In The Best Possible World... (Nismo -vs- 370Z)

Matt

Leather seats can be a relatively inexpensive fix, although you get what you pay for. You give up the Nismo embroidery though, which may not mean anything to you.

The stereo/nav options are extremely easy to upgrade. $600-3000 can get you a big upgrade in sound/functionality, including Bluetooth, navigation, and a dvd player.

The body kits are supposedly starting to be sold by dealers. We have a thread floating around saying ~$250 for each bumper, not including painting/installing (if the bolts don't line up with stock).


You have options out there to make the Nismo more luxurious or to make the Touring's exterior a little more stylish.

Slynky

That's good information. And thanks. BUT, my point was that as a NISMO production, it should offer something that REALLY makes it stand out...without having to augment it by aftermarket. Nice to know there are alternatives.

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Matt

Even us current Nismo owners aren't going to argue with you there, but it is what it is. Even the 2010's are coming out of production with non-earthshattering differences between the base and itself.

I'd be afraid that with the addition of 50-75+ more hp and performance parts, the price gap would widen even further.

Slynky

But, my Augusta friend, they take a car from Nissan and take it to their factory. And make adjustments, don't they? Why not take the "leather seats"?

While I might understand their reluctance in making the price increase too far above the top 370Z line, 18 hp gain (or whatever it actually is) isn't, IMO, enough to say... "we've turned the car into a race-fan's best dream and therefore foresaken certain luxurys in the interior". For that to occur, it needs to put out somewhere around 375 FHP. IMO.

Don't mean to be ruffling feathers.

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