Nissan 370Z - Revealed

[poita]

Nissan offers the first look at the upcoming 2009 370Z Coupe, which makes its world debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show on 19 November. The all-new 2009 Nissan 370Z, the first full redesign of the iconic Nissan Z since its reintroduction as a 2003 model, solidifies the strengths of its predecessor with an unmatched balance of performance, style and value. The all-new Z will go on sale at Nissan dealers in early 2009.

http://jalopnik.com/5070304/2009-nissan-370z-breaks-cover

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[Orion_996]

Wow, first Nissan brings out a 911 beater and then a near carbon copy, but that can be looked upon as a good thing.

Although I'm quite liking the interior. Its a huge step up from the current one's plastic fantastic interior. It was pretty much what let the car down completely, IMO of course.

But damn this reeks of 911.

[oneightoo]

+1 :)

[Wraith]

Yeah, saw this thing last week....Love it all, except for the 'fish hook' as they're calling it head and tail light design... :)

Near carbon copy of the R35 GT-R orion_996 :eek: have you got your glasses on ?? :p :D

I don't see that at all...

Ones thing's for sure, TT kits will be available before long and these things are going to rock !!!

[Ice]

Must say I do like it but as Wraith says the lights piss me off a little and it has the shape of a 911. Orion the bonnet may look like a GT-R's but the rest I dont think does.
I dislike the interior although I would drive it ;)

[btm]

certainly does have a porsche look about it, but i still like it :)

[rjastra]

I can see a hint of Z4 coupe in the profile... especially the line from the front guard into the door.

I can't really see Porsche in it. The proportions are all different.

[oneightoo]

I can't really see Porsche in it. The proportions are all different.

you looking with both eyes??

[JohnBu]

I like it..

I agree with Orion_996 the new interior is very well designed. Lets hope that the materials/plastics are also improved.

Anyway I can imagine this car will look better in the flesh than in photos.

[Hackstra]

I can see a hint of Z4 coupe in the profile... especially the line from the front guard into the door.


+1, I'm also seeing the Z4 Coupe through the stumpy rear

[bornwild]

I have to agree with rjastra...I can't see Porsche in here as well.

I have to say, I think this is a better effort from Nissan than the GTR...mainly because this thing is guaranteed to be a drivers car not a PS3-gamers car....

And yeah let's hope the interior is not plastic fantastic as Orion said.

[Hackstra]

Yeah I'm struggling seeing Porshce in there too, apart from the fact it has two doors

[rjastra]

I am really trying to see the 370Z in the 911... really really trying :P
As I said before... the proportions are completely different as you would expect in car with the engine completely different locations.

I swear people say that one car looks like another simply because it has 4 wheels.

http://www.porsche997.net/images/Carrera5.jpg

[Hackstra]

Maybe coz it slopes at the back!?...I got nothing

[Greg K]

i too cannot see any porsche in it... i can glipmses of a z4 coupe though.

still, it looks like one cracker of a drivers car!

[sooty]

It emulates porsche perfectly in the way that it's horrifically ugly ;) (just my 2c of course)

[lithium]

now its been pointed out i can see the 911 in it, its in the egg-shaped back end...everything else such as the angular lights is different to Porsche of course

i like the look, i think Nissan went in the right direction :)

[rusole21]

It emulates porsche perfectly in the way that it's horrifically ugly ;) (just my 2c of course)
epic lol! Well done!:D

Yeah it does have z4 coupe look in it. Be such a fun car to own i would think.

[Ice]

Gentleman ! Porsche is an aquired taste.

[sooty]

Gentleman ! Porsche is an aquired taste.

As are haggis and black pudding, and i'm staying away from those too :p all as disgusting as eachother :angel:

[poita]

add brusell sprouts to that list

[SSS_Hoon]

It emulates porsche perfectly in the way that it's horrifically ugly ;) (just my 2c of course)


yep totally agree.

