It seems a little odd to me that for the sake of only a few hp they went with a new engine when the 313 bhp MY07 was such a peach. By all accounts the new lump doesn't sound great at high revs which is where the old engine was beautiful (IMHO of course) and a logical development of the 276/296 ones. I know that its used in a number of applications and perhaps Nissan thought it was a good trade for the increased power and torque but it seems a missed trick in a sports car.
Careful, Matt will be on in a minute...