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.

They could remove that rear wiper...that would reduce some weight! :tup: :icon17:

Decals give any car about 10 more WHP. Everyone knows that! :rolleyes:

Nissan is probably just trying to increase sales in europe, not that this will really do anything for them. I would like to see what sort of improvements they made to the road noise issue.

IMO want to make it unique (any car at that) find a local pin-striper and have them do some custom work. My 350 had a "tramp stamp" of some real One Shot paint slapped on it...gave it a little something to stand out from others. looked good.
Also, my Z got around, so the tramp stamp was necessary ;):happydance:

Another marketing exercise in "brand extension".

When is te real NISMO Spec-C version coming (3.8 litre engine with 405hp), 6-sp seq shift box and factory lightweight parts (lose the electric seats in favour of CF seat shells, lose the entertainment system and AC, special bodyprep with no sound-deadener, CF bonnet, rear hatch and doors, NISMO 4-way adjustable dampers with factory-fitted FIA cage.

400+ hp and 1200kg - that would be a "proper" GT.

SUbaru did it with the STi Spec-C series from 1998 onwards, you can buy (in Oz at least) Ralliart-spec EVO 9 and 10, and Porsche do it with the 911 GT3-series - why can;t Nissan get it right.

Calling this a GT is a wank - pure marketing hype.

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?

I assure you, some one at Nissan HQ, is assigned to read and evaluate our posts.

GT originally stood for Grand Touring and 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.

I wonder what they are going to do about the road noise.

would be nice if you could order it and have it installed on a 09.

rear camera want. wonder how much it would cost to get a new NAV installed >_>

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

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???

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

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:

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.

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+1 rep to you sir :tiphat: