I regularly read Car & Driver, Road & Track, and Automobile; I see very little coverage of the Z in these popular car magazines. I wonder if anyone else notices this, and also wonder why there is so little mention of the Z in these magazines. When the Z is covered, it’s usually part of some other article.

There is lots of information and articles about the Infiniti G37 and most of the Nissan models, except the Z:

• Automobile magazine is currently doing a one year analysis of the G37 (very favorable so far, at the 6 month point).
• All the magazines I mention recently ran articles dedicated to the Nissan GT-R (I guess that’s no surprise since it is an exciting automobile).
• The Altima and Maxima get plenty of coverage.

So… why the lack of coverage for the Z?

--Spike

 

I've noticed Z coverage. I think either C&D or R&T actually have a 350Z project car in the making and I believe they mention the progress of the project every once in a while.

 

ya, C&D is the one with the z project car. I think in one of the latest issues they had entered it into a race as well

 

Generally these mags don't cover "old" news. The Z is now technically 6 model years old. It's kind of like beating a dead horse to talk about a car that old.
I absolutely love my Z, but I don't honestly expect them to keep talking about it this long after its release. That's what all of the Z magazines are for.

 

^^ Concur. But it was last year.

 

What was last year?

 

Yup, nothing new about the car. Those rags are only interested in the latest thing. Wait till the end of this year as we get closer to the 370Z release. It will be on the cover of every magazine.

 

yah they dont talk about cars that are more than 1 month old. BUT the nismo Z was in one of those mags for a comparison 2 months ago. something like fun and frugal on gas. they had the vette, elise, s2000 cr, nismo z, solstice gxp...

 

I believe that is the answer. The Z has remained pretty much the same car (certainly the exterior and interior) with some minor engine, suspension, and transmission changes that are probably not worth covering by car magazines’ standards (not enough excitement to generate additional subscriptions or sales of individual copies of an issue). An updated Z (370 Z) will certainly attract attention that is worthy of coverage in the popular car magazines.

This is OT, but my car (a 2003 Z) is about to leave the manufacturer’s drive train warranty. So far I’ve limited my mods to things like A/V and minor stuff so as not to jeopardize the 5 yr./60K drive train warranty. Now that the warranty has expired, it’s time to think about some serious mods for the car. I’m sure there are many Z owners in this situation, and will now begin a build-up on their cars. That’s probably a reason that one magazine is doing a project car. That’s also good news for Sponsors on my350z.com selling build-up products.

And way off OT… what happens to the site name (my350z.com) when the 370 Z makes its debut?

--Spike

 

Try Modified magazine, they still dig us.

 

Sport Compact Car is building an all motor VQ35DE

 

because nothing has changes for awhile, they did closer to the beginning.

 

seriously i have seen a tone of z's in the pas coupple of years on covers and a tone of evo's i'm seriously getting sick of it... and most of the mags are like 4 months behind so they cover cars that have been popular for a while already it's kinda gay

 

There were some articles about the Nismo Z last year but that was the last major update for the platform. When the 370 Z comes out I'm sure there will be articles in all of them.

 

Well if you read the "import" magazines you'll notice the Z's get tons of attention.
DSPORT IMPORT TUNER SPORT COMPACT TURBO SUPER STREET etc etc
all feature or project or do a power pages article on a Z/G almost every issue...Kinda getting annoying seeing nothing but EVO/STI/350Z/240's featured on the same crap.

 

when the Z came out if made the cover of car and driver, but has since lost some comparo's to the rx-8, more than once if i remember correctly

 

who cares, all you need is here

 

Yeah I wish they would update us on there project Twin Turbo Z too...yes the one that V**....you get the point.

 

Nissan Sport Magazine has extensive coverage of the 350Z, with no less than three project cars (350Z street, T2 and GT3 racecars). We also feature reader's Datsun/Infiniti/Nissan rides and reviews/tests of the latest cars and aftermarket equipment for them.

There's even coverage of Nissan enthusiast events and websites (including this one) and race content you won't find anywhere else. It's amazing that so many have never heard of us! The just released summer '08 issue is hitting subscribers mailboxes and newstands now. You can preview it at:

www.nissansportmag.com

Ignoring the Z? Not happening with us!

David Muramoto
Editor-in-chief
Nissan Sport Magazine

 

[FONT="Arial"][SIZE="5"]When I was in my teens, I subscribed to those mags, but eventually gave up on them. Why? They profile 6 figure supercars that most of us will never even see, much less be able to buy. Really - the Ferrari V-32 Roadster that goes 500 mph and costs the entire GNP of Brazil? Are you REALLY going to buy that car?
They hate Z's and any other affordable car. They suck!