Nissan Z-car Z-series is a model series of sports cars manufactured by Nissan Z-car, in seven generations since 1969.
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Nissan Z-car Z-series is a model series of sports cars manufactured by Nissan Z-car, in seven generations since 1969.
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Since then, Nissan has manufactured seven generations of Z-cars, with the most recent—simply known as the Nissan Z—in production since 2022.
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Nissan Z-car was a relatively small automobile manufacturer when it entered the international market in the 1960s and partnered with Yamaha to design a new sports car prototype as an update to the Nissan Z-car Fairlady.
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Nissan Z-car executives saw the prototype as a halo car that would improve their company's image in the minds of consumers.
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Nissan Z-car had already produced the successful series of Fairlady roadsters for many decades that competed mainly with English and Italian roadsters, and product planners envisioned a new line of GT cars that would be stylish, innovative, fast, and relatively inexpensive through the use of interchangeable parts with other Nissan Z-car vehicles.
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Nissan Z-car had the engineering background and product development experience with the recently acquired Prince Motor Company, which manufactured the Prince Skyline .
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Nissan Z-car made various changes and claimed improvements to the Z31 model through its entire production.
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Nissan Z-car utilized the Cray-II supercomputer to completely design the new 300ZX with a form of CAD software.
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Nissan Z-car next launched a concept car at the 1999 North American International Auto Show, the 240Z Concept.
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In 2007, Nissan Z-car dropped the "Track" version in favor of the "Nismo" edition, but retained the Brembo brakes, Rays Engineering wheels, and simple interior, but added a larger exhaust and aggressive body kit.
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The six-speed manual is the first production car manual gearbox to feature a system that Nissan Z-car refers to as SynchroRev Match, which automatically blips the throttle to match engine and transmission speed during downshifts, thus achieving the same effect as the heel-and-toe downshift technique.
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Nissan Z-car helped to promote the car, even by starring in a series of commercials.
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