RE: NISMO 370Z Roadster concept revealed
Friday 13th February 2015
Give over Nissan. Officially this 370Z is a "one-off design study created to gauge market interest in an ultimate factory Z Roadster." Only one with a showroom ready interior, normal wheels and spaces for numberplates. It even has regular wing mirrors; everyone knows show concepts must have rear view cameras.
What took you so long?Cynicism aside for a second, the prospect of a NISMO Z Roadster being close to production is a rather exciting one. The coupe is a charming and fairly capable thing, if not the most talented sports car in the world. We've heard the revised car is even sharper still and so there's a decent base to build on. It could be argued the heavier cabrio wouldn't make the best base for the fifth NISMO model but then remember they had a go at the Juke...
There has to be a manual option. Right?The 3.7-litre V6 is identical to the coupe as well, here mated to the seven-speed auto as that's what the majority of drop-top Zed buyers choose. Predictably enough, the same NISMO tweaked suspension and brakes feature on the Roadster, with a limited-slip diff and shorter final drive ratio also included.
NISMO 370Z Roadster concept revealed
Chicago debut for a drop top version of the fastest Zed looking pretty much production ready
What took you so long?
Much of the NISMO coupe's details have made it to the Roadster concept. See the wheels, more aggressive front intakes, wheels and red accents. New for this car is the "custom carbon fiber" [sic] rear spoiler. That looks a lot like the spoiler used on the coupe.
Obviously the biggest difference between the two NISMO Zeds is the Roadster's missing roof. Again Nissan isn't helping the "one-off design study" cause when it describes the roof as "just like every 2015 Nissan 370Z Roadster." So it's cloth with a steel tonneau cover and fixed glass wind deflector. It's already a bit of a chubster the 370Z, so it doesn't really need a folding metal roof to pack on more kilos.
There has to be a manual option. Right?
Given all this, it would be exceptionally surprising if a 370Z NISMO Roadster didn't make production at some point soon. More as we have it!
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article said:
Give over Nissan. Officially this 370Z is a "one-off design study created to gauge market interest in an ultimate factory Z Roadster." Only one with a showroom ready interior, normal wheels and spaces for numberplates. It even has regular wing mirrors; everyone knows show concepts must have rear view cameras.
I'm confused by this bit. Prototypes/one offs can be easily made to look like production versions complete with all the tat the article is bleating about.Many of the parts will be modified production bits or one off parts made by a specialist company.
I worked on a show car last year that was hand built with multiple one off parts yet had all the things mentioned in the article.
Unless I've completely missed the point which is completely possible.
Cupramax said:
Since when did automatics become the majority buy on open top sports cars, a saddening stat if true.
The 370z auto is rather nice actually whereas the manual is clonky , vibey and noisy, you get an extra gear in the auto , and they perform better all round, they have flappy paddles with the rev downshift like the manual if you are in the mood , there is a lot to like I seem to recall Nissan sold 14 370z roadsters one year , cant blame them for dropping it really.
Makes me laugh jibes about the weight and "fairly capable". The coupe weights similar to an M3 and coupe lapped quicker than m135i, m235i, new golf r on autocars lap test by well over a second.
Those have been described in slightly better lights than "fairly capable" and "chubster".
Strange but true.
Those have been described in slightly better lights than "fairly capable" and "chubster".
Strange but true.
/\ What he said. Also dont get the snobbery against the Juke. It's an individual looking thing, looks brilliant in Nismo get up to my and many peoples eyes and is an impressive steer for what it is, the new Nismo RS with an LSD is brilliant fun.
I can only imagine it's a mindset based around the fact its not German and therefore can't hope to be individual and special. Japanese motors can only be applauded when they match or beat the Teutonic machines at their own game and spin on what a premium performance vehicle should be.
I can only imagine it's a mindset based around the fact its not German and therefore can't hope to be individual and special. Japanese motors can only be applauded when they match or beat the Teutonic machines at their own game and spin on what a premium performance vehicle should be.
elementad said:
Makes me laugh jibes about the weight and "fairly capable". The coupe weights similar to an M3 and coupe lapped quicker than m135i, m235i, new golf r on autocars lap test by well over a second.
Those have been described in slightly better lights than "fairly capable" and "chubster".
Strange but true.
Imagine a two seater sports car should weigh a bit less than a four seater repmobile..Those have been described in slightly better lights than "fairly capable" and "chubster".
Strange but true.
stephen300o said:
elementad said:
Makes me laugh jibes about the weight and "fairly capable". The coupe weights similar to an M3 and coupe lapped quicker than m135i, m235i, new golf r on autocars lap test by well over a second.
Those have been described in slightly better lights than "fairly capable" and "chubster".
Strange but true.
Imagine a two seater sports car should weigh a bit less than a four seater repmobile..Those have been described in slightly better lights than "fairly capable" and "chubster".
Strange but true.
elementad said:
Makes me laugh jibes about the weight and "fairly capable". The coupe weights similar to an M3 and coupe lapped quicker than m135i, m235i, new golf r on autocars lap test by well over a second.
Well yes, but those cars all have four seats. They drive well for four seaters but are, IMO, hopelessly out-classed by a significant number of two-seaters. Having said that, the 370Z is a decent car. I think a lot of people write them off simply because the 350Z felt so heavy and dull. Most of the two-seaters that drive better are either a lot slower or significantly more expensive.
Edited by kambites on Friday 13th February 18:42
kambites said:
elementad said:
Makes me laugh jibes about the weight and "fairly capable". The coupe weights similar to an M3 and coupe lapped quicker than m135i, m235i, new golf r on autocars lap test by well over a second.
Well yes, but those cars all have four seats. They drive well for four seaters but are, IMO, hopelessly out-classed by a significant number of two-seaters. Maybe i find some of the journalism amateurish on pistonheads at times or biased towards certain marques.
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