Motortrend tests 2015 Nismo 370Z

Duc_Z09

The Nismo Z needs to be TT from factory. I've been saying it for a long time now but it'll never happen because then who in their right mind would buy an ugly 4-seat GT-R if the Z was just as fast?

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2003 Grand Cherokee (long arms, big tires, 4.56, lockers)

Wonka2581

Nissan would not dare make the Z anything like the GTR... The GTR is there flagship car and would never put it in danger of being second best....

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cab83_750

Nissan should.

They should follow the marketing and trickery that Porsche does to its 911. Porsche has the the newer Cockster and Gayman that could beat their 911 flagship; yet, they manage to sell more cars from each model without killing their flagship.

murphman

What makes you think a factory TT Z could touch a GTR in performance? People are not even putting up GTR numbers with a TT Z rated at 600 hp. I guess it is impossible for Nissan to make a TT Z in the 400-450 hp range because it will smoke a GTR...

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DavidZ370

edk370

The Z car is not Nissan's halo car like the GT-R. The Z32TT was, back when JDM cars like the Skyline GT-R weren't marketed in the U.S. But the Z32 TT's price reflected its "halo car" status, and Nissan and the other Japanese car manufacturers saw the waning market for twin turbo sports cars and had to pull out.

The Z was originally meant to be a cheaper alternative to the Vette and more in the same league as the Camaro or Mustang or any 2-seat affordable sports car. Nissan is returning to that mission. And I doubt Nissan will ever make the Z the halo, monster sports car it once was like the Z32 TT.

I still pine for the Z32 TT.