1990 Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo Review: Is it the Sportiest Z Car?
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- This absolute icon needs no introduction. Rather, I pose to you a question...what's the sportiest Z car? I reckon this twin turbo powered rocket should certainly be in contention for this title. Let's experience this undeniably cool sports car from the land of the rising sun and see how it does in our objective and subjective tests. #nissan300zx #nissanz #carreview
I really appreciate your review of cars from the 90's. You help keeping the cars alive in 2023.
Thank you very much. I love keeping them on the road as many are becoming quite rare sights.
Thanks for the great review of my favorite sports car. I own a 1991 twin turbo 5/speed !
Very nice! Yeah it’s definitely and icon and a bucket list car for me checked off the list.
I remember seeing a lot of these on the road when i was a kid. I loved the style of this car. It still looks modern in 2024.
The shape really has aged well. Both the rear and front lights are fantastic looking designs still today.
This was such a land mark when introduced in 1990. Still as gorgeous as ever. Only thing I would change would be the alloys. LOVE it so much more than the 90s supra .
Love the interior and engine note too.
Seriously huge jump forward for Japanese sports cars. Totally agree with your points.
Love seeing children enjoying us "old folks" cool cars
Haha, I’m often described as a child in my mid-forties.
Great review, definitely starting to get that attention they deserve
Thanks a ton! Long overdue for sure.
The Z32 TT isn't the sportiest Z-car, but it was the most advanced for its time. It's a grand touring sports car. The ZX cars all were. The "sportiest" Z cars are the plain old Zs. 240z, 260z, 280z, 350z, and 370z. They're no-nonsense sports cars without all the frills.
These are more than fair points, but Nissan wasn’t content with building a powerful highway cruiser. They intentionally targeted the C5 Corvette performance numbers which is undeniably a proper sports car. Hell, they even bested those numbers. I’m with you that the pared down sports car trophy goes to the original 240Z, but the 300ZX is more sport focused than gran tourer.
@@autoobsessivegarage The C5 Corvette didn't exist when the Z32 was on the market. That was the C4 era. While the C4 was a good performer, it wasn't exactly a super hardcore sports car in its own right.
I was very happy when Nissan went back downmarket with the 350z. That was a shift back to the original price segment that the Z competed in when the 240z was new. It was supposed to be substantially cheaper than a Corvette.
The 2nd gen. 300ZX is still my favorite Z car of all time.
Still looks incredibly great and performs so well.
That bird vette fan was unexpected 😂 Great review, as you say, a clean example is hard to find, more so finding an unmodified one to review. Keep up the good content, subscribed.
Thank you very much and I’ll keep the content coming for sure.
That bird totally targeted me…that was no accident hahaha.
Just seeing this video. I have a “96 Z32 NA that I actually purchased in “96. Still looks and runs great. All stock equipment except for the radio, which I had to replace last yr. Less than 90K miles. It has been a great car. I had an ‘81 280ZX before that. I still haven’t seen the NEW Z on the road yet.
Your Z32 has had a great life no doubt, awesome to hear you had it this whole time. I also really dig the 280ZX…great Z cars!
One of the best Z reviews I've seen you know your stuff! You should to apply for a Hollywood sound effects engineer.
Thank you very much.
I could totally land a gig doing nature documentary animal sounds. Especially the turd sound effects.
@@autoobsessivegarage lol!
Got my 1990 2+2 model with 150k miles in great condition for $10k earlier this year, a similar Turbo model is going to average a bit higher than that for sure lol
Sounds like you scored a really good deal. Looks like the twin turbo models are definitely still very much on an upward price curve.
My 2019 Nissan 370Z sport pkg 6MT when new weighed about 200 lb less, has a more rigid chassis and has more power, plus a flat torque curve. I have taken about 120 lbs off and have increased peak crankshaft horsepower by about 60 hp with NA breathing mods, exhaust mods and a dyno tune. I would contend that the 370Z is the true sports car.
The 370z (and the 350z before it) is a fantastic and sporty Z car. But 30 years ago the Z32 300ZX hung with the Corvette, a feat that made people recognize the Japanese sports car. The 370z, while a fantastic sports car, doesn’t compare favorably to the modern iterations of the corvette.
