However, because the current Z contains a 3.0-liter engine, Nissan couldn't go back to using the "300Z" name again, so they opted to simplify it to just "Z," leaving some Z-car purists a bit miffed.

Instead of going from Nissan 370Z to 300Z, it changed to simply Z. Of course this Z has almost nothing in common with its road-going counterpart. It makes as much power as about five stock Z cars ...

Actual terms vary by lender. I bought my 95 300Z new in 1995 and don't ever plan to sale it. It is a T top model and has been garage kept. I have about 83000 miles and it and it is just like new.

Nismo, as you may recall, is the brand's in-house go-fast subsidiary, responsible for their noisy motorsports practice, as well as for tuned versions of vehicles like the 300Z and GT-R.