User talk:Thecraftyb

Nissan V6
Hi, thanks for deleting the doubtful sentence on the Nissan Sentra page. While doing some research, I found that the Nissan 3.5 V6 and the 3.5 V6 currently used by Renault share the same internal dimensions (95.5 x 81.6 mm), so they might probably be related. That still leaves open, of course, the question if they really are and who developed them. Just FYI. --328cia (talk) 23:59, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Hey thanks for that info, I've researched Nissans quite heavily and have personally owned three and am about to buy my fourth. If you follow Nissan's engine coding you'll discover that the VQ35DE is the evolution of the workhorse VG30DE which itself was the evolution of the VE30DE. In truth Nissan has been using versions of this engine for the last 25 years in many cars all over the globe. The main goal for Renault when it acquired Nissan was to revamp it's entire product line and reduce the amount of platforms and engines the company was making, whittling it down to seven basic platforms and five engine series, down from a considerably higher amount in the 90's which was the main reason Nissan was saddled with such enormous debt. I'd be willing to bet the VQ35DE IS the motor in the Laguna, but there is no question as to who developed that motor.

My main problem with that sentence was the blatant bias of it, I have a feeling the orignal writer had owned one of the awful cars Renault had imported into this country in the 80's.

Thanks


 * I would agree that most probably the VQ35DE is a Nissan development given that Nissan has much more experience in building and using engines of this size. The Laguna 24 valve V6, by the way, seems to be a very different animal, 2946 cc, 87 x 82.6 mm; probably a version of the old PRV-V6? --- Have fun, --328cia (talk) 05:40, 11 March 2008 (UTC)