The Infiniti's G37 330 HP engine will be in the Z car for 09, according to Motor Trend until the all new Z appears in 2011. Surely by 09, Mustang GT's will have 350HP to continue domination.

 

yeah it would suck if it was 1994 all over again and ford left the engine the same as the previous gen.

 

Not too surprising about plopping the 330hp 3.7 motor into the 370Z. A bit more surprising that the all new Z won't get here till '11, though I'm sure they'll (have to) do a refresh before then.

Ford really will have to up the Stang GT's hp above the current level, which has stagnated at 300. 350 would be a reasonable bump but might pale in comparison to what Chevy will put in the Camaro. Hopefully Ford will flesh out the midrange of the Stang line with some 400-450hp versions (Boss, Mach I...) by then.

 

I think you'll see a bump in HP all right, but it won't be until '09 as the 2010 refresh. So the Stang may lanquish a bit for about a year.

 

[quote=rhumb;974850]Ford really will have to up the Stang GT's hp above the current level, which has stagnated at 300. 350 would be a reasonable bump but might pale in comparison to what Chevy will put in the Camaro.quote]

if ford did have 350 and the camaro has 400 i won't be much different then before.

2002 Mustang GT 260hp
2002 Camaro Z28 310hp

in fact it will actually be closer this time if you go percentage wise.

 

The new 07 G37 isn't one millisecond faster then before

 

Where did you see that?

My understanding is that the new G37 will hit 60 in the low fives. The previous car was around low sixes, wasn't it?

 

i'm pretty sure the old car did 0-60 in mid 5's. I wouldn't be suprised to see a 4.9 0-60 in this one.

 

I'm pretty sure it didn't. In fact, I'm almost positive it was around 6.0 to 6.2 seconds.

I think several outlets have already tested it, and no way can it hit 60 in under 5.0 seconds. More like 5.3 to 5.5. Remember, it's only got 270 ft lbs of torque.

Here ya go. Our Stangs can spank it and spank it good.

 

http://www.albeedigital.com/supercou...0-60times.html

this is a compulation of magazine times 0-60 and 1/4 mile with different cars.

here are two examples.

2003 Nissan 350z 5.4 14.1
2004 Nissan 350Z 5.3 13.77 (M.T. Mar '04)


Wait for MT to run their tests i am guessing anywhere from 4.9 to 5.1

 

and 270lbs of torque. at a 1:1 gearing. But you'd have to look at the gearing of 1st and second along with the final drive ratio to see how much different it is then the stangs.

 

Those are Z cars; performance has always been better than the Gs.

Not even maybe. 5.4 seconds. Motor Trend already tested it against the BMW 335i here.

 

I really don't put much faith in R/T or MT. I think they are very bias!

edit: IMO They are down on anything Ford !

Ford is the Devil to them

 

Yeah, when you want some straight up honest-Abe style journalism, you gotta stick with MM&FF.

Also, keep in mind MT's 5.4 0-60 number came from an automatic. A slickly shifted six could drop three tenths.

 

Three-tenths?!?! That's pretty optimistic. I'd argue that the well matched paddle shifters in the G37 auto are capable of outshifting 90% of the stick drivers out there.

Either way, I can't wait till one of these things shows up next to me at the light, itching to show off.

 

I'm not sure what thread you are in but this thread is about the Z cars.

 

Keep up, will ya?

The last several posts we've all been talking about the G37, because the forthcoming Z car is getting its engine. Not sure what you've been talking about...

 

I'm curious to see how much faster this Z goes, assuming that it actually does become appreciable faster. Hp isn't just hp and a whole lot of things will affect this as it relates to this car. Willingness to rev, power band, gearing, traction...so many things make a big difference it's difficult to say what will happen. And given the fact that the current Z car with it's vitamin fortified act has picked up a surprising amount of steam relative to it's predecessor, and is arguably surprisingly fast given it's power to weight ratio, I'm not sure this engine will make much difference.

 

Ah the G37 is at 5.5 14.1/102, I was thinking with 350 times. Funny though, I completely stomp my buddies 06 350 every single time.

 

Paddle shifters? You kidding me? Infiniti's marketing gimmick paddle shifting isn't SMG or DSG tech...it's a slushbox fivespeed with fake computer algorithm gear shifting--no better than Hyundai's shiftronic. And anyway, the acceleration advantage of sticks vs. automatics doesn't lie entirely in quicker shifting, stick cars are faster thanks to better driveline efficiency (no heavy planetary gearset to spin). An extra gear, quicker shifting, 50-60 pounds of weight savings, and better driveline efficiency ...I'm pretty happy with my three-tenths estimate.