duke1234

Well.. What i am trying to say is that a V6 can pump out some serious POWER! FOrd just refuses to make their V6 more powerful. Instead they opt for gas guzzling v8 with only 260hp. The fact of the matter is that V8 is unnecessary. If it is necessary for V8.. it should pump out more than 260HP for a Mustang GT.

Nissan is more expensive cause its Japanese and they have reputatio for building better cars. Very hard to erase that. People are willing to pay for that.

redass02gt

you are obviously the kind of person who thinks torque has something to do with a sandwich.

Derf00

That's why the Mustang GT now has 300hp

You get what you pay for. I don't know about the cars but the Nissan Titan and Frontier are both built in the U.S. now too.

Highstrung V6's like the 350Z newer Maximas and Altimas leave little room for improvement with aftermarket parts unless you want to drop some serious coin into them. Most people that buy a stang or american muscle like to do some customizing on their own. The imports require more $ for $ than american cars to crank out the same % improvement over stock.

MikeHawke

It takes alot of engineering to get 250 HP out of a V6. Maximas are pretty pricey and they have no torque anyway.

duke1234

You got the best answer I have heard yet. Makes complete sense. I can see how Muscle Car buyers enjoy modding their cars as opposed to the japanese cars that have their v6 push to the limit from factory.

Derf00

yep that too.... Hate to say it but half of the high priced imports would be so much quicker if they had more tq...The new civic Si would be pretty goot but they can't even reach 175 ft lbs of tq...come on....

macdaddyslomo

Wow ! I better get a shovel !....The BS is getting deep in here....

Bottom line is the Nissan V6 is a higher tech engine, which is also more EXPENSIVE to make....A Maxima(assuming it's the same year) will ALWAYS be more expensive than a V6 mustang, and more often than not a GT mustang also....

I'ts NOT a marketing scheme by ford to push you into buying a GT...they STILL don't produce ANY V6 that make's more than 221hp that is currently in any of their vehicles....Nissan was doing that in the 80's... They opt to put in the gas-guzzling V8 because they can make a fast pony car that is still AFFORDABLE....It's been working pretty well for 40 YEARS....why would they change the formula now ???

Also trust me a Japanese V6 is not PUSHED TO THE LIMIT by the factory. They can mod and make big power too....

Valcore

i think nissan over rates their hp #s a little bit

namezod

point is why would ford spend money to put in a high tech v6 in their cars? People who buy v6 stangs don't give a **** for performance in ford's eyes.

maximas on the other hand are a higher class of cars. gas mileage is important for nissan's cars so they opt for a v6. power is to be expected on a high class car so they put a high tech v6 in their car.

and comon, a high tech v6 in a muscle car? that doesn't follow Ford's tried and true formula for sales.

ByPopularDemand

Yeah ford doesnt sell more V6's than GT's or anything BTW I belive the V6 in tyhe 350Z Gets the same mileage as the edge GT's