-G- Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 So I'm a bit of an anorak with Nismo stuff & came across this: http://www.nismo.co.jp/en/products/FAIRLADY_Z_RC/ I have to be honest with you - I'm a little underwhelmed that they're offering a track-spec Z34 with just 355PS & 374 N.m for a whopping £88,500 ticket price. That's just 11 PS & 3 N.m more than the street-spec Nismo 370Z. For £88k you could build a base-model 370z from the ground up that would trounce that thing and probably a few GTR's as well. *smh* I have no idea what the logic behind this car is, except to make ludicrous sums selling middling cars to rich, stupid people. *and breathe* 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Well it is only for the rich, who can afford to buy a toy for track use. "This car can not be used on public roads or be registered for such a license." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docwra Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Homologation perhaps? Looks like they have been selling them since 2012 anyway. From what I could find they have Ohlins DFV, are 175 KG lighter which isnt too bad with a fuel cell and a cage included, lots of bespoke parts made by Nismo ......... and need an engine rebuild every 5K km I dont thnk its an attempt to rip people off, its the same as an M3 GTR, or a GT3 RSR, they are race cars for actual racing. And Ive just found something that says its built to GT4 specs, a Cayman GT4 racecar is £100K, an M3 GT4 is about the same. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobPhoboS Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 (edited) 'The car comes equipped with adjustable suspension and race spac brakes.' + like Docwra said, it's like a cup car for race series, so it's not really bad value in that sense. Edited January 23, 2017 by RobPhoboS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 It has air jack, thats worth the money alone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 That, or a Ginetta GT4? Be about the same price (£75K +VAT), 3.7L V6 too... I suspect the Ginetta would be a significantly more competitive car, which makes the 370 a novelty rather than a GT4-spec bargain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 At least it's based on the proper version of the Nismo and not the watered down facelift (but I still wouldn't buy one even if I did have a spare £88k knocking about the place). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Well it is only for the rich, who can afford to buy a toy for track use. "This car can not be used on public roads or be registered for such a license." I spotted that too Colin. Good eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 You can make anything road legal over here, really. Germany would be a nightmare, USA probably a piece of cake, dunno about Japland. That really wouldn't need many mods to make it road legal here. Why you'd want to bother is another matter entirely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattross1313 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 At least it's based on the proper version of the Nismo and not the watered down facelift (but I still wouldn't buy one even if I did have a spare £88k knocking about the place). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynamic Turtle Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Nice to see them base it on the MkI nismo! TBF that model has been on sale stateside since 2009 IIRC? So its probs the more familier model. 175kg is big weight loss but still renders it 1350kg i.e. not much less than a boggo cayman s. Rebuilding every 5k seems like madness but maybe that's due to the constant redline stress it is always under? Sent from my SM-N910F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The G Man Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 £88k!! Woeful hp and torque. If you want to stay 'Japland', it would have to be a GTR for that price, or a well sorted +++ Porsche Cayman/911. However have to agree on the styling that they've stuck to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 It's a racecar, you couldn't get a GT-R or Porsche to run in the same class for that money. HP and torque are absolutely fine, if they went any further they'd go up a class and be well outgunned then. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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