Yep we’ve seen NISMO special edition Z34s before but, not this one. At first thought one would expect any Nismo badged 370z to be another mildly tweaked Autech Nismo S-Tune but this bears more resemblance to the 380RS in it’s aero design. It’s got wider tires than standard and Yamaha Performance Suspension. Could Nismo be preparing a more seriously tuned 370z ala 380RS?
Of course the basic facts are that this could just be a US NISMO edition that wound up in Japan instead. In fact, now that I think about it – that’s almost certainly what it is. Damn.
Nissan Europe will apparently be producing a special Z package to celebrate Nissan’s participation in the Nurburgring 24hrs in late May. The special edition should feature a few tempting upgrades over the standard Z including a set of 19″ OZ Racing wheels, a Cobra performance exhaust and a Nurburgring “gift” card that covers entry into the circuit up to the value of 150 euros. Nice.
The downside is the color, it will only be available in eye bleeding yellow.
If you’ve ever been to Japan as a Nissan fan you’ve more than likely stepped into a Nissan Gallery. Staffed almost entirely with young ladies who’s job it is to direct the masses of public around the display cars, answer questions and give demos every so often.
Outside of motor shows have you ever seen something similar outside Japan?
All over the web today you’ll read the story from Automotive News that Nissan has lowered their global 370z sales forecast from 30,000 cars to just 10,000. Not including the Japanese market. That was split between US (7000 cars) and Europe (3000 cars).
Autoblog called shenanigans on these figures however as they don’t seem to take actual sales figures into account. So far Nissan are selling more than 1,000 Z’s per month in the US alone. It also fails to take into account other regions launching the new Z this year such as Australia in May 09.
Seems like Nissan won’t have much trouble meeting this sales target but it seems a little low to be realistic.
It’s here, the 370z Nismo for the US market. Different to the 370z S-Tune of Japan in significant ways but brought to you with the same partnership of Nissan and Autech.
Enjoy the official photos unveiled this week by Nissan…
Just moments ago Nissan launched the 370z drop top and Nismo version. Simultaneously this video as well as indepth photo galleries of each new car were launched.
While we upload the galleries, watch the video for a first look at both of these new offerings.
Nissan has just confirmed that the new 370z roadster will be unveiled in New York tomorrow night at 7pm EDT in conjunction with the 2009 New York International Auto Show. They will conduct a webcast for those who cannot attend in person and after the webcast videos, and full imagery will be available.
Additionally the 370z Coupe NISMO Edition will also be announced and on display. This is the North American version of the Japanese specification Nismo S-Tune 370z. Will it will resemble the S-Tune? We will find out tomorrow.
For now this is the first official image I’ve seen of the new roadster. Tune in over the next 24hours for more!
Update: Profile roadster shot uncovered. Is that a new colour?
The Nissan 370z official Australian launch will take place in Melbourne at the Australian International Motorshow on the 27th of February 2009. In the lead up to the launch Nissan has revealed the 370z Reasons to Z campaign taking place on the new website 370z.com.au.
Pre-Launch you can check out the website and the content within. Aussies can also enter to have the chance to test drive a 370z for two weeks.
We’ll keep making updates leading up to the Australian launch of the 370z and any campaign activities after that. Check out the 370 Reasons to Z website at the link below.
