Nissan Z Story - Auto Story

High performance and low price: these are the main features Nissan supercars marked with a letter Z, sporty 370Z currently on the market, it was unveiled at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show. engine 3.7 V6 with 328 hp and has a more rounded design than the 350Z ancestor.

Shorter and lighter than the previous series (also thanks to the greater availability of aluminum), has a new platform shared by the discovery Roadster (shown at the 2009 New York Auto Show). Let's learn about her ancestors together.

300ZX Z32 (1989)

The history of the Nissan Z begins in 1969 with the 240Z, but it is the first model to officially arrive in Italy. Equipped with four seats (even if the ones in the back are only suitable for two children) and engine 3.0 with twin turbocharging and 283 hp, it is one of the first production cars fully constructed on the computer.

There is no shortage of sporting success: in 1994, the model, driven by Paul Gentilozzi, Scott Pruett, Butch Leitzinger and Steve Millen, won the prestigious award. 24 hours Daytones.

350Z (2003)

The concept, anticipating the shape of the successor to the 300ZX, was unveiled at the 1999 Detroit Auto Show, but its retro shape and engine (2.4 with only 203 hp) do not convince the Japanese management.

A second prototype, with a more aggressive and modern design, debuted the following year, again in Detroit, and a nearly identical production version was launched following approval from the Japanese brand leaders.

Il engine 3.5-liter V6 with 280 hp, which is also equipped with Roadster presented in 2004. In 2005 - option 35th anniversary (painted black or yellow) to celebrate the 240Z's birthday, the engine is bumped up to 2006bhp in 300 and further upgrades in 2007 to 313bhp.