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wilsonp 03-09-2011 05:13 PM

Looking over more stories, it seems like the GT Edition is for Europe, and is basically a Sports package modified.

The stories list a new suspension tuning, but apparently standard models will get it as well. It also lists optional rear camera and Nav, but I those are readily available on regular models.

The weird thing is some stories list it as being cheaper than a base model???

dad 03-09-2011 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wilsonp (Post 977927)
GT originally stood for Grand Touringand it still applies, the FIA's misuse of the term not withstanding.

A lightweight stripped down model is more like the Honda S2000 CR (Club Racer), not a street car.

Considering the other aspects of the 370Z that make it less suitable as a track vehicle, I think making it a better long distance driver isn't a bad idea.

But the 370 fits the definition of a sports car, far more than the GT definition.
Sports car - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

karotZ 03-09-2011 05:40 PM

Quick! Someone with a Pearl White Touring, install a 40th Rays and contact Blue Bat for custom GT overlay on the side!!!!! :roflpuke2::roflpuke2::roflpuke2:

wilsonp 03-09-2011 05:46 PM

I definitely agree the 370Z is a sports car, but a GT model countering the Nismo model wouldn't be a lightweight stripped model. I think they should fix the Nismo model for that.

OTOH, the Sport+Touring Auto in the US is pretty much a GT package.

b1adesofcha0s 03-09-2011 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaedub (Post 977940)
they slapped a decal on and called it a 370z GT. Imma slap a air freshener on mine and call it a 370z Turbo diesel GT type R

:icon18:

+1 rep to you sir :tiphat:

Montez 03-09-2011 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dad (Post 977761)
The 2011 Nissan 370Z GT, will sit on the dealers lot for a long time, "if it sells at all"!
It's a joke! It's one sorry joke!
Who is Nissan trying to fool? What are they thinking?

+1, real joke!:iagree:

Morrißey 03-09-2011 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wilsonp (Post 977927)
Considering the other aspects of the 370Z that make it less suitable as a track vehicle, I think making it a better long distance driver isn't a bad idea.

:iagree:

Zigen5 03-09-2011 06:12 PM

Can someone photoshop one so i can get a better understanding...

Dark Sarcasm 03-09-2011 06:45 PM

If i install an aftermarket exhaust on my 370Z GT will it hurt the resale value later? Do you think people will pay more for an all original 370Z GT.

SoCal 370Z 03-09-2011 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dark Sarcasm (Post 978129)
If i install an aftermarket exhaust on my 370Z GT will it hurt the resale value later? Do you think people will pay more for an all original 370Z GT.

Save your original exhaust. Sell your Z with it back on.

Morrißey 03-09-2011 07:03 PM

http://autocarblitz.com/wp-content/u...-Edition-2.jpg

Replace spoiler with a carbon fibre one....Beautiful!

..
And my new plate. Could it get any more perfect ! :)

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_f...%20CLASSIC.png

Jessobear 03-10-2011 07:33 AM

That looks worse than the standard car.

ProfessorDave 03-10-2011 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morrißey (Post 976867)
It reminds me of my other favorite car, the porsche boxster spyder.

I love the 370ZGT so much, i just bought the number plate in NZ :)

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/upload/...sterSpyder.jpg

I meant to compliment the look of this boxster. Nice! :tup:

dad 03-10-2011 11:58 AM

"Snow mode"!:bowrofl:

Morrißey 03-10-2011 05:49 PM

I have emailed the admin to create a sub-forum called '370z GT' to be created on 'Other 370z models' forum.

Morrißey 03-16-2011 02:40 AM

My new plates came in the post today. Now is all i need is the actual car :)

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_f...800/350zgt.png

LMBmikeZ 03-27-2011 12:20 PM

Nice plates!

not feeling the GT stripe on the side..... only thing I like about it, is that now replacement stock wheels will be available to 40th owners!

PapoZalsa 03-27-2011 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 976238)
Not impressed. :(

:iagree:

mjd77 03-27-2011 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370 (Post 976983)
Someone please make sure Nissan sees this thread. These kind of stupid trendy upgrades do nothing for a car of this caliber. What this car needs is some, better mpg ratings, FI intervention and further weight reduction down as close to 3000 lbs as possible. Anything else is unnecessary or gimmicky.

Now you know how we RX-8 people feel about the garbage Mazda has done under the guise of "improvements" for our car over the last 5 years. Just looking for justification to charge more, just as Nissan seems to be doing with this. I'm sure if you wanted a racing stripe bad enough you could get one done for your Z for much less than the premium Nissan will be asking for.

Morrißey 03-28-2011 04:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mjd77 (Post 1015591)
Now you know how we RX-8 people feel about the garbage Mazda has done under the guise of "improvements" for our car over the last 5 years. Just looking for justification to charge more, just as Nissan seems to be doing with this. I'm sure if you wanted a racing stripe bad enough you could get one done for your Z for much less than the premium Nissan will be asking for.

But its much more than just a race stripe. I personally cant wait till the first review comes out.

issforged 03-28-2011 11:08 AM

this would have been a some what success if they made the car a strip down racer...something like what did Ford did with the BOSS 302 Mustang, or like what Hyundai did with the Genesis that they made the track version

then this idea would work...super stripped down, as light weight as possible, maybe throw in some carbon parts

doublea2527 03-28-2011 11:23 AM

I'm liking the wheel color...yeah that's about it.

GZ3 03-28-2011 03:00 PM

so same engine output, mild suspension revisions, same everything except a little decal and snow mode??

yeah ill pay an extra 10k for it

Morrißey 03-28-2011 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GZ3 (Post 1017053)
so same engine output, mild suspension revisions, same everything except a little decal and snow mode??

yeah ill pay an extra 10k for it

Where did you get the 'extra 10k' from ?

90 ST 03-28-2011 05:33 PM

What a few of you guys are missing, it seems, is that the car doesn't get the same name everywhere it's sold, the GT IS the Sport package, with some tweeks here and there, just like we have different models in Canada then you, we don't even have a base model here. They have a slightly different touring pack to start, then the sport package, and Nav,thats it, well and auto.
So in the UK the GT is a sticker that you see, but it's also got the sport package with it, or some form of it.

:vuvuzela2::happyholidays:

I hadn't seen these used yet, so...

kevr6 03-28-2011 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 90 ST (Post 1017425)
What a few of you guys are missing, it seems, is that the car doesn't get the same name everywhere it's sold, the GT IS the Sport package, with some tweeks here and there, just like we have different models in Canada then you, we don't even have a base model here. They have a slightly different touring pack to start, then the sport package, and Nav,thats it, well and auto.
So in the UK the GT is a sticker that you see, but it's also got the sport package with it, or some form of it.

:iagree:

I thought there is a member here from England who bought one last year and had to explain how the Sport model was called "GT" there.
They just call it that for that market. I don't think it's a special edition.
(This whole thread started as mis-info.) :rolleyes:

b1adesofcha0s 03-28-2011 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kevr6 (Post 1017594)
:iagree:

I thought there is a member here from England who bought one last year and had to explain how the Sport model was called "GT" there.
They just call it that for that market. I don't think it's a special edition.
(This whole thread started as mis-info.) :rolleyes:

Well if that's true, then the article is providing false information. Here's a quote from the article:

"The new Nissan GT Edition will be produced in limited numbers. Prices will be announced at a later date, but, for comparison’s sake, the standard 370Z is priced at $30,610 for the base version so we’re looking at a few grand more for the special GT Edition."

It says it's a new edition and will be produced in limited numbers. There was also talk of a retuned suspension, which is not a part of the Sports package (at least in the US it's not).

Zaggeron 03-28-2011 07:37 PM

If you look at Nissan UK you'll see that they have a GT pack option instead of a Sports pack option. The equipment listed is slightly different than the US sport pack, but it is not as the article the OP linked to described.

The article may be wrong -- it's from a site I've never heard of, but that doesn't mean much -- and may actually be referring to the GT pack, but that is unclear since the GT pack doesn't have stripes. So maybe there is a new model, but if so shouldn't it be available to view on a Nissan website somewhere given that it is supposed to be a 2011 model ... Any of you Europe folk check your country's Nissan site for reference to this model?

Morrißey 03-28-2011 08:53 PM

Its real. Here it is in the flesh.

Nissan 370Z GT Edition : Nissan at geneva motorshow 2011

dad 03-28-2011 09:04 PM

Yea it's real! It's sorry, but it's real!

Zaggeron 03-28-2011 09:13 PM

Hmm, the interior shown is left hand drive, so it's not just in the UK even though they spelled colors with a 'u'. It seems to me to be very similar to the 40th edition-- special paint schemes and darker Rays. The Nissan press release doesn't mention any mechanical differences over the Sport Package so perhaps it is just an appearance package

kevr6 03-29-2011 07:28 AM

I think I'll be getting those strips done to my car!! ;)

b1adesofcha0s 03-29-2011 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kevr6 (Post 1018442)
I think I'll be getting those strips done to my car!! ;)

They do add 10whp/10 ft-lb tq :rolleyes:

Nismo_Q 03-30-2011 08:19 PM

Only thing I like about it are the Anthracite wheels. Thinking of getting my nismo wheels powder coated to Glossed Anthracite on my PG Nismo; quoted for $360 at local shop. Do you guys think it would look good on my nismo?

LunaZ 03-30-2011 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nismo_Q (Post 1022385)
Only thing I like about it are the Anthracite wheels. Thinking of getting my nismo wheels powder coated to Glossed Anthracite on my PG Nismo; quoted for $360 at local shop. Do you guys think it would look good on my nismo?

I think the two colours would be too close to each other without being a perfect match that it wouldn't look good.
I say colour match the wheels or go significantly darker.

Nismo_Q 03-31-2011 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LunaZ (Post 1022395)
I think the two colours would be too close to each other without being a perfect match that it wouldn't look good.
I say colour match the wheels or go significantly darker.

Hmm, good point, gun metal would be better.

Morrißey 05-19-2011 06:13 PM

Some more photos of the 370ZGT just released

http://www.inautonews.com/wp-content...s08gso.th.jpeg

http://www.inautonews.com/wp-content....thumbnail.jpg

http://www.inautonews.com/wp-content....thumbnail.jpg

http://www.automovilzona.com/wp-cont...-edition-2.jpg

http://www.automovilzona.com/wp-cont...-edition-3.jpg

Nismoracer 05-20-2011 11:20 AM

Looks nice...another trim level being offered instead of a different model. 370z TWIN TURBO or nothing.

b1adesofcha0s 05-20-2011 12:00 PM

The GT is the European equivalent of the 40th Anniversary 370Z that we have in the US.

Morrißey 05-21-2011 04:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s (Post 1123203)
The GT is the European equivalent of the 40th Anniversary 370Z that we have in the US.

Sort of but no. It has more sound proofing and the dampers have changed. And there is tire pressure and snow mode


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