NISSAN Z NISMO COMING DOWN UNDER

Nissan has confirmed that the high-performance Nismo version of its Z sports coupe will be coming to Australia later this year. On sale here since mid-2022 the Nissan Z is the latest in a line of sports cars that go all the way back through the golden era of Nissan sports cars from the 1969 Datsun 240Z to the 370Z, the last one to have a three-digit prefix, signifying engine size. Due here in late 2023 the new Z Nismo will come in a single grade, priced at $94,000 plus… Read more

NEW Z OUT ON ITS OWN

Talking about the new Nissan Z brings to mind the phrase ‘an inconvenient truth’. The sports car’s low stance, two wide doors and swoopy back bring rise to problems of getting in and out, and carting anything in an otherwise expansive boot deeper than a briefcase, or small piece of flat-pack furniture. Convenience takes a back seat, or it would if there was one. The truth of the matter is the strict two-seater (not even a 2+2) doesn’t pretend to be anything more than a high-performance teeth rattler on rutted… Read more

NISSAN Z WITH MANUAL GEARBOX

Nissan’s much-anticipated new Z sportscar has now arrived in Australia. Note that it’s simply called the Z, thus breaking from the long tradition of previous models, from the 1970 240Z onwards through the 260Z, 300ZX, 350Z to the 370Z which the new Z replaces. The Nissan Z is a two-seat pure-bred sports machine from the Japanese company that’s famed for its high-performance machines. Indeed, it’s well known for building a huge variety of cars, SUVs and other machines and is one of the world’s largest vehicle manufacturers. But back to… Read more