Of all the Nissan Z cars, arguably two endure the most today: the original 240Z, and the sleek and twin-turbocharged Z32 300ZX of the 1990s. And the designer of that car, Toshio Yamashita, wasn't just ...
To fully understand why the Z32 300ZX was such a big turnaround for Nissan, it's worth taking a look back at the previous generation Z31. It was, in the eyes of many, a disappointment that strayed ...
"Is it a Twin Turbo?" That is the question I get the most when driving my 1990 Nissan 300ZX. I don't blame folks for asking. Growing up during the 1990s, I remember the one car Dad and I would go ...
The Japanese automaker does not move nearly as fast and obviously as its peers from either Honda or Toyota across the North American market. But that does not mean subtlety equals complacency, either.
Ryan Dragunas has close to a decade of experience in the automotive field. His love for speed started as a young Motocross and Flat Track racer, adding cars into the mix once he acquired his driver's ...
Noticed how the automotive world is all about crossovers, SUVs, and pickup trucks? And when cars are (finally) involved, there is a legendary nameplate behind them to support interest. So, heritage is ...
The Nissan Z is a culmination of decades of sports car development for Nissan, and it was well worth the wait. Packing a twin-turbo V6 under the hood, gorgeous heritage looks, and your choice of ...
The 1995 Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo arrived at the tail end of the Japanese performance boom with technology that felt like it ...
So you graduated from high school in the 1990s, your career is going well, and you've realized that you've even got a little money saved—maybe it's time to reward yourself? You drove a Civic back then ...
Nissan is set to preview the design of its next-generation Z sports car with the reveal of a prototype later this month, but the automaker has already been dropping some major clues. In August we got ...
The man widely regarded as the father of the Z car, Yutaka Katayama—"Mr. K" to his fans—fought to ensure that the 240Z would be a two-seat, fixed-roof sports car, not the convertible grand tourer ...
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