A mid engine Z?

"El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!" (lightningzone) 11/21/2018 at 07:29 • Filed to: None

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Won’t really be Z , but the new Alpine A110 is wonderful, so it won’t be a bad badge engineering, for a change.

From this review, it should be better than the 370Z.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 11/21/2018 at 07:40

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I would be okay with it 

PS9 > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 11/21/2018 at 07:45

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This is not at all a cheap car in Europe. An NA A110 would retail way above a 370z and place it squarely in Caymen/Boxster territory. It might come here someday, but probably not as a Nissan and definitely not for $30k.

duurtlang > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 11/21/2018 at 07:47

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The Alpine is absolutely great, but it has one major issue: it has no manual transmission option.

duurtlang > PS9 11/21/2018 at 08:04

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Exactly. The 370Z starts at € 33.5k in France, the Alpine at €54.7k. So over 60% more expensive.

It’s a much better car though, by all accounts.

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > duurtlang 11/21/2018 at 08:19

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Not a problem for ‘murica. Or most of the world, if watch sales numbers.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 11/21/2018 at 10:11

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370Z is already mid engined. FRONT mid engined. 

CobraJoe > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 11/21/2018 at 10:25

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I’m not so sure.... A manual transmission seems to be a necessary option, even if it’s not popular.

The 4c is selling really poorly, and it’s a mid engine auto-only car. 

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > CobraJoe 11/21/2018 at 12:40

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The Alfa is kinda compromised and childish. This is more balanced and compelling.

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Alpine is a rather boutique brand for Renault. It only works within allocated budgets until it builds up some brand power. Nissan has money bags to bring to the table and a hall o w ed Z brand to match. So developing a manual wouldn’ t be out of question.

Nauraushaun > duurtlang 11/23/2018 at 02:05

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I agree. Found it disheartening.