Nissan 370Z News
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Automotive news topics in January are typically dominated by the cars and concepts being unveiled each year at the Detroit Auto Show, and this coming January should be no different. However, there is another important auto show taking place in the first month of every new year, and that’s the Tokyo Auto Salon. For those unfamiliar with the Tokyo Auto Salon, it is a Mecca for tuning companies, especially those specializing in Japanese models. Like SEMA in the U.S., and the Essen Motor Show in Germany, the Tokyo Auto Salon is no longer the exclusive domain of aftermarket tuning firms but...
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Porsche Copies Nissan's Playbook, Adds Rev-Matched Downshifting
There is a simple joy in a properly rev-matched manual gearbox downshift that’s near impossible to describe. For a brief moment in time, years of practice blend muscle memory, mechanical motion and precision timing to yield perfect harmony between man and machine. Some manual-transmission...
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Chris Harris Compares The Scion FR-S... To The Nissan 370Z? Video
When it comes to lightweight and affordable rear-drive sports cars that you can buy new in the United States, the list is indeed a short one. In fact the only cars that come to mind for us are the new Scion FR-S (and its fraternal twin, the Subaru BRZ) and the Mazda MX-5 Miata. Yes, we know...
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Nissan Unveils Its Completed Project 370Z: Video
To promote its refreshed 2013 370Z, Nissan solicited fan feedback on its Nissan Performance Facebook page to create the world’s first crowdsourced 370Z track car. Since Kicking off what it called "Project 370Z," Nissan has shown us two videos of the car under assembly, and now we get to see a...
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2013 Nissan 370Z Starting Price Rises To $33,900
Pricing on the 2013 Nissan 370Z has risen to $33,900, including a $780 destination charge, which is $840 more expensive than the previous model year.
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Top 16 Nissan/PlayStation GT Academy Finalists Head To Silverstone
The final round of the second season of the joint Nissan-PlayStation GT Academy North America is about to get underway, with the top 16 contenders from the thousands of entrants headed to the U.K. Silverstone racing circuit for an intensive week-long race camp and competition series. Spike TV will...
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As automakers grow more concerned with tightening fuel economy and emission regulations, dedicated and limited-demand sports cars like the Nissan 370Z get increasingly hard to justify for mainstream car makers. A new version of the venerable sport coupe is due to hit the market for the 2015 model year, and it sounds like the next generation of Z car will be built to appeal to a wider array of customers. It will be lighter and more fuel-efficient, too. Though work on the car is still in the initial stages, Inside Line has picked up some details via a conversation with Nissan’s design...
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Stage Two Of Nissan's Crowd-Sourced 370Z: Video
When you want to promote the launch of a refreshed sports car with a near-rabid worldwide following, what better way is there than turning over the design of a one-off build to your Facebook fans? To promote the refreshed 370Z, that’s exactly what Nissan did, crowd-sourcing the build options...
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Stage One Of Nissan’s Crowd-Sourced 370Z Begins: Video
Nissan recently announced an innovative campaign to help promote the launch of its updated 2013 370Z sports car. The new campaign set out to build the world’s first crowd-sourced 370Z, with all of the unique elements being suggested by fans of the Nissan Performance Facebook page. Now that...
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Nissan Designer Hints At Smaller Sports Cars, Sparks Talk Of 240SX Return
Nissan’s chief designer Shiro Nakamura has revealed that his employer is looking at downsizing its sports models, leaving the door open for the possible return of the 240SX sports car or Silvia as it’s known in other markets. Nakamura also said it was possible that the Nissan Z line may...
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Nissan Invites Fans To Participate In "Project 370Z"
Yesterday, Nissan unveiled the refreshed 370Z Coupe and Convertible. Today it is inviting fans to participate in what it's calling "Project 370Z." In an effort to highlight the numerous options available to passionate Z owners, Nissan is going to create a project Z car in which fans are in charge...
