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Originally Posted by zamler
I fully understand why the car has a V6, but it should have an I-6 instead.
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The Z has now been V6 equipped for 36 consecutive years and was only I-6 equipped for roughly 14 years. The V6 works just fine and Nissan builds some of the best V6's on the planet. I have no complaints with the V6. Also, developing a new I-6 is simply not in the cards for Nissan, they are in survival mode and I look forward to their turnaround under new leadership.
Nissan has built some mighty I-6's so I get your point. I now mostly correlate the Datsun/Nissan I-6 with the Skyline/GT-R rather than the Z however. The L series were great engines and the RB's are legendary, easily equal to Toyota's 2JZ IMO. The RB26DETT is amongst the best I-6 engines ever produced by any manufacturer.
For all the focus on Nissan's current hardships and mostly mediocre lineup, they have a very rich motorsports history and have produced some legendary cars. Sliver might disagree
