If you want to show off the intercooler you will need a lot more than just a different bumper.

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Boosted intake air passes through a pair of liquid-to-air intercoolers that are mounted on top of the engine. The idea is to minimize the path from compressor wheel to intake valve, thus improving efficiency and response. The alternative, an air-to-air intercooler, requires lots of plumbing to the front of the car, adding several feet to the distance the air must travel.

 

a sweet plexiglas cutout in the hood like a ZR1 Vette?

 

Nissan killing 2 birds with 1 stone..Z TT will be making its return just in time for model change (I think)

 

That's like the Cla 45 AMG. Which turned out to be not good.

That's lame.

 

while the plumbing is shorter, there is much more complexity and the chance for leaks.

Subaru uses a top-mount air-to-air intercooler that may or may not have a hood scoop, depending on application. a hood scoop would look ridiculous on a Q60, though. i'm not familiar with the newer (non-hood scoop) turbo cars, and if they provide enough cooling.

you can only stuff so much intercooler on top of the engine, though, and big power builds tend to opt for a front mount.

another reason i will not be buying a 1st year Q60 TT - going to take the "wait and see how it goes" approach. i guess the good thing is, 400hp is plenty of power for a daily driver, IMHO, and at most i would do a "stage 1 map" if offered by Cobb or another vendor ...

 

Oh? Why's that?

 

I had the same concerns when I learned this.

Because the Q60 is using a water cooled intercooler they can be flexible on placing radiators in the closed system to nearly anywhere in the engine bay. No need for a hood scoop.

You can't go wrong with Cobb, they have awesome tunes!

 

I probably won't buy the first year, but only because I will want to save up more of a down payment. The Q50 will have the engine for around 6 months before it starts going in the Q60, so not too worried.

400hp+ for me also will be more than enough for a daily. Anymore and I am pretty sure I would be in deep trouble.

One more week and hopefully we will know all the details and options for the Q60!

 

Still waiting to hear about the 6mt option.

 

Based on currently available pictures - such as they are - I'm disappointed. It appears to be swollen, ponderous, bulky, and looks as if it weighs about 20,000 pounds - a far, far cry from the original clean, rakish, edgy G35 coupe, one of my all-time favorite cars.

 

Hey, Solidsilver, welcome to my world...

I'm a past 240z driver. :-)

On the good side, 400 ponies, it compensates, no?

 

We should know more info on Engine and transmissions on Monday. Pricing will probaly around April/May

 

I am expecting some info to start slowing leaking out as all the info and the actual car is floating around right now at the auto show, so something is bound to leak out. . I am guessing that when the Q50 is available to build, that I could maybe just build a top spec version and then add about $5,000-$7,000 to that price and that should give me a rough estimate of what I can expect to pay for my version of the Q60.

 

I cant wait for the new Z.

Will it be named the 300-Z TT again?

I'm kind of glad I didn't really fall for the new Q60 because now I'll be able to still enjoy and appreciate my G37 for a while longer.

 

I think it will just be called "Z"

Id expect to see a 2.0T badge on the side or a 3.0T side on the badge.

I having a feeling Nissan wants to have different engine choices for the Z, making it a possibly more marketable car, considering it can come in it at different pricing levels.