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2010 Nissan 370Z 40th Anniversary Edition celebrates 40 years of the Z

Posted: Oct 15, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Nissan

Forty years ago on Oct. 20, 1969, the Datsun 240Z arrived in North America as an affordable sports car that could be driven by anyone with $3,626. Nissan today is celebrating the 40 years of sports car leadership with the new limited edition 370Z “40th Anniversary” model; of course, pricing is no longer set at [...]

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Reviewed: 2009 Nissan 370Z-ya later

Posted: Aug 25, 2009

Filed under: 2009 Releases, Featured, Nissan, Reviews

Like a fine wine, the Nissan 370Z has gotten better with age. Many manufacturers are making performance cars less exciting, more driver friendly and more road-friendly, as evidenced by the new Evolution and Miata. Here is the question that plagues us: should a sports car have the traditional qualities of being loud, unforgiving, and brutish; or [...]

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Nissan studying turbocharged engines for future lineup

Posted: Aug 03, 2009

Filed under: Industry News, Nissan

We see nothing wrong with Nissan’s 332-hp 3.7L VQ37VHR engine with VVEL (Variable Valve Event and Lift). In fact, we think it’s one of the best engines on the market next to the BMW’s award-winning 3.0L inline-6 twin-turbocharged unit.
However, Nissan’s powertrain engineering division manager, Tetsuya Takahashi, has indicated that his department is closely studying the possibility [...]

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Nissan working on Nurburgring edition of the 370Z

Posted: Jun 03, 2009

Filed under: Nissan

According to reports by European media, Nissan is working on a special limited-edition Nurburgring version of the Nissan 370Z to pay tribute to the race-prepped 370Z that raced during the 24-Hour Race. No power upgrades are reported for the Nurburgring edition, meaning the limited-edition 370Z continues to run on its 332-hp 3.7L V6.
So what’s all [...]

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Nissan working on Mazda MX-5 rival

Posted: May 07, 2009

Filed under: Nissan

AutoExpress’ usual anonymous sources are claiming that Nissan is working on baby brother to the 370Z that would compete with the Mazda MX-5. The new small-car will be a drop-top, rear-wheel-drive two-seater with aggressive, sleek looks and outstanding performance.
Sources say that styling for the car will be influenced by the new Nissan 370Z and the Nissan Urge concept [...]

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Rumor: Nissan working on a 370Z Hybrid, with plug-in EV mode

Posted: May 05, 2009

Filed under: Hybrids, Green News, Nissan

2010 will be an exciting “green” year for Nissan. The Japanese automaker plans on introducing its electric-vehicle at the end of next year along with a hybrid version of the Infiniti M. Nonetheless, Nissan has been very slow at the wheel on the “green highway” when compared to its domestic rivals, Toyota and Honda.
Besides the [...]

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Nissan lowers its global forecast for the 2009 370Z

Posted: Apr 14, 2009

Filed under: 2009 Releases, Industry News, Nissan

Nissan’s European product strategy and planning manager Thomas Ebeling said that the Japanese automaker has lowered its expectations for its 370Z by a third due to the economic downturn. Ebeling said that Nissan had hoped to sell 30,000 units of the 370Z globally.
“The economic conditions we are facing today hit this kind of car much [...]

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Video: Sports Illustrated Swimsuit models go for a ride in the Nissan 370Z

Posted: Feb 24, 2009

Filed under: Nissan, Videos

While many of you have probably picked up the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue, Sports Illustrated is pushing its swimsuit ladies on its YouTube Channel as well.
The publication has just released a video of Sports Illustrated models Melissa Haro, Jessica Hart and Damaris Lewis getting the ride of their lives in Las Vegas in the [...]

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Video: 2009 Nissan 370Z ad spots revealed

Posted: Jan 01, 2009

Filed under: 2009 Releases, Nissan, Videos

After a hard night of partying, we’re going to help you ease into 2009 with some commercials. Nissan has dropped three new ad sports for the 332-hp 2009 Nissan 370Z.
In one of the commercials, we get to see the use of the new SHIFT_the way you move” tagline. Pricing for the 2009 Nissan 370Z was [...]

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Nissan announces 2009 370Z pricing details and new tagline

Posted: Dec 30, 2008

Filed under: 2009 Releases, Nissan

Nissan has dropped the pricing details along with a revised marketing tagline for the 332-hp 2009 Nissan 370Z coupe. The new Z goes on sale today at Nissan dealers nationwide with an MSRP starting at $29,930 for the base model equipped with a 6-speed manual transmission and $31,230 with the new 7-speed automatic transmission. Pricing for [...]