2024 Nissan Z Nismo - Quick Afternoon Commute Into Town 

I had a z31 300zx back in high school and it’s so cool to see how many little Z things they incorporated in this new one!

U might have the best job ever I hope you can do this for a living in the future ! Just easy to listen to

I...I just feel like there is something missing. I don't know for sure; I can't put my foot on it. Something inside me feels that the car doesn't have all of its soul. There's like this 3rd sense I sometimes get and my left leg twitches. When I figure out what the car is missing, I'll report back. It looks fun on the surface. 🏁

Topher is the best automotive tester. Great video.

Nice car. I'm happy that, in this SUV era, Nissan still makes this type of car despite their financial situation.

The SUV pulling over to let him overtake at 10:55 was interesting. Never seen someone do that outside of a canyon road.

Love your videos dude

so cool!

Beautiful car, love the slight retro touches….

Beautiful ride!

Absolutely love the Shackleton chairs Clarkson reference in these reviews 😂

Looks like a really fun car

That red line is a win 🏆

What I really want to see out of the new Z is a convertible version. I got to drive one recently (not the Nismo) and it's a really fun car but yeah it's unfortunate they got rid of the manual.

i love this car

Man this car is so good looking, as a former 370z owner id love to own a new Z but it’s hard to consider in that price range.

Me at 9:00: Man i love that sound 😂

Hate it all you want, the Nismo Juke was so much fun and it’s coming for us all

The complaints about the shifter are pretty valid, especially since the paddles aren't column mounted anymore. I don't like the digital cluster either. Analog guages with gradient shift light would have perfect for the Nismo model. Also the red accents on the outside are just flat red (not the nismo candy red that's been used for the last decade).

The MSRP on these is absolutely absurb

I remember back about a year ago when they were talking about the new Z only costing $35K for the base sport model... And me laughing, knowing that no one will be able to walk out of a Nissan dealer with any Z for under $55k out the door

No manual 🥲

I drive mine on weekends and day trips when not working or cars and coffee I don’t have much trunk space cause irs a roadster but I got a truck as a daily for every thing else .

The shiftknob is also in Mitsubishi outlander? The Nissan rogue equivalent

I feel like the car should be more responsive to the input when shifting. There is a noticeable lag between the shift paddle being pressed and the transmission shifting. Or at least longer than I think it should take for a car like this. Hopefully tuning or an external module can fix that.

You know what shifter the Rogue and Pathfinder don't have? One with an H pattern on the knob. I don't care if modern autos are faster. I don't care if DCTs are even faster. A good old manual is the most engaging.

Did you cut out at 9:03 or am I tripping

How much of the “exhaust note” is real and how much is fake coming from the interior speakers ?

We have one of these at my dealer and they can't sell that thing lol

I'm not a fan of plastic fabric on the seat and steering wheel. It absorbs sweat and looks dark and wet like a sweatshirt if it gets moisture and where I live causes a big static shock when you get out and touch the roof! The car is missing a lot from the competition like adaptive ride