Bolt on Bits for 350Z
Nissan to import NISMO performance parts
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Nissan has announced that it will be making NISMO high-performance bolt-ons available for the 350Z. The range, which is previewed on a Japanese market Fairlady Z at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, will be available from Nissan’s UK dealer network from the start of 350Z deliveries in October.
NISMO is a new name to Nissan UK’s accessories range. NISsan MOtorsports was established in Japan in 1984 to provide manufacturer backed performance parts for Nissan cars.
The most dramatic item in the range is the 350Z Aero Kit that was developed in conjunction with Polyphony Digital, producer of ‘GRAN TURISMO’. The images created by the game’s development team were translated into production reality by NISMO after being aerodynamically tested.
A sports exhaust is also available to give a more rorty sound to the Coupe. The cost is likely to be around £1000.
All these parts come from NISMO’s S-tune range which is designed for performance improvements on road driving. Another item that will be available is a racing radiator cap that raises the cooling system pressure leading to a higher vaporising point of the coolant, in turn improving cooling performance. In other words, the engine is less likely to overheat should the customer decide to take his or her 350Z onto the track.
Other 350Z accessories, not from NISMO, have also been launched. They include Nissan’s Birdview 3D satellite navigation system, priced at £1500, which is built into the storage compartment above the CD-radio controls. There will also be an interior styling kit available at the car’s launch though no prices yet. Nissan’s Rear Park system will be offered for the 350Z for £310. And the fastidious owner might like to change the orange front indicator reflectors for white ones. They’re only 40 quid.
Last week Nissan GB revealed that it has managed to secure an additional 390 350Zs for UK customers in 2003 over and above the original 450 allocation that sold out soon after the books were opened.
As for the Renault engine, I'm sure Nissan will have tested this to beyond breaking point. Personally, I don't care who makes it, so long as it's a corker (and almost everyone other than Mr Clarkson seems to think it is). I seem to remember Lotus used a Renault gearbox in the early Esprits, so Nissan's in good company
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