Nissan "cheapening" the Nismo brand big time.

Yep

I agree it should have been exclusive to cars that don't resemble toaster ovens.

But seriously it should have been GTR. 370z. Sentra. Altima coupe and maxima at most. Oh and the juke

it goes even lower

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Oh boy.... I don't understand the purpose. I see it in cars kids want to tune and have the option for more performance but those fiat looking nissans are a far cry from something you would tune and track.

I think they saw the scion brand grow with the frs and almost want to have a similar marketing segment without re branding....

I guess Nissan thinks that they will sell more if they but a Nismo badge on most of their rides. Marketing.

I actually really like the styling of the new Nismo 370Z. I suppose some of the other not-as-special Nismos may make it not as special but I'd still consider it depending on what they do with the Z35.

I agree but if the brand gets cheesed out by the Nissan toaster oven then it may have a stigma when you begin to say a nismo.... z. You will want to say Z ASAP so people know you drive a nice car. It's like people with a supra they just say supra not toyota.... supra. That 2 sec people may think they drive a tercel or corolla. .. lol

I agree it sucks when a Car Maker starts giving the prestige tag to all their car models. Take for exemple BMW (M), Mercedez (AMG) and now Nissan (Nismo), etc. It takes away the "bragging rights" to say "I own a Nismo" since it gets common. But, I personally never buy a car for that reason. Just take the 2015 370Z Nismo, I really like what they've done to it and I will buy it because I like the way it looks. IMHO of course :)

Wonder how many NISMO buyers are going to get rid of their NISMO 370z ?

Agreed, a bit like Audi and the "S" line or BMW and their "M" tek bodykits. It makes them money no doubt.

I don't see why so many people are holding Nissan to a quality that rarely exist in any car lineage. Car companies take builds and apply them to every car if they figure out they can rape people at sales with a classier tittle. Toyota has TRD edition. If Toyota had a model and they want to make more money from it they slap TRD on it and bump the price on it 10k. That's just the way the car world works.

My issue is, why are people buying Nismos to impress people or why do people feel that need in general. It was stared in this thread that you have to say "Z when you say you own a Nismo so people know you have a nice car." To me that is just ignorant. I buy cars because they impress ME. I mod them to impress ME.

Maybe I'm weird. I don't know.

When people ask me what car I drive I merely say Nissan.

It shouldn't matter to most of y'all. A high percentage here modify their cars and most look better than a stock Z or Nismo. The average person is just going to see the regular cars as nice and your car as "Damn, THAT'S a nice car."

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I don't get why we worry about these types of things. Let Nissan do their thing and let the market decide their fate. Who cares about Nismo being branded down the line? It does not cheapen it, in fact it give it more brand recognition led by the Z and the flagship GTR. Most of you guys don't even have a Nismo so why would you make an issue out of it? Also, let's not go crazy comparing Nismo with the M's or the S'. Apples and oranges in my opinion. Underneath the red lines, slight suspension changes, and tuning differences, it is not far from the car it is derived from. It is well documented that Nismo's are not far off performance-wise. Different on the eyes, yes but from a performance standpoint, not really. Same could be said with the GTR Nismo. Not much faster than the next one below it. I'd say just chill and let it roll.