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Originally Posted by spearfish25
I can't get over this so I figured I'd post my opinion and see what you guys think. Four months ago when I bought my 370Z, I was an excited 'convert' from having owned a number of Audis.
With my old Audis, I was truly an Audi enthusiast. I drooled over the S and RS variations of the cars, attended Audi driving schools, etc etc. I was loyal and loved the sportier versions offered by the S and RS models. Audi had and still has something special in their 'sporty racing' versions that is sexy and desirable.
Now I'm a Nissan owner and I love my new Z. However, out comes the Nismo 370Z and all I do is find myself cringing at everything Nismo represents. First, the 'sportier' model looks arguably ridiculous from some or many angles. Even something as simple as more aggressive styling is done with numerous stepoffs and contours that don't compliment each other. To make matters worse, the bumpers look like plastic rather than smooth, sleek and hi-tech. Second, the Nismo really offers nothing that's more desirable. If Audi put out a Nismo 370Z, it would sport a twin-turbo or V8 upgrade. Why isn't our Nismo sporting 400+hp? BMW and Mercedes also know the recipe with their M and AMG versions. People would laugh at Audi if the RS4 just had new front and rear bumpers, some RS4 stitching and a new exhaust.
In short, I'm sorry to say that anything Nismo makes my stomach crawl. The last thing I'd want on my car is anything that actually says "Nismo". For me, Nismo is just Cheese-mo. What do you guys think?
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U r exactly right. I never thought about it that way. No other car line has a performance variant that's not way better than the standard version. Lexus, Bmw, Mercedes, Audi, Porsche all make their performance vehicles impressively. I decided not 2 get the Cheese-Mo version because it's not worth $8k more. With $Bk I could come close 2 making the 370z a world beater. The Nismo model should have been close 2 $50k wit about 420hp 2 make it respectable. Most of us wouldn't own that version but that's not the point. Buyers would think about buying that version instead of M3's, ISF's, RS4's, AMG's and Porsche's. The GTR would still sell because those buyers want a supercar. Nissan dropped the ball on that one. Or should I say missed a gear. Sorry I know that was lame.