Dont like PORSCHE never have, and didnt like the 350Z and this 370Z i still dont like, although a TT version would be fun to drive that is for sure.

SSS_Hoon

[Orion_996]

Oh, just to clear up, I was trying to say that first Nissan brought out a 911 beater and then a copy of it (the 911 not the GTR).

To me it looks a lot like a 911, overall same basic shape, maybe the proportions in real life will make it different but on that photo, from the rear view you can't deny it.

Also I agree with Wraith those curved taillights and headlights that Nissan and a few other Japanese companies have gone with are just weird. Don't like it at all.

[bornwild]

I think you fellas have eyesight problems...I can see more of Mini Cooper in there than Porsche.

[sadavidsriturbo]

Sometimes pictures dont do any justice it looks like crap but im sure when i see it in the flesh i am going to like it ;)

[DirtyHarry]

i think it looks ok..the front lights and rear lights are questionable, but i think this revision tends to look more like the original 240z (or whatever the original one was back in the 70's), especially that front lower lip.
ohh and i love the interior.

http://nissan.jbcarpages.com/Z/Wallpapers/Paper28/1970%20Z%20Orange%201280.jpg

[sadavidsriturbo]

Its a little like every commodore update it just takes a little time to adjust to it

[Hackstra]

Its a little like every commodore update it just takes a little time to adjust to it

+1 mate, totally agree, i struggled to like the rear of the VY (esp the lights), i thought it looked like a magna but now i quite like it...

[Black Nugget]

i think it looks ok..the front lights and rear lights are questionable, but i think this revision tends to look more like the original 240z (or whatever the original one was back in the 70's), especially that front lower lip.
ohh and i love the interior.

http://nissan.jbcarpages.com/Z/Wallpapers/Paper28/1970%20Z%20Orange%201280.jpg

dirty harry, that Datsun is gorgeous! That and the Toyota 2000GT are some of my fav jap classics.

As for the 370Z I agree with david have to see it in the flesh to like it probably, but at the end of the day it is still a sub 75K RWD v6 coupe which gets a big thumbs up for me!

[DirtyHarry]

yeah that 240z looks the money....very clean and nicely restored.
back then, when that car came out, it was a head turner, both for its looks but performace/price wise...just like the gtr is doing to the porsche.

id love to have that car as a "weekend" car. would definetly pull the chicks at brighton bro :-)

[Ice]

As are haggis and black pudding, and i'm staying away from those too :p all as disgusting as eachother :angel:

Its like your comparing a ford to a ferrari ! pfffft hardly comparable is it now.

[bornwild]

The only thing you'll be pulling at brighton in a 370z is your dick :p

[Black Nugget]

The only thing you'll be pulling at brighton in a 370z is your dick :p

i dunno bornwild, I think the standards in brighton le sands are about as low as most of the cars you see tooling around there, :D

[USC]

The 370Z is definitely uglier than a Porsches.

[Ice]

Each to his own remember ;)

[USC]

Each to his own remember ;)

exactly..thats why I expressed my opinion...if everbody thought exactly the same, the world would be a boring place.;)

[Wraith]

The only thing you'll be pulling at brighton in a 370z is your dick :p

LOL, I always look forward to your posts and you never fail to deliver...

Tell me then, why Brighton and not say St Kilda or Elwood ?? classier milf there ?? :D :p

Back on topic, what's out there on specs look very encouraging for this new Z

It uses the same 3.7ltr V6 as used in the Infiniti G7 Coupes, tuned to at least 250kw with around 370nm and it weighs less than the current 350Z, it'll have an improved and stiffer chassis and better suspension than the current car also, which means it'll have much better handling, combined with a very good power/weight ratio makes for a very good sports car... :)

Here's what I reckon, anyone who gets behind the wheel of that thing will love it :)

[Ice]

Here's what I reckon, anyone who gets behind the wheel of that thing will love it :)

Yep and we all know it !

