Curious to see how much Z1 will be selling the NISMO bodykit for as I suspect a few people will just buy the Sport model and throw the NISMO front bumper on it. The Sport Z really does make the most sense as the Performance and NISMO model appear to be overpriced for what you get.
BUT based...
Then why not make it so that the manual Nismo is faster than the base auto Z? Give it 450hp. His answer makes sense but seems like a cop out and you can tell he is relaying what other execs think and not necessarily what he thinks.
What's not a good look is them saying the investigation was "inconclusive" after waiting 4 weeks to say anything. The passenger seat motor thing seems made up.
When I translated the japanese press release last night the designer stated that manual is still on the table for the NISMO if customers want it. I assume it'll be added in a future model year to keep things new and fresh.
EDIT: I wonder what the HP & Torque #'s are with the NISMO intakes and...
This is what Google translate came up with:
āThe body structure, which is the basis of the car body, is also reinforced exclusively for NISMO. A dedicated front crossbar was added to reinforce the front end, and a dedicated luggage underbrace and rear underfloor V-bar were added to the rear to...
Love it. Canāt wait to see it in red. A lot of reviews complained about the auto trans shift responsiveness so itās nice to hear thatās been addressed.
Would like to own one in a year or so.
The MSRP will be interesting. With the 45th anniversary Supra being $65k people will undoubtedly compare the NISMO to it. Let's hope the tweaks are enough to push it past the Supra.
The new GR86 looks nice, but those reliability issues are a result of the partnership with Subaru. There's also rumors swirling that Toyota's next gen version of the 86 will have their turbocharged inline 4 in it. Unless you can get a great deal on a GR86 now I wouldn't touch it. Anyone who...
Big thanks to @MCN1SMO for actually giving us insider information and posting all he can. He had an inkling it would be auto only and knew a teaser was imminent before anyone else reported on it.
On another note - I think the "crash bar" on the front of the nismo bumper would look great if...