Well I don't own any of them, but i'm about a week away from purchasing a Nismo. That being said, the difference for me is simply the fact that its different. It stands out. I have had my eye on the Nismo for nearly 3 years and am just now ready to pull the trigger, but in that time frame...i have seen ONE..yes ONE Nismo in person on the street. Do you know how many base/tourings i've seen in that time? Hundreds.

I love the new Mustang GT. Amazing car, I would NEVER think of owning one though because you can't go into a Walmart parking lot without seeing one exactly like yours. Its just me, but it drives me crazy. Granted, there are countless things we can do to our cars to make them our own, but the Nismo indeed....is different.

I could care less about the exhaust, that will be replaced. I could care less about the suspension, that will be replaced too. I don't like spending alot of money on appearance mods so why not buy a vehicle that all of that has been done already?

One thing i do know though...i would never look at a base/touring and snub my nose. Every person has their own thing, and the Nismo just does it for me. Doesn't make it better...just makes it me.

Just thought i'd throw out an opinion of why someone with no experience in any 370z would only buy the Nismo.

I bought mine because I am done with my modding phase. I hope to be one of the few Nismo owners who keep their Nismo stock, lol.

Exactly :tup:. Thank you! :iagree:

I bought my Nismo because it was the best deal I thought I was going to get anytime soon.

I searched for over 3yrs for a 370Z. Emailed dealers in a 300 mile radius, got firm prices in writing, drove 150+ miles to test drive/inspect and make offers on others, played the year-end/early spring/leftover models/etc. cards for leverage. All but one were non-Nismo's.

In a perfect world, I'd want the looks of the Nismo (yes, the looks) and the creature comforts of the Touring, but that's not a car Nissan makes. Overall, performance between the Nismo and non-Nismo are mildly negligable.

I eventually found a private seller with a 2011 Nismo with 1,700 miles on it, floor mats, lighted kicks, trunk mat, locking lugs, and the cargo cover from the Touring.

He wanted $33k, I was all in. Got it last September and don't reget anything about it.

Gotta love Ebay. :tup:

Wow what a steal!! lucky you!!

:happydance: And The four inside NISMO# XXXX identification numbers in the bar behind the seats is unique only for yours cars Nismo owners....!! jajajajajajajaj :tiphat: :icon18:

Forgive me if I hurt yours feelings touring and base owners.. :facepalm:

A hole

I'll gladly take that $7,000 I saved and put it back into the vehicle where it counts. Not going to lose sleep over some Nismo serial number, because the only number I care about is coming from the motor

He doesn't speak for all Nismo owners, just letting you know :tup:

I have owned both the 2011 sport and the 2011 Nismo. Stock for stock the Nismo out handles the sport by miles. The suspension may be tight, but the faster you drive it better it handles. Bumps and turns that would destroy the sport suspension the Nismo handles with ease.

You can modify the sport or base with aftermarket, but none of it is tuned properly to work with each other so unless you have a team of engineers to set it all up properly then you are just kidding yourself.

Where the Nismo out shines the sport is in the exhaust at high RPMs. Drop those gears on the freeway and the car will become a point and shot car. The suspension makes changing lanes effortless and easy at 70 or 130 transitions are laser sharp.

Get the gears right on take off and I swear you can cut a 4 second 0-60 with ease.

Owning both I can feel the difference in the cars.

I would rather have the Nismo, because at the end of the day it will be better performance and hold a much higher resale.

No worries, just making a joke :tiphat:

Your not going to get a 4 second flat 0 to 60 in a stock Nismo. Unless you go FI, really not going to happen. Mine had Berk HFC, Nismo cold air intake and Uprev tune even then I don't think it would do it. My V might with a good launch.

ive only read great things about the Nismo from the media

Here is Autoblogs review, saying it "simply rocks"

Here is leo parente giving it a test drive

Lets not revive this crap bc someone bumped a 1 yr old thread for no reason. Nothing constructive comes out of this. We are all z owners and don't need to waste time to defend our purchases, nismo or not.

Lets spend more time on learning and contributing to this forum instead.

Actually when I was looking for my Z I saw an 350 Nismo when I was leaving the gym and stopped and looked at it. Black very nice around $23k. I came back the next day after work to look at it in the light and it was sold. A guy on this site bought it. So it seems they are in a good demand in my case.