1. The arrival of the new Nissan Z
Revealed last month, the all-new Z replaces the venerable R35 GT-R as the base model for Nissan’s GT500 challenger for this year. Under the surface, the new machine is based on the same standard Toray Carbon Magic tub as before, but in line with aerodynamic development being permitted again after a one-year freeze, the bodywork is radically different – much more akin to the low, sleek Toyota GR Supra, the main marketplace rival of the Z street car, than the high-downforce, high-drag GT-R it replaces.
The hope is that this will enable Nissan to compete on level terms with Toyota and Honda after several seasons of being very much the third force in the GT500 battle. Ronnie Quintarelli says his desire is to have a car that is strong everywhere instead of one that is fast at particular tracks like Suzuka and Autopolis but off the pace at Fuji Speedway. We’ll have to wait and see if that’s the case, but on looks alone, the Z looks like it should…
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