To Nismo or Not to Nismo?

UNKNOWN_370

Before anyone starts making cases for other cars.... I also wanna say that I do acknowledge the performance superiority of a corvette and it's competitors... The added precision and the V8 roar. But it feels digital. Analog is a whole other ballpark

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Spooler

I enjoy driving my Nismo. I don't care about all the digital stuff on most cars. I like the 09-14 model years. I love the new Recaro seats and wish I had a set, I just don't care for the looks of the newer Nismo's.

BlackZeda

I am looking to get some Braum seats in the near future...they are super sexy:

Universal Racing Seats | BRAUM Racing

SS_Firehawk

Someone asked me if there will ever be a time where I outgrow my Z. I told them there are a lot of cars like, but for what the Z gives me, I'd have to spend a lot more money to get a better all around package. Quite honestly, the Nismo Z is a tire swap away from running circles around most cars on the market. We know the little things that need fixed for it to really shine. The fact is, I don't need a positive magazine review to know this is a great sports car. There are "objectively" better cars out the box that you can buy for the same or less money, but subjectively, you lose a lot. If all I need to really do is upgrade pads, tires, oil cooler, and some bolt on's to give me a car capable of running down most cars in it's class is an easy choice. Everything else has electronic this and that. That's cool for that guy trying to impress his friends with all those settings, but the reality is, a sports car only needs one. And if that one is tuned properly, that's all you need. The only two things I really don't like are the viscous diff and the clutch/csc/flywheel. They fixed one for 2018, the other... We have some options.

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UNKNOWN_370

Well said.

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Tick64

I'm all over promoting the Nismo (black looks deadly!), but with the "potential" Z35 concept coming in October, and possibly more news on the Supra successor, I'd wait. Five months will fly by. You'll be more solid on a decision by then.

HIZZY

Nismo <3

Tick64

Maybe do some more test driving! You can't do too much of that

Magic Bus

Unknown, My guess is, manual trans won't be available on the new Z or Supra and hydraulic steering, fogetaboutit.

That being said, my crystal ball has been wrong before and waiting 5 months like Tick mentioned, may be the thinking mans choice. But thinking men usually drive a Prius

The current Nismo will still be available in 5 months, so I'd set a time frame on making a decision then. No new solid info comes out, get the Nismo then.

UNKNOWN_370

You guys are a trip. Lmfao!! You're right. I'm just so frustrated with Nissan I was ready to jump into a Nismo and just say Goodbye to the brand for a very loooong time. I figured, hell, the Supra is tangible. Go that route.

I've only test driven the camaro SS THE z06 and the infiniti Q60. I need to test an M2 if I can find one for testing and I would like to test the evora and C63.

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Nixin

I have always disliked the new BMW's. The M2 is quite different, it's a purists sports car. Do yourself a favour and go test drive the M2. I still love my Z though and I will await the eventual intro and arrival of the Z35. Whether or not I will buy it is another story.

sunkist350z

I highly doubt that a manual transmission wont be offered on the new z or supra, they know that these iconic sports should be offered with a true drivers transmission.

Magic Bus

Let's hope so. But thinking logically, the Infiniti Q50 & 60's with new engines, have no manual trans. And on the Toyota side, they really have 0 new cars with a manual trans. You could say FRS has one, but that one had more to do with Subaru.

Looking at BMW M cars, there is only a 20% acceptance rate in manual trans and most Porsche dealers don't carry them on their showroom floor, they generally will only bring them in on a customer's special order. A Manual Trans Enthusiast is willing to wait, the regular walk in customer is not and will take a PDK or DCT.

Now I can understand if Nissan projected to sell 7,000 new Z35's a month like the Mustang and 20% (approx 17,000 a year) of those sold were manuals. But Nissan is not even sure it wants to come out with a new Z, as they've only sold 6,000 in the US for all of 2016 and FRS sales have tumbled. So logic dictates to me, that the new Z or Supra, if there is indeed one, will only be in an auto trans.

Spooler

Do you need some cheese to go with that whine? Get the Nismo, make it yours and enjoy the car. They are the best handling Z I have ever driven off the show room floor. You had to modify the early 240z's also to get the best out of them.

SINISTER

Buy a used 370z nismo with low miles for 28k put some turbos on that bitch and everything else is shiz.

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