Nissan does not build many cars like the Nissan 370Z: a 2-door fastback coupé / 2-door roadster with 3.7 , built from 2008 to 2020 in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids. Its designer of record is Randy Rodriguez; Diane Allen (2005).
How it came about
The Nissan 370Z (known as the Fairlady Z Z34 in Japan) is a two-seater sports car which was made by Nissan from 2008 until 2020. Based on the Nissan FM platform, it has a front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout and either a two-door coupé or two-door roadster body style. The 370Z is the sixth generation of the Nissan Z-car line, succeeding the 350Z and preceding the RZ34, which uses a modified version of the same platform. It was sold in North America for the 2009–2020 model years.
The hardware
Under the skin sits 3.7 . Kerb weight is 3410–3542 lb. The gearbox is a 7-speed Jatco automatic transmission / automatic / 6-speed FS6R31A manual transmission / manual. The layout matters: the engine sits behind the driver and ahead of the rear axle, which puts the mass in the middle of the car and is why mid-engined cars change direction the way they do. The wheelbase is 2550 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
Where it sits in Nissan's history is not in doubt: the Nissan 350Z (Z33) came before it; the Nissan Z (RZ34) followed it; it was built at Kaminokawa, Tochigi, Japan. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Tesla Roadster, the Volkswagen Tiguan, the Hyundai i30. Its Nissan stablemates include the Nissan N6 and the Nissan N7.
The money
On the used market today a Nissan 370Z typically changes hands for $9,800–$53,400, and running it — fuel and maintenance at its age — costs about $4,480–$7,083 a year. Insurance sits around $1,120–$2,450 a year. The figures are class-level estimates from the federal record, with the formula on the methodology page; the model-year pages carry complaints, recalls and repair costs year by year.