Wednesday 23rd June 2004

GFOS: NISMO 350Z

Nissan go bolt-on mad this weekend

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Nissan GB has developed a 350Z 'NISMO' concept just for the Goodwood Festival of Speed fitted with racing and styling parts designed by Nissan’s motorsport arm in Japan. Some of the bits are available now while others could be on sale soon depending on how much interest there is in the car at the festival.

The car comes with a NISMO sports exhaust fitted - 10.7 cm wide with twin oval tailpipes. The cost is likely to be around £1000. Assuming it gets through our noise and emissions regulations, that is.

The standard front bumper is replaced by a deeper one with a low lip spoiler which is colour coded to the vehicle. An additional louvre in the bumper grille gives the 350Z an wider and meaner look. Side skirts are said to rectify irregular air stream around the tyres at high speeds. Sitting atop the boot is a high mounted rear spoiler. An exact price for the NISMO Aero Kit hasn’t been confirmed but it’s going to be around £2500 including VAT and fitting. Initially the kit will only be available on new Zs but later Nissan GB is hoping to establish a retro-fit programme for cars that are already out there.

Big wheels will also be available. On the concept is a set of enormous, five spoke 19" alloys. The front pair are 19" x 8.5J and the rear are even wider at 19" x 9.5J. The price of a set is around £1765 not including VAT or the tyres!

Check it out this weekend at Goodwood.

[John Nowak]

Certainly breaks up the boringness of the old one IMO. I quite like it.

[BrianTheYank]

I think I have some pics of one of their nismo cars that was at an autoshow a while back. Ill go dig em out.

nevermind actually. Just some close up shots of various nismo parts on the car: exhaust, rims, badge, ect.

>> Edited by BrianTheYank on Thursday 24th June 07:33

[NikB]

Looks gorgeous, this may be my next motor so I will be climbing all over it at goodwood.

Shame you can't buy the kit without the rear spoiler though, that's the only bit I don't like. Sort it out Nissan

[gazzab]

Sod all this wheel, bodykit and big exhaust stuff !! Give it more power as a new option!

[Twin Turbo]

As bodykits go, that's quite a nice one

[RB Will]

this is better www.c-west.co.jp/aero/z33/


or this one www.webamuse.co.jp/z_arpidx.html

that one is all carbon too.

[deltaf]

So £5265 and no extra power?.....completely stupid to pay that. Spend the cash on an engine upgrade instead of "styling" nonsense...

>> Edited by deltaf on Saturday 26th June 09:36

[Neil_H]

RB Will said:

this is better www.c-west.co.jp/aero/z33/ or this one www.webamuse.co.jp/z_arpidx.html that one is all carbon too.

The C-West kit looks like a Chav's wet dream, the spoiler is just ridiculous

The Nismo kit looks ok, subtle bodykits are alright by me. I would still rather have it supercharged though