Enlarge / The Nismo model of the Nissan Z has a raft of mechanical adjustments, however the very first thing you discover is a less-objectionable entrance fascia. (credit score: Bradley Iger)
On this planet of high-performance Nissan vehicles, the Nismo badge carries weight. Like BMW M and Toyota’s Gazoo Racing arm, it oversees Nissan’s motorsports efforts and serves as its in-house tuning division for the automaker’s most performance-focused highway automotive choices. Based in 1984, the skunkworks division has a popularity for constructing formidable observe weapons just like the GT-R Nismo, which set a lap document for quantity manufacturing highway vehicles on the famed Nürburgring again in 2013.
Whereas the division has been comparatively quiet recently (possible because of the restricted variety of fanatic fashions which have graced Nissan’s line-up in recent times), we knew it was solely a matter of time earlier than we might see its handiwork utilized to the brand new Z.
As we famous in our first drive of the usual Z final 12 months, the seventh-generation machine ushered in a much-needed overhaul of Nissan’s rear-drive sports activities automotive that addressed a lot of its predecessor’s shortcomings, however a number of laps of Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s highway course revealed that there was nonetheless room for enchancment by way of outright efficiency prowess.
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