http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/nissan-2011-05-18

Special ‘race-themed’ edition gets suspension tweaks and, most importantly, big stripes

Nissan has announced a ‘GT' edition of its rather manly and muscular 370Z coupe, called, funnily enough, ‘GT Edition'.

Built to celebrate Nissan's global success in GT racing and 40 years of Nissan Z cars appearing on UK roads, the big lug's dampers have been tweaked to make it more comfortable at high speeds that are ‘routinely enjoyed in Europe'. Manly and muscular Autobahn stormers, take note.

Elsewhere, some manly and muscular GT stripes have been attached to the sides, you get manly colours like Kuro Black and Black Rose and big manly 19in RAYS forged alloy wheels.

But some limp-wristed types appeared to have greenlit some new equipment, including a reverse parking camera, a ‘snow' mode for the auto-box that sets off in 2nd in slippery conditions preventing manly wheelspin, and refinements to underbody insulation to reduce road noise. This is not manly.

Prices start at £35,000 - nearly £6k more than a standard V6 370Z - and it's available to order on 1 June.

 

Sounds pretty retarded to me!!

 

Sounds as pointless as the Nismo 350. Nismo 370 was cool though, as it actually had a hp bump to 350!

 

LAME

 

please stop. you have no idea what you are talking about - the nismo 350 is actually something to admire, the 370 nismo is a total joke.

 

Hmmm, this could be interesting, this is to Entaille - why do you consider the 370 Nismo a "total joke". What are you basing your comments on?

 

...+1

 

the 370z nismo wasn't seam welded weighed more then the regular 370z and was slower around the track then the standard 370z. Basically it served no real purpose and was just another model.

 

Well sir, lets start off with a supposed "track ready" Nismo that has a braking system that isnt so track ready... in fact, is a total failure on the track and requires you to go to a dealership to get upgraded in order to use it on the track, lol.

 

Aside from the stripes, it looks the same . I'll pass ...

 

The cool factor will depend on the price premium they try to get out of it.

 

I think people are a little jaded by horsepower improvements. For the track, hp matters but not nearly as much as chassis improvements, generally.

 

I thought the same thing

 

I like the stripes! lol

 

How manly.

 

Why bash the 350 z nismo when it's two hundredths of a second slower around the track with fifty less horsepower then the 370z nismo. They are both great cars. I think the 350z nismo will eventually be more desirable then the 370 z nismo. Bottom line they are both a step up in looks and performance so get your facts straight. Why bash a 350z when this is a forum for 350s. Interestinggggggggg?

 

 

maybe a bit harsh - but when your track ready model car is tested by third parties and the brakes fail and result in an accident, you have a problem on your hands. on top of that, you need an oil cooler to really track the 'track ready' nismo 370z.

I think it's a great car, in all reality, and can be tracked with a minor investment no problem. I would daily drive the hell out of one if I didn't need my back seats, I love that car. in comparison to the 350z nismo though - hardly getting your value over a non nismo model .. there's nothing special about it. it would not be difficult to tune / mod the car for an additional 20hp. in my special model cars - I want improvements in area I can't just do myself.

the basis of my comment came from the ding dong saying this is just as pointless as the nismo 350z - and then praising the nismo 370z.

the 350z nismo edition actually came with a lot of desirable improvements and is pretty rare, the 370z on the other hand seems like a mass produced generic upgrade, with Nissan grabbing for more money.

 

Not bashing the Nismo 350Z, but the only modification that a regular HR Z owner would have a difficult time duplicating is the additional structural reinforcements or extra welds on the frame. Aside from that, it's fairly easy to exceed whatever rebadged parts Nissan installed on the car. In fact, if I were fortunate enough to have a Nismo 350Z, the first thing I would do is replace that hideous rear bumper.

 

Cool idea bro!