Nissan Is Working on Finally Bringing the New Z to Europe
Posted by CostaQuantaa@reddit | cars | View on Reddit | 28 comments
Posted by CostaQuantaa@reddit | cars | View on Reddit | 28 comments
engibro@reddit
Honestly surprised it took this long. The Z feels like the perfect car for a manual transmission and it always seemed weird that Europe never officially got it.
AwesomeBantha@reddit
The GR 86 was sold in Europe but had to be discontinued relatively quickly because it wouldn’t meet emissions standards, and IIRC it was significantly more expensive than in the US. Without some type of hybridization, I don’t think the numbers will make sense for the Z.
SerialExperimentLean@reddit
Even the GT86 was expensive in some parts of Europe. The price in Ireland was around double the cost in Britain
Snoo92570@reddit
You could say that about almost every japanese sportscar.
SerialExperimentLean@reddit
It wouldn't meet emissions standards without changes that they didn't think were worth the money it would cost
Boundish91@reddit
They'll sell about 5.
5GCovidInjection@reddit
Doesn’t Japan have similar safety and emissions standards as the EU? It can’t be that expensive to homologate it to EU standards.
ClintSexwood@reddit
They have almost identical emission laws to the Euro 6 standard, but the EU also measures Carbon Dioxide output amounts across the entire fleet of vehicles a manufacturer sells. Presumably Nissan didn't sell enough low/no emission vehicles to make it worth selling the 400z here until now.
aprtur@reddit
Thanks to the Renault/Nissan 5/Micra, I guess? Or maybe because they're focusing ePower on more vehicles across the range now. I suppose either is possible to meet the target.
V8-Turbo-Hybrid@reddit
If this's true, I don't think Toyota would no reason to continue selling 86 there. They sell bunch hybrids and EVs in Europe.
aprtur@reddit
It might be the exact percentages and how it works out with their finance department - silly as it sounds, it could be that slim of a margin to just say "no thanks".
Complete-Emergency99@reddit
“New” Z. 🤦🏻♂️
It’s a 6 year old model
PastPalpitationCry@reddit
Well its got stuff from 90s that all the JDM fanbois want
Wolf24h@reddit
It's 4 years and it just got a facelift
Complete-Emergency99@reddit
True. It was the concept I remembered.
Still it’s not new
Round_Ad_6369@reddit
Still, kind of silly to call it "new"
V8-Turbo-Hybrid@reddit
They decrease its engine performance, right ? To fit European strict fuel emission, Ford has done that in their Coyote Mustangs. European DH and GT Mustangs are lower number to compare American ones.
DarkMatterM4@reddit
Meanwhile Toyota (the largest automobile manufacturer in the world): GR Yaris? In the US and Canada? What's that?
Oh_ffs_seriously@reddit
I'll try to explain.
Yup, that's it.
AwesomeBantha@reddit
Interestingly, Canada did get a few subcompacts like the Nissan Micra, which were never sold stateside.
aprtur@reddit
I think a lot of that has to do with Canadians, in particular Quebecoise, having not only a tiny market in comparison, but also a higher concentration of the market wanting those subcompacts.
DarkMatterM4@reddit
Mitsubishi Mirage and Chevrolet Spark are subcompacts. I believe they're both gone now, but had a very long run.
bwoah_gimmethedrink@reddit
I'm sceptical about the price and the power output. We've seen many cars getting 'tuned down' compared to pre-lift or previous gens to deal with super strict regulations.
MrKuub@reddit
And sell to who, exactly?
blANK_NX@reddit
Surely it will be fairly priced and mot more expensinve than a semi new 718
VEGA3519@reddit
Finally some great news. It's about time we got some exciting cars, other than from german big three or supercars ig.
Sufficient_Jello_1@reddit
If they need inventory, they could always raid all the dealerships stateside that have one of these on the showroom floor marked up to high hell.
Cool-Bunch6645@reddit
Good luck! I just did a 100 mile radius search in the NY tristate area for a manual on Autotrader. There are TEN available. Less mark ups these days though, but no inventory.