Nissan will unveil a Nismo-tuned 350Z with significant body and chassis upgrades at the New York Auto Show in April. It's already on sale in Japan, but specs on the U.S. version of the Nismo 350Z are still under wraps. Expect a sizable list of upgrades that includes Nismo-spec tires and wheels.
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Built by Nissan Technical Centre Europe (NTCE - located in Cranfield, Bedfordshire) as a 'club special' that could be used on the street or for weekend track work, the GT-S features a Novidem centrifugal supercharger system that heaves output from the standard 300bhp to 382bhp and peak torque up from 260lb-ft to 314lb-ft. Nissan UK claims the extra power should knock about a second from the stock car's 0-60mph time and 2.5 seconds off the 0-100mph reading.
Along with the additional thrust, the NTCE team used a Strosek body kit to smooth...
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This is the GT-S Concept - much more than just teenage angst war paint. It's the ultimate incarnation of the 'Z, packing a supercharged V6 engine developing a monstrous 380bhp (up 82bhp) channelled through the lightweight, uprated forged alloy rear wheels. Beneath the pumped up bodywork new Bilstein suspension is joined by a bellowing aftermarket exhaust that can be heard three counties away.
The GT-S is as British as weather warnings. The mean streets of Tokyo have been shunned in favour of, er, Cranfield and Nissan's European technical...
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