Nissan 370Z Nismo: 13.6.13, Cologne, Germany Nissan's old-school V6 coupe gets the hardcore Nismo treatment

摘要

THE 370Z NISMO is not, as Nissan would have you believe, an entirely new addition to Nismo's portfolio. It has existed in the US since the regular 370Z was introduced in 2009, in coupe and manual-only specification. As with the standard manuals, the Nismo features rev-shift, the heel-and-toe-aping system that helps to smooth the Z's downshifts; because of the rather weighty springing of the gearshift itself, it's not too difficult to look clumsy. That has always been part of the 370Z's appeal, though: feeling rather old-school and demanding in an all-too-easy new-school world. Nismo's target customers may come from gaming, but the Z is no uninvolving, digital experience. Its small 16bhp boost over the standard 370Z comes courtesy of cheat codes in the ECU, though, the only physical change being a freer-breathing exhaust. Those two pipes get a 10mm increase in diameter but still aren't intense enough to drown out the noisy V6.