2015 Nissan 370Z NISMO Review
What’s Hot: Aggressive looks, Recaro seats, finely-honed performance.
What’s Not: Noisy cabin, not on sale yet.
X-FACTOR: The Nismo 370Z is the best Z-car yet, we can't wait for its Australian debut.
Vehicle Style: Sports coupe
Price: $TBA (not yet confirmed for an Australian debut)
Engine/trans: 261kW/373Nm 3.8 petrol 6cyl | 6sp manual
Our thanks to Richard Hinze for supporting photography.
OVERVIEW
The local debut of Nissan’s performance sub-brand Nismo is more a case of when rather than if, but precisely 'when' is a question that has yet to receive an answer from the Japanese automaker’s Australian arm.
What, then, when it arrives, can we expect from the Nismo brand?
Besides its lengthy catalogue of performance and motorsports parts for various Nissans, the Nismo line-up of road cars currently includes the Juke, March (Micra), 370Z and GT-R.
A potent Nismo version of the European-market Pulsar also made its debut at the Paris Motor Show this year, and will also likely translate into a production car.
Odds are we won’t get all of the above, but certain models - like the Nismo 370Z and Nismo GT-R - are known to be high on Nissan Australia’s wishlist.
To see what makes a Nismo model distinct from its garden-variety relatives, we travelled to Japan to drive the Nismo Fairlady Z - AKA, the 370Z.
What we discovered was a car that doesn’t just look the part, but also has the performance chops to do justice to the Nismo brand.
WHAT’S DIFFERENT
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