{"id":1607,"date":"2021-09-14T12:41:34","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T04:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=1607"},"modified":"2021-09-14T12:41:34","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T04:41:34","slug":"2023-nissan-z-debuts-with-retromodern-style-and-400-hp-twin-turbo-v6-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=1607","title":{"rendered":"2023 Nissan Z debuts with retromodern style and 400 hp twin-turbo V6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> close <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/931\/524\/Z-10.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Test drive: 2022 Nissan Frontier\" data-v-13907676> Video <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-13907676>Test drive: 2022 Nissan Frontier<\/h4>\n<p data-v-13907676>The 2022 Nissan Frontier combines new styling and tech with a proven platform and leaps near the front of the midsize class, says Fox News Autos Editor Gary Gastelu<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The Japanese sports car wars are getting turbocharged.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/640\/320\/Z-10.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"\u00a0\"> <\/p>\n<p>\n      \u00a0<br \/>\n      (Nissan)<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The 2023 Nissan Z unveiled Tuesday night is a heavily reworked evolution of the 370Z&#8217;s platform that blends the past and the future and is set to go tire to tire with the Toyota GR Supra when it hits the street next spring.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/640\/320\/z8.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"\"> <\/p>\n<p>      (Nissan)<\/p>\n<p>The two-seat coupe features long hood, short deck styling inspired by the original Datsun 240Z and a redesigned interior with a digital instrument cluster and the Z&#8217;s signature analog gauges on the dashboard. The taillights are a new take on the ones from the 300ZX.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/640\/320\/z-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"\"> <\/p>\n<p>      (Nissan)<\/p>\n<p>Power comes from a 400 hp twin-turbo 3.0-liter V6 borrowed from the Infiniti Q60 Red Sport that also sends 350 lb-ft of torque to the rear wheels through either a six-speed manual transmission or 9-speed automatic, both equipped with launch control. A 15% improvement in acceleration compared to the 370Z could result in a sub-five-second 0-60 mph time.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/640\/320\/z-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"\"> <\/p>\n<p>      (Nissan)<\/p>\n<p>Nissan said the chassis is more rigid but rides on a more compliant suspension which should improve ride quality, handling and refinement.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/640\/320\/z-5.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"\"> <\/p>\n<p>      (Nissan)<\/p>\n<p>A Z Sport model with cloth seats and leather-upholstered Z Performance model with upgraded infotainment and sound systems along with wider tires and a rev-matching downshift feature for the manual transmission will be available.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/640\/320\/z-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"\"> <\/p>\n<p>      (Nissan)<\/p>\n<p>A package of electronic driver aids including automatic emergency braking and adaptive cruise control comes standard while a limited run of 240 Z Performance Proto Spec models will be offered with bronze wheels and a yellow-accented interior trim.<\/p>\n<p>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/p>\n<p>Exact pricing for the Z hasn&#8217;t been announced, but a Nissan spokesperson said it would be around $40,000, which would undercut the 255 hp turbocharged four-cylinder GR Supra by several thousand dollars and the 382 hp turbocharged six-cylinder GR Supra by over ten grand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>close Video Test drive: 2022 Nissan Frontier The 2022 Nissan Frontier combines new styling and tech with a proven platform and leaps near the front of the midsize class, says<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1607"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}