2016 Touring + mods or Sport Tech or Nismo Tech?

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I'm trying to decide which Z to get.

I've driven the Sport Tech and the Nismo Tech (I kind of want the upgraded stereo and navigation).

The Sport Tech I didn't like so much, due to the interior being blah and the exhaust note being harsh. However, I did like that I was getting the better brakes and the LSD.

The Nismo Tech I loved. The seats are fantastic. In fact, the whole interior feels like a huge step up over the Sport Tech thanks to the colored Alcantara. I also thought the exhaust on the Nismo sounded much improved (though still not what I would call great).

Both the Sport Tech and the Nismo Tech have a couple of problems, though. One is the 19" wheels. The rims themselves look fine, but they're going to be expensive to repair if anything should happen to them. But, more importantly, it's going to make the tires a lot more expensive. Looks like a set of four Pilot Super Sports is about $760 in 18" but $1,136 in 19". That's almost $400 more.

The other issue, and it's probably even more of an issue than the tires, is the body kit. I don't want to be driving a car where I have to worry about every speed bump and steep driveway scraping the hell out of my front aero.



So, that got me thinking about getting a Touring instead. Based on looking at the pictures online, the Touring doesn't have the front lip that the Sport Tech and Nismo tech do. Also, the Touring has 18" wheels instead of 19" (although they're kind of ugly--I'd probably replace them with Enkei PF01s). And, most importantly, the Touring has the persimmon interior which looks at least as good as the Nismo Tech interior to me.

But with the Touring I'd be losing out on the better brakes, the LSD, and, compared to the Nismo, the exhaust.

Now, the base brakes I figure I can live with, since I won't be tracking the car anytime soon. I don't think that the Sport Brakes offer much benefit for street use, right? They're just more resistant to fade? (Well, and they look better, obviously.)


The LSD, though, I think I'd definitely want (I don't want to be doing one-wheel burnouts and the improved traction on wet roads seems helpful). It seems like the Quaife one is considered pretty good? If so, it seems like that'd be about $2K including installation costs?

And I think I'd also want an exhaust. Not sure which one to get here. I'm not really looking for more noise, just better noise. Any suggestions?


Also, has anybody upgraded a Touring like this before (I can't be the only one, right)? If so, were you happy with your decision?