@@autoobsessivegarage I don't disagree with you about the later(C5&C6) versions of the Vette, especially the Z06 models(aside from the problems with the LS7's valvetrain).
100%@@autoobsessivegarage
I remember seeing this car in the early 2000s when I used to live in Waltham most of them were owned by spanish people lol specially the purple one
Purple sounds like a pretty sweet color on these. You really don’t see them too much now.
@@autoobsessivegarage really I used to see the purple and red one all over Waltham. specially puertorican people owned lol
The 1981 Datsun 280zx Turbo, blew the doors off the corvette in 1981, never mind the 1984 50th Anniversary 300zx Z31.
Those more vintage Z cars are a blast too. They really challenged the sports car market.
Awesome car!! Mind have 265k NA 1992 hard top and run Great!!! I took Great Care of it. Good review! Keep it up.
Thanks a ton!
Sounds like yours was a fantastic Z!
I still own mine. =)
Out in my area clean manual tt models are all around $20k. I Would jump on one at $10k.
The ones around $10k usually need a bunch of cosmetic work and/or maintenance. Which technically moves that price closer to $15k.
Still a screaming deal for this much car.
I’m selling mine for 11,000 with not many cosmetic repairs.
@@mommabot1 can we have some info on miles, transmission and what area? I’m in southern Missouri.
10k is insane. here in germany you will pay between 25 and 35k for a good one
That’s quite high. I’m curious to know if fewer cars were imported in Germany and this is driving up the price.
@@autoobsessivegarage definetly. i think it was only around 1.700 units built for the german market while ive heard that the usa got more than japan itself
I have a 91 Z32 Black with rare Gold JDM BBS LM F1 wheels. Best combo; black on gold!
Heck yeah, that’s gotta look sick.
Looks like it sure like one to add to my z cars
Looks great in any collection.
That engine runs hot AF. I would always pop the hood when i got home to evacuate the heat. Best Z for sure! However, a complete joke compared to the NSX for reliability.
Fortunately I’ve avoided any overheating issues. There is an aftermarket oil cooler fitted to this one so that helps. I’m big on replacing old coolant houses, thermostats, and keep fresh fluid.
Fully agree on the NSX reliability. I owned a 93 quite a few years back.
Both cars feel special to me.
I popped the hood on my Stealth TT a few minutes from home to cool it off. Fun times...
My 93 z32tt is still solid at 177k miles and everything still works
@@autoobsessivegarage really good video, how did the NSX compare to the Z32?
@@thrasher10000 Very different driving feel, the NSX is a fair bit lighter and it's mid-engine handling is completely different. The 300ZX feels a ton more torquey and very planted at higher speeds. Both do feel incredibly special though.
Nissan 300 zx TT 2 + 2 were available from 1990 on wards. Problem was, they were very pricey at the time.
Unfortunately all US market twin turbos were 2 seater coupes. Many folks did turbo swap the 2+2 models.
@@autoobsessivegarage If that statement is true, how could Nissan have made such a major marketing mistake???
Many years ago, to satisfy American demand, Nissan created the 280 zx 2 + 2 to cater for the owners need to carry children, pets, etc. ha ha
Do you think was the sole reason why so few 300 zx TT were sold in America?
I think the 2+2 twin turbo model Z32 was only offered in Canada and Europe, not the US !
@@ronwilliams621 That automatically raises the QUESTION???? Why did Nissan decide to write off 70% of the American sales volume by not making the z32 TT manual, 2+2?
@@midas7394 It's a very valid question...that being said...unfortunately Nissan would have a track record of poor decisions arriving at near bankruptcy quite recently.
Let’s say that I know a guy in Atlanta who has one of these and needs to find a mechanic to work on it. Any leads I can pass on to this guy?
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Sir I wan this car saper port fuelpump place help me u have saper...?
I have the same zx but mine is right side drive! Hauls ass! Not the same price tho😂
I’m selling mine for 11,000 with minimum cosmetic work
Still a blast to drive is what really matters!
That's the slowest twin turbo I've ever seen. Most ran to 60 in 5.5
Maybe 30 years ago on a prepped surface and with a waaaaay more skilled driver.
Which magazines are you citing?
@@autoobsessivegarage Motor Trend/ motorweek