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- 2010 Nissan 370z Nismo With 350hp Hits The Road At $39,850
The U.S.-market-only 370Z NISMO has arrived at Nissan showrooms across the country priced at $39,130 (including a $720 delivery and handling fee). That's compared to the base 332HP Nissan 370Z's MSRP of $29,930 (not including fees). The extra...
- 2010 Nissan 370z Roadster - First Official Photo
Along with an invitation to the members of the press for the media unveiling of its new 370Z Roadster that will take place ahead of the New York Auto Show, Nissan also included the first official photo of its rag-topped Z. There's not much we can...
- Nissan Drops The Top On Its 2010 370z Roadster - Official Design Sketches
Nissan has registered a series of official design sketches for its upcoming 370Z Roadster at the European Trademark Office. Like its predecessor, the 350Z Roadster, the drop-top version of the all-new 'Z' coupe that was introduced towards the...
- 2009 Nissan 370z First Official Photos!
Nissan is offering us our first look at the brand new 370Z with the release of a set of high-resolution pictures ahead of the sports coupe's world debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show on 19 November. As anticipated, the Japanese automaker did not reveal...
- The Good 12 V3.0 - Part Viii
NISSAN 370Z With a history dating back forty years, the Nissan Z is a known quantity. Also well known are the Z's positive characteristics: powerful engines, spirited dynamics, provocative styling, and value-driven prices. Okay, the Nissan 370Z...
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WHY DOESN'T MAZDA UPGRADE THE RX-8? NISSAN'S 370Z LOOKING MIGHTY
Horsepower isn't everything. It's just.... mostly everything. Steering feel, a Mazda RX-8 hallmark, along with incredible balance (another RX-8 trait) and spectacular shift quality - something Mazda always offers - helps make a sporting car great. Indeed, the Mazda RX-8 is a quick car with wonderful steering, incredible balance, and a near-perfect transmission. But the torqueless rotary is not only weak compared to the RX-8's most avid foe; it's also terribly inefficient.
In a year where Nissan is completely overhauling the 350Z and turning it into the 332-horsepower Nissan 370Z, a car that may be lighter and will definitely be faster with better-handling, Mazda tinkered with the RX-8. The horsepower differential stands at 100. Torque figures for the $31,930 RX-8 R3 are 13 lb-ft lower than that of the 370Z's little brother, the Sentra SE-R. No, not the Sentra SE-R Spec V, just the piddling SE-R.Â
Despite a great degree of admiration for the RX-8 then, The Good Car Guy must speak out before the RX-8 becomes a quaint section of all the new car buyer's guides for the next four years. Something must be done. Horsepower isn't everything; but it's awfully vital. And while every RX-8 owner surely enjoys everything about their car (fuel efficiency excepted), potential RX-8 owners will surely be turned on by the 370Z's amazingly powerful V6 and two impressive transmission choices.
- 2010 Nissan 370z Nismo With 350hp Hits The Road At $39,850
The U.S.-market-only 370Z NISMO has arrived at Nissan showrooms across the country priced at $39,130 (including a $720 delivery and handling fee). That's compared to the base 332HP Nissan 370Z's MSRP of $29,930 (not including fees). The extra...
- 2010 Nissan 370z Roadster - First Official Photo
Along with an invitation to the members of the press for the media unveiling of its new 370Z Roadster that will take place ahead of the New York Auto Show, Nissan also included the first official photo of its rag-topped Z. There's not much we can...
- Nissan Drops The Top On Its 2010 370z Roadster - Official Design Sketches
Nissan has registered a series of official design sketches for its upcoming 370Z Roadster at the European Trademark Office. Like its predecessor, the 350Z Roadster, the drop-top version of the all-new 'Z' coupe that was introduced towards the...
- 2009 Nissan 370z First Official Photos!
Nissan is offering us our first look at the brand new 370Z with the release of a set of high-resolution pictures ahead of the sports coupe's world debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show on 19 November. As anticipated, the Japanese automaker did not reveal...
- The Good 12 V3.0 - Part Viii
NISSAN 370Z With a history dating back forty years, the Nissan Z is a known quantity. Also well known are the Z's positive characteristics: powerful engines, spirited dynamics, provocative styling, and value-driven prices. Okay, the Nissan 370Z...