Oh the irony...

I understand that but,...it’s a lazy carry over from old dodge truck parts. They used truck parts in the original Viper because they were “heavy duty”. Now they have the Hellcats, (more HP and TQ)which are 5 lug. So it’s obvious they have faith in the 5 lug hub, why not use that?

I believe they’ve been 6 lug for most Viper generations. Something to do with originally sharing parts with the Dodge trucks.

Does anyone know why they remain 6 lug? What is the practical benefit of a 6th lug on this car?

I’m glad I’m not the only one that dislikes this band. U2 goes around talking about saving the world and helping third world nations. For some reason no one sees how hypocritical they are: $23M Stage, $31M Stage, $700k a day tour, $100M from Apple, and moving the bands operation to the Netherlands for lower tax rates.…

I’d say it’s mostly true until the last decade or so, not sure how much I’d trust a CVT in the long run.

I agree, my comment should have specified 80/90’s Nissans and maybe an exception of the few performance models of the last 15 years. I hate that MPG is such a selling point that they use CVT’s now.

Only 2,700 of this trim/model were built? Wow that’s actually quite a lot. So my 98 240sx is one of less that 2,200 cars imported.....not trims/models but total imported. Does this make it more valuable? To me yes but to the market no. This a real CP.

Nope. Nissan is known for over building. The KA24DE that only made 150HP(ish) in the 240sx came with OEM forged crank and rods, I believe it’s the same for most of Nissan’s RWD engines. For whatever reason they do overkill. Crap they even made the D21 Hardbody a six lug hub on factory 14in wheels.

In line with today’s holiday.....

Have you seen the two wheel version?

I agree that could be a side effect but I’m sure they have a solutions for that. The new ATS uses turbos bolted directly to the head, so there must be solutions for this issue, direct injection perhaps?

It’s not necessarily a bad thing, makes for a more compact engine package, quicker spool times, no “danger to manifold”, and theoretically ideal flow characteristics without need for much improvement.

YES! Let it be done! I’d imagine they would change the turbo orientation, although the high placement would make for shorter chargepipe lengths.

It’s a bit off topic but still related, 21 years ago today we lost this legend. RIP Senna

Something tells me if you can’t speak or read English you’re most likely not “legally” On Social Security.

I completely agree but it seems all manufacturers (except for the new Ford GT350/R) have stuck to this formula of planned delayed introduction of the nicer models.

Manufacturers also do this with the mid cycle refresh in mind, it’s much cheaper to change a mold than to update a press/die, for updated styling or performance models.

They have to leave room for the upgraded trim packages, you can’t put the perfect spoiler on the first model. you put the nice spoiler on the performance cars so people will pay a premium.

That’s by design, it keeps weight off of the extremities but more importantly it’s easier to design. With aggressive bumper cuts the mid cycle refresh as well as performance models are easier to change the styling. You can see this trend in nearly all new cars.