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2013 Nissan 370Z Live Gallery: 2012 Chicago Auto Show
It may seem like just yesterday that the 370Z replaced the 350Z, but it's been three years--time for a mid-cycle refresh. For the 2013 370Z, it's a very, very mild one, as revealed today at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show. The most noticeable changes are the removal of the controversial "fangs"--small...
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Nissan's 370Z coupe and convertible receive a mild update for the 2013 model year, and the updates are on display at this year's Chicago auto show. A new front fascia features LED daytime running lights. Nissan has ditched the controversial "fangs" on the front end for a cleaner overall appearance. At the back, a red center reflector replaces the previous black cover, which looked awkward when combined with certain exterior color options. Two new exterior colors are available: Magma Red and Midnight Blue. New 18-inch wheels are standard on the Coupe with revised 19-inch alloy wheels as part...
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Santa's Sleigh, 2012 Nissan 370Z, Playboy's Hottest Cars: Today's Car News
Today at Motor Authority, Ford shows off a new sleigh for Santa and Playboy names it hottest cars of 2012. Kurt Busch has joined the Phoenix Racing team and Maybach increases 2012 pricing even though it's dying. All this and more in today's car news, right here on Motor Authority. Ford has...
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Infiniti G37 And Nissan 370Z Recalled Due To Window Hazard
Nissan has issued a recall on its 2011 Nissan 370Z sports car and 2011 and 2012 Infiniti G37 coupes due to a potential hazard concerning the cars’ power windows. The affected vehicles are those built between July 2 through August 29, 2011, of which there are some 1,788 vehicles in the U.S...
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370Z NISMO RC Turnkey Race Car Available For Customer Purchase
NISMO is branching out from selling tuner parts to building turnkey race cars.
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2012 Nissan 370Z Pricing Starts At $31,450
Pricing for the 2012 Nissan 370Z range, which includes the Coupe, Roadster, and high-performance Nismo edition, remains unchanged over the previous year’s levels. This means that the base 2012 Nissan 370Z Coupe equipped with a manual transmission lists from a very reasonable $31,450. The...
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2011 Nissan 370Z vs. 1990 Nissan 300ZX: Past Meets Present
Many things have changed in the car industry over the past 21 years, but one thing remains constant: Nissan produces a sports car bearing the letter Z. Known to some as the Fairlady, and others as simply as The Z, there's no question that Nissan has built a cult-like following for this model. It's...
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Hot on the heels of gamer-turned-racer Lucas Ordoñez taking a second in class finish at the prestigious Le Mans 24 Hour race two weeks ago, the creator of the game that brought Lucas to fame, Gran Turismo, has had some success of his own. Kazunori Yamauchi, the visionary behind the Gran Turismo game franchise, took a first in class victory at the Nürburgring 24 Hour race in Germany, which finished on Sunday. Driving a race prepared 2011 Nissan GT-R, Kazunori-san and his team-mates completed 134 laps in 24 hours, 2 minutes and 26.9 seconds. The race is run on the extended 24-hour...
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2011 Nissan 370Z Priced: Slight Rises Across The Board
The latest iteration of Nissan's famed Z car, the 2011 370Z, continues the tradition of forward-looking design and affordable performance, though this year the prices on that performance creep upward a bit. The least expensive entry into the 370Z range, the base six-speed manual coupe, starts from...
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Driven: 2010 Nissan 370Z Roadster
The 2010 Nissan 370Z Roadster is a great cruiser, and a competent bruiser.
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Next-Gen Nissan Z Car To Sport Mercedes-Benz Power?
The rumors are flying fast that Nissan's Z sports car could benefit from the new engine relationship.
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Nissan Teams Up With BRE Racing Team For 40th Anniversary 370Z
The original Z was sold in October 1969 in Japan as the Nissan Fairlady Z and was also exported to the U.S. as the Datsun 240Z that same year. Since this year Nissan has been building and selling the newest Z, the 370Z, which is now the 40th year for the Z line of sport coupes and convertibles...
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Video: Making The Shell Helix See-Through Acrylic 370Z
The all-acrylic car was used to demonstrate the distribution of Shell's oil throughout the engine.
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