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DECEMBER 15 - 21
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BLAST OF THE PAST: Nismo 370Z is one serious sports machine.
Nissan 370Z Nismo NISSAN’S 370Z sportscar is getting on in years but still looks the part and is bargain priced. Indeed its recommended retail price has been coming down to compensate for the years going up. For a little over $50,000 on the road it gives you a blast into the past that’s most enjoyable. Now another, pretty special version of the 370Z is on sale, one from the Nissan Motorsports and tuning division Nismo. The 370Z Nismo features added power, sports suspension, wider tyres, bigger
By EWAN KENNEDY brakes, a hot body kit and a Recaro trimmed interior. You still get excellent value from this special model, just $61,490 for the sixspeed manual we tested, or $63,990 for the seven-speed automatic we (thankfully) didn’t test. Though the regular Nissan 370Z is sold as a coupe or roadster the Nismo only comes with the closed body as it’s the lighter of the two. The front and rear have been reworked, including a great looking rear wing.
- SPORTS MOTORING
Plenty of red highlights have been added to the lower areas. Classy 19-inch alloys are part of the package, with the Nismo brakes clearly visible inside them. The cabin has a pair of red and black Recaros covered in cloth that support well and really do give the feeling you deserve in any ‘proper’ sports machine. There are some little red touches here too, in particular the red ‘O’ at the end of the Nismo badge on the tacho. The dash area is virtually unchanged, but we have loved the three central dial
OD\RXW VLQFH ZD\ EDFN ZKHQ ZH ² UVW drove a 240Z and they still look great today. The guys at Nismo revised the standard OLWUH 9 HQJLQH E\ ² WWLQJ D GXDO VSRUWV exhaust system which reduces back pressure by up to 30 per cent. That, and retuning the engine control module, added an extra eight kW of power and eight Nm of torque. Outputs are 253 kW (350 horsepower in sportscar numbers) at deliciously high revs of 7400. And a 374 Nm at 5200 rpm.
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