The Datsun 160Z is a 2-door Coupé from Datsun, built from 1978 to 1979, as the oil crises and the first emissions rules rewired the industry. Under the bonnet: 1.6 .
What is underneath
Power comes from 1.6 . It weighs 970 kg. It shifts through a 4-speed manual. The layout matters: a front engine drives the rear wheels, the classic proportion — long bonnet, cabin set back — that most people picture when they picture a sports saloon or a grand tourer. The wheelbase is 2,340 mm (92.13 in). These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Its place in the line
Its family tree is legible: it took over from the Datsun 140Z; assembly was at Rosslyn, South Africa. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Mazda RX-7, the GM (General Motors) Saab 900, the Toyota Supra — show what else the money bought that year. Nearby in the Datsun catalogue sit the 280Zx and the 310.
What it costs now
MotorJury scores cars on the United States complaint and recall record, and the Datsun 160Z has none: too old, too rare, or never sold there. Its value today is a collector's question, decided by provenance and condition rather than by a class average.