[bornwild]

LOL Ange :D Well I guess at St Kilda you'll be pulling chicks if you have some choof :D

Nah, out of all the Jap 'sports' cars this is the only true sports car. My all-time favourite jap cars are the 350z and S2000 and 98 model Integra Type-R and perhaps the Celica GT4 that Sainz drove into rally history books and...hmmm EVO6 Makkinen edition. Quite a few...damn

[bornwild]

But as someone already said....for a $70k sports car, Nissan ought to start building better interiors, the current 350Z is horrid!

[Black Nugget]

I think harry was not referring to Brighton in Melbourne which is ok

but rather brighton le sands in sydney - which is where all the sooped up rexy boys go. They had to close off a street at night to prevent hoons from doing laps.

[Greg K]

I think harry was not referring to Brighton in Melbourne which is ok

but rather brighton le sands in sydney - which is where all the sooped up rexy boys go. They had to close off a street at night to prevent hoons from doing laps.

and put a whole bunch of "No Left Hand Turns" around the streets to stop people doing laps via residential areas... and yes cops often wait for some idoit to disobey those signs!

[Black Nugget]

and put a whole bunch of "No Left Hand Turns" around the streets to stop people doing laps via residential areas... and yes cops often wait for some idoit to disobey those signs!

got busted trying to impress the ladies in brighton eh greg:p

unless you have a BOV you dont stand a chance with the classy ladies of brighton.

[bornwild]

Ohh Brighton in Melb is where all the millionaires live...that's why I said the 370z doesn't stand a chance :p

[Greg K]

got busted trying to impress the ladies in brighton eh greg:p

unless you have a BOV you dont stand a chance with the classy ladies of brighton.

haha *hides*

nah its en route from mum and dads place to my fiancees place... and unless my car is pink with airbrushing, i dont stand a chance with the ladies!

[Wraith]

I think harry was not referring to Brighton in Melbourne which is ok

but rather brighton le sands in sydney - which is where all the sooped up rexy boys go. They had to close off a street at night to prevent hoons from doing laps.

Sounds like Elwood beach and a certain back street shopping car park off Chapel St. here in Melb. :rolleyes:

[Neeko]

noice

http://www.dieselstation.com/img/Nissan/370z-Roadster-2010/nissan-370z-2010-01.jpg (http://www.dieselstation.com/cars/2010-nissan-370z-roadster-a1635.html)

http://www.dieselstation.com/img/Nissan/370z-Roadster-2010/nissan-370z-2010-03.jpg (http://www.dieselstation.com/cars/2010-nissan-370z-roadster-a1635.html)

[Shay]

looks ok,
i prefer the look of the 350 tho.
had the chance to drive one,
very fun time :D

[btm]

i likey!

[Wraith]

noice

http://www.dieselstation.com/img/Nissan/370z-Roadster-2010/nissan-370z-2010-01.jpg (http://www.dieselstation.com/cars/2010-nissan-370z-roadster-a1635.html)

http://www.dieselstation.com/img/Nissan/370z-Roadster-2010/nissan-370z-2010-03.jpg (http://www.dieselstation.com/cars/2010-nissan-370z-roadster-a1635.html)

Wow, I likey too, love the colour and it's a vert :D ...very nice :)

[btm]

yeah its an unusual colour, but it actually pulls it off well

[JohnBu]

Been in japan for the past week..

saw a 370z in person... looks good in the flesh :)

[GreyRex]

Been in japan for the past week..

saw a 370z in person... looks good in the flesh :)

Saw one in melb on the weekend too

Taxi yellow

I guess it was ok..

[btm]

eww, taxi yellow

[Wraith]

There was a yellow one on display at the Melb. International Motor show, it looked very good in that colour :)

My fav. colour for this car is the grey, (see pics) but IMHO it looks good in any of the released colours...you can't go wrong with any colour on this car ;)

http://i41.tinypic.com/m7g6pv.jpg

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[DirtyHarry]

each time i look at that car i "jizz in my pants"

[btm]

it is one sexy looking car