Nissan 350Z V6

Here's a surefire formula for winning fans and keeping customers: put a torque yet flexible 350 hp V6 that just purrs along under the hood of a compact, front-engine layout rear-wheel drive. That's how Nissan won over drivers with its 2009 350Z Roadster, and there's no reason to suspect the engineers at Nissan to mess around with a winning formula. Expect 2010's Nissan 350Z to provide drivers with the standard options of selecting a 6-speed manual or 5-speed automatic transmission.

Like its predecessor, the newest model 350Z should be sporting the same 4-cycle, 6 cylinder, 60-degree slanted gasoline engine, loved by drivers expecting power and smooth handling. Nissan's VQ35HR (for High Revolution or High Response) engine will have its usual arrangement of a microfinished one-piece cast crankshaft operating under a timing chain, a bore and stroke of 3.760 in (95.5 mm) and 3.205 in (81.4 mm), and Nissan's patented high-flow tuned induction system, we should expect the 2010 350Z to have the same NDIS (Nissan Direct Ignition System) and electromagnetic on the exhaust cam CVTC (Continuously Variable-valve Timing Control) with hydraulic actuation on the intake cam. Like its 2009 predecessor, the newest 350Z will have forged steel connecting rods and a nylon intake manifold combining providing the structure for an engine easily capable of delivering a ripping 350hp, redlining at 72,000rpm. With 213.45 cu in of displacement (3,498 cu cm) and 2460 to 268 ft*lbf (334 to 363 N*m) of torque, the 2009 350Z series won Nissan many fans. Are engineers the type to sacrifice a winning formula just to tweak a few specs? Not likely.