Driven : Nissan 370Z

9 April 2009

A few years ago we customized a Nissan 350Z to make it look like the original Datsun 240Z that ran in the Rallies of the 70s, took it around Europe on various trips and ultimately did the Gumball Rally in it. The car was immensely fun to drive, especially on snow tires…

When its replacement, the 370Z, came out last year, I was at first skeptic about the design, but having now driven it and spent some time looking at it properly I’m pretty much an unconditional fan again. The interior is vastly improved, the stance and curves of the exterior work really well, especially in white, and of course you’ll have trouble finding a production better car to drift around corners than the perfectly balanced Z (incriminating video of donut not included).

Nissan had a pristine Datsun 240Z for us to compare: