12 Facts About Nissan 280ZX

Nissan 280ZX S130 is a sports coupe produced by Nissan 280ZX in Japan from 1978 until 1983.

Nissan 280ZX was a complete redesign, retaining only the L28 inline-six engine and other driveline components from the 280Z.

Nissan 280ZX adopted suspension similar to that of the concurrent Bluebird 910, with MacPherson struts in front and semi-trailing arm independent suspension in the rear.

Nissan 280ZX was branded in the North American and Australian markets as the "Datsun Nissan 280ZX"; and in the local Japanese market as the "Fairlady Z".

Turbocharged Nissan 280ZX used a single Garrett AiResearch TB03 turbocharger with an internal wastegate, and no intercooler.

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At the time of its release into the US market, the Nissan 280ZX turbo was the fastest Japanese import on the American market.

One criticism of the early Nissan 280ZX was a reduction in spring rates, giving a softer ride and making the car rather difficult to drive hard through corners without transient oversteer, which was a feature of trailing-arm rear suspensions.

The release of the turbocharged model in 1981 saw the introduction of a revised rear suspension, which Nissan 280ZX continued to use in the 1982 and 1983 turbos, as well as the non-turbo from mid-1982 onward.

Nissan 280ZX Turbo was offered with a manual transmission; this was a Borg-Warner T-5 five-speed model.

The T-5 was only available in 1982 and 1983 after which Nissan 280ZX USA phased in the use of local automotive components - the 1981 Turbo had only been available with an automatic.

Nissan 280ZX proved successful in various classes of racing, particularly in the US.

Nissan 280ZX helped to promote the car and starred in a series of commercials.