damon Lavrinc
An article over at the GT Channel purports to have the inside scoop on the development of a prototype retractable hardtop that can be fitted to the 350Z. Autech, an arm of Nissan whose focus is on specialty vehicle conversions, has developed a system that is likely to be equipped on the next Z car – if it's deemed cost effective and can fit within the Z's pricing structure.
If certain rumblings are to be believed, the next Z could debut as early as this year's Tokyo Motor Show in October, likely a refresh rather than an outright redesign. The coupe would be shown in concept form, with sales likely to begin in 2009, and that's when we'd expect this rumor to be confirmed.
Posted Jun 27th 2007 1:39PM by Damon Lavrinc
An article over at the GT Channel purports to have the inside scoop on the development of a prototype retractable hardtop that can be fitted to the 350Z. Autech, an arm of Nissan whose focus is on specialty vehicle conversions, has developed a system that is likely to be equipped on the next Z car – if it's deemed cost effective and can fit within the Z's pricing structure.
If certain rumblings are to be believed, the next Z could debut as early as this year's Tokyo Motor Show in October, likely a refresh rather than an outright redesign. The coupe would be shown in concept form, with sales likely to begin in 2009, and that's when we'd expect this rumor to be confirmed.
SOURCE : http://www.gtchannel.com/content.php?cid=1881
06-27-07, 08:03 PM
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^^^^ I thought I read on a thread here that the next Z was supposed to get a weight reduction, so if that is the case and they do go to a hardtop convertible then I would suspect that the weight difference would not be that significant compared to a current model.
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