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Nissan also needs to get that nasty little oil consumption issue out of the way before it tries to put out a 390hp anything. Many corners were cut on the VQ45 in the Cima to get 345 horses out of an engine with displacement on par with competitors making only 250-300 at its debut. This led to premature failures relating to heavy oil consumption.

I agree that the Q-ship needs to come back, but it better be fully ready for prime-time, not be priced ridiculously, and not look like a hardboiled egg for starters.

The first generation Q45 was far ahead of its time in 1990 and to this day remains the finest, fastest and most sought-after of ALL the U.S. generations (and the only one that was a Q45 from the blueprints forward, not a rebadged Nissan). I hope another one will come along to continue that legacy... and I hope that Nissan won't drop the ball on MARKETING like they did with the first one.]]>Mar 6th 2008 4:26PM