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The Melbourne International Motor Show 2009 is upon us and as promised Nissan Motors Australia has launched and priced the new 370z for the Australian market.

The 370z goes on sale in May 2009 for $67,990 AUD (6MT) with a single specification package available. The Australian 370z will feature as standard the upgraded brake package including four piston front and two piston rear brakes, forged aluminium wheels, revolutionary SynchroRev rev match technology (6MT), satellite navigation, Bluetooth, iPod connectivity, and premium interior.

The 7 speed automatic version will also be available at $70,990 AUD.

Follow the jump to read the complete press release or see the link below for more background on the 370z.

Link: Nissan Australia – 370 Reasons to Z Website
Link: Melbourne Motor Show Website
Photos: Copyright 370zblog.com

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Car and Driver pit the 370z against the Mazda RX8, the Pontiac Solstice GXP, and the BMW 135i in their latest comparison test. The 370z does well in all categories to win the comparison while being the least expensive too.

Check out the full article with video below.

Link: Car and Driver – Nissan 370Z vs. BMW 135i, Mazda RX-8 R3, and Pontiac Solstice GXP

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HKS fill out more of their exhaust lineup for the 370z this week when they released the HKS Stainless Center Pipes for Nissan Z34. The stainless dual pipe exhaust system consists of 2x 60.5mm diameter pipes in 3 sections each. Up front is a flex join and down south is a resonator to eliminate the drone at highway speeds. Made from SUS304 stainless steel this exhaust should free up some horsepower especially when combined with the HKS muffler.

The exhaust note on the standard 370z is extremely quiet so it’s good to see a range of affordable exhausts reaching the market. These HKS Stainless Center Pipes will set you back 102,000 yen.

Link: HKS Website

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Edmunds have added a brand new Z34 370z to their garage this week with the delivery of their 370z Touring Model with Sport Package. It joins the fleet as one of their long term test vehicles which will endure the day to day use of the Edmunds team who’ll keep us entertained with their blog posts from time to time.

Check out their introduction post and photo gallery at the link below.

Link: 2009 Nissan 370Z Long-Term Test – Introduction
Link: Edmunds Blogs

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An article on Google News from the Canadian Press today gives a little background into one of the designers on the 370z project from Canada.

Check it out if you get a spare second.

Link: Canadian Press
Photo: (C) 370zblog.com

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Those wishing to buy the Zele 370z parts overseas will be happy to know official pricing has been decided and published today. Zele distributors will obviously add shipping and handling fees on to this but here’s the base pricing in USD:

Link: Zele Performance Website
Link: Zele Performance related articles on 370zblog
Link: Zele Performance photo gallery from Tokyo Auto Salon 2009

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If you’re not an owner yet and you’re undecided if you want to be changing gears yourself (hint: it’s a sports car – you do) well this might be an article for you. A bit of insight into how good the 370z’s 7-speed, paddle shifted, automatic gearbox is.

Link: Drivers Republic

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Central 20 rounds out their exhaust line up this week when they released these hi-flow sports catalyzers for the Nissan 370z.

Made from stainless steel the outlet pipe diameter is 60mm increasing to a 105mm diameter catalyzer.

These are priced at 157,500 yen.

Source: ZCar-World.net
Link: Central 20 Website

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We recently published Zele’s first pricing update for the Nissan 370z but here’s what I’ve personally been waiting for. Confirmation of pricing on the body kit itself. Without further delay, here it is:

For pricing on the other items like the Titanium Strut Brace, Radiator Shroud etc, check our previous release from Zele linked here.

Link: Zele Performance Website
Link: Zele Performance related articles on 370zblog
Link: Zele Performance photo gallery from Tokyo Auto Salon 2009

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Quite a number of aftermarket parts companies are confirming that either their existing parts translate directly across to the new Z34 or that they’ve released something else of interest not exclusively for the new Z though. We’re not going to publish a post for every little thing though so here’s a quick rundown of what’s new this week:

Endless Release Racing MONO4 Four Piston Brakes for Z34

Endless recently released a large variety of brake upgrades and System Inch-Up Kits for the Nissan 370z. With the recent addition of the Racing MONO4r four piston monoblock calipers to their range, these have been updated. The newest kit is a Racing MONO6 six piston caliper up front sporting a 370x32mm rotor. In the rear is a RacingMONO4 four piston caliper with a 332x30mm rotor.

Price for this new endless front and rear full brake setup is 1,533,000 yen.

Link: Endless Website
Link: Endless Racing MONO 4r Website
Link: Endless related articles on 370zblog

HKS Confirm Super Hybrid Filter Fitment, SuperFire Racing Plugs and Oil Filler Caps

HKS Japan has confirmed fitment of their existing Super Hybrid panel filters from the Z33 (part #70017-AN004) work on the new Z34. They also confirm their Super Fire Racing M-Series spark plugs are suitable (part #50003-M40HL for heat range 8 and 50003-M45HL for heat range 9). Finally their trademark HKS Oil Filler Caps (part #24003-AK001) will also screw straight on.

Links: HKS USA Super Hybrid Filters, Super Fire Racing Plugs, Oil Filler Caps

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