Nismo suspension is different, and stiffer:

"The Nismo's suspension is tuned for a firmer ride and sharper handling. Compared to a standard 370Z Coupe, front spring rates have been dialed up 15 percent, rear spring rates 10 percent, front stabilizer bar rate upped 15 percent, and the rear stabilizer bar is 50 percent stiffer. The roll stiffness rate has been increased by 15 percent and front and rear damping factors have been increased by 40 percent and 140 percent, respectively."

I'd probably like it - I'm used to a very stiff car and the Touring+Sport is a little bouncy.

I think the Nismo looks great, but the video comparison of the 300ZX to the 350Z and 370Z the 300ZX owner felt the 370Z was a little too harsh for every day driving, the Nismo will be stiffer, so it depends on what you want. I love the looks of the Nismo, however.

I DD my Nismo, only 15 miles each way. (rocking 26 mpg in the process)

I DD mine. If you've had a car with performance suspension before it's not going to seem strange.

I'd reccomend touring w/ sport. You could always mod it if you chose to do so.

Very sorry to hear about your 95 300ZX. Not alot of good ones around and now one less. :-(

Glad you made it through safely. That's the most important thing.

I agree with fullmonty, I'd go touring with Sport if I had it to do again. I'd really like to have that built in screen in the dash. The 370Z is a great car, and, coming from 2 consecutive Z's I bet you'll really enjoy it. In a few months you very well could be shopping for that weekend 300ZX...... They make a great pair.

Best of luck to you in your search for your 370Z.

Welcome! Very sorry to hear about your loss. Hope no one was hurt. You won't be disappointed with a 370Z no matter which flavor you choose. Having always owned a t-top version we had to do a roadster but that certainly isn't for everyone.

Best of luck in your quest. I think the only way you could go wrong is not getting another Z. :)

Oh come on... Tell the truth.. You wrecked the car on purpose as an excuse to go with a 370Z... Good job!! :tup::tup:

Joke aside, glad you're OK and nobody got hurt... I'd go for a regular 370Z with Sport Package and mod the hell out of it..

Welcome to the forums and glad youre ok! Go with the Nismo. I love both cars and test drove a red 370z touring sport several times but only because my dealer here couldnt get a Nismo in stock but I really had already made my mind up on the Nismo. And I purchased without ever even seeing one in person. People always say buy a sport touring and mod it but it's not the same. It's a good head start in the modding department and I have still modded mine a decent amount. Only performance mods tho. I got sold on the Nismo bc I wanted a factory track car and I believed that every mod makes it more and more ahead of the 370 sport when it comes to performance. I drive the car very aggressively. This car is easy to drift, drag, etc.. And the looks are more exotic than a 370z sport. Park em next to each other and people are gonna look more at the Niz. And I DD my Nismo 2-3 days a week just bc I cant stand to not drive it in a 24 hour time frame. I can qoute alot of people from this forum saying if they could do it again they would get a Nismo.... including the site administrator. But we all want different things from our cars so it really just depends on what you want the car for and whats most important to you

Just curious.. why are you people buying the sport package to then mod it... wheels will be updgraded, brakes upgraded or replaced with a BBK. VLSD can be replaced with OS giken/carbonetics carbon. Only thing left is SRM and imo heel and toe is more fun, i know you can turn it off. Now you have some OEM parts that need selling or held onto for backups. Oh and the sport spoiler, but i added that as an option.

Nissan is now placing a blue sticker on the window, letting us stealerships know to remove a spacer from the springs.

I really wanted the nismo, but also wanted leather seats and the little others so i test drove each and in the end went with Touring/Sport and never looked back. You will be happy no matter which one you go with.

Ya get the touring with sports package better value to me

Just check our the "parts for sell" section of the forum, see how many nismo parts are for sell, seems like people spend the extra money to get the nismo, and later on took off the nismo parts and replaced with aftermarket parts. If you are going to mod your car, get the sport/w touring.

Well, in my very specific case, the local dealer in my country only brings down Touring 370Z's with Sport Package and no NAV.

But putting that aside, I would've bought the exact same setup. I don't track my car but I wanted better brakes, VLSD, and SRM. I'm not planning to upgrade to an aftermarket BBK, maybe change the rotors, pads, and brake lines in the future, and I'm not planning to go with an aftermarket VLSD either..

I do get your point about the wheels but, oh well, I guess I can get back a bit more $$ from selling 19's than from selling 18's...

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