LEAKED: The Nissan 400Z Will Be How Powerful?

The next generation of Nissan’s Z car is hotly anticipated. We know quite a lot about the sports car, including the fact that power will come from the same twin-turbo V6 engine found in the Infinity Q50. What we don’t know is whether it will make the same 300 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque as the base trim Q50 or more. In its highest performance spec at the moment, the engine makes 400 hp and 350 lb-ft of torque in Q50 and Q60 Red Sport 400 trims. We thought that might be optimistic for the 400Z, but the actual numbers might be 444 horsepower, according to data displayed in the car’s first video game appearance. We got the heads up on the release from the NewNissanZ.com forum, who have been tinkering with the car in Project Cars 3.

The new numbers popped up as a possible leak when the Nissan 400Z was added to the car roster in Project Cars 3, the third installment of CarBuzz’s favorite racing video game. If true, and we’re not wholly sold on the fact they are, the Nissan Z will be a one aggressive sports car and an even more aggressive statement from Nissan. Over 440 hp would put the 400Z at the head of its class with a power figure higher than the current Toyota Supra and BMW Z4’s 382 hp range toppers. It would even out-horsepower the more expensive Audi TT RS and Porsche’s Cayman GTS 4.0, with both cars generating 394 hp.