OT - Nissan 350Z your thoughts? - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

dmcgibbo · 2nd March 2002, 13:17

hey i was wondering what you thought about the new nissan 350z? i used to love the 300zx back in the day but i can't tell if the 350z is a toyota celica ricer or if it'll be a good car. they discontinued the last z b/c it was too expensive and sales were down so instead of just refreshining the design they came out w/ the 350z b/c nissan sales and image is down w/o a "sports car" but now this z fast approaches over 30 grand just like the last one haha but it seems like the performance and classic looks aren't there. i can't wait to test drive it tho and see it in person.

Apples · 2nd March 2002, 15:26

I saw one a few weeks back at a golf tournament in LA, and from what i got to see l thought it looked good, much better then the mag pics I've seen. It was a Jap spec car and was called some horrid name. It was tilted on a stand so it would have been better in a normal position. The side on view is very nice. Shoud go with the 3.5 in it.
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JohnG · 2nd March 2002, 16:44

From the spec sheet, it looks like it will have Boxter S beating performance for 20 grand less (the top of the line 350Z has an msrp around 35 grand)
http://www.nissandriven.com

They have a "build your own" thing under the 350Z section, you can see the differend models and colors and equipment and such.

I wish it still had T-Tops like the old 300ZX and 280ZX. And Nissan needs to make their cars talk again, and make the far out digital dash available as an option again

Steve Morling · 2nd March 2002, 16:55

I'll reserve judgement until I see it in the flesh. As Apples said, the mag pics are throroughly unimpressive. Specs are pretty good on the bang for the buck basis and I like what Datsun, excuse me Nissan, has done with the whole product line.

DrJimM5 · 3rd March 2002, 12:59

I think the car is a design-type that seems to be gaining momentum in a number of prototypes. Design evolution is quiteinteresting and it usually takes some getting used to. I didn't like the E39 5-series when it first came out, but I don't think the new 7 will grow on me as much. The new Z seems well proportioned and should represent a nice performance car value for the buck.

Jim

atomic80 · 3rd March 2002, 17:13

I do believe that the design is growing on me!

All I know is that it's a hell of a bargain in today's age. Nissan is starting to look really good.