Nothing special about the 350z?

[John Coffey]

Sounds like a great car. I'm going to have to find a "student" with one at the next track event I'm instructing at.

[jmark]

Sounds like a great car. I'm going to have to find a "student" with one at the next track event I'm instructing at.

For sure John. In the hands of a good driver this car would be something. It sure makes me feel more accomplished! Here is a Youtube of a Japanese RS Nismo Z. The RS comes with a 3.8 liter motor good for about 35 more HP & leather seats. The rest of the car is US Nismo Z. Watch it & let me know what you think.

[John Coffey]

Ita hard to tell much from a video, but body roll is less then the Track 350Z and understeer appears to be less. There does seem to be a lot of pitch on the car and it looks like it can still hike the inside rear wheel, which is typical of the 350Z. The proof is in the driving.

[jmark]

Ita hard to tell much from a video, but body roll is less then the Track 350Z and understeer appears to be less. There does seem to be a lot of pitch on the car and it looks like it can still hike the inside rear wheel, which is typical of the 350Z. The proof is in the driving.

I have a couple of SCCA drivers willing to test her out already!

[jmark]

For those Nismo 350Z doubters check out this full road test & video. http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/Followup/articleId=121814?tid=edmunds.il.home.photopanel..1.*

Sweet review & video. I agree with most it except that the ride is better than stated & I don't hear the boominess in the cabin. Look at the measured times! I am telling you folks this car is much more than the specs.......

This Nismo Z test car posts some very impressive acceleration numbers — 5.1 seconds to 60 mph, 13.6 seconds through the quarter-mile at 103 mph. Among front-engine, rear-drive coupes on the near side of $50K, BMW's twin-turbo, 300-hp 335i is quicker, as are the Corvette and Shelby GT500. But these cars will take a few thousand more from your bank account than the Nismo Z.

As good as the Nismo feels on public roads, the true gains of its seam-welded chassis can only be realized in a track environment. For a car that weighs 3,354 pounds, a 71.0-mph slalom speed and 0.91g on the skid pad are signs of talent — the last Lotus Elise we tested had less than a 1-mph advantage in the slalom. Mount up the Nismo Z with stickier tires and you'll have a capable if portly track-day car straight from the Nissan dealership.

[jmark]

Fixed link.

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/Followup/articleId=121814?tid=edmunds.il.home.photopanel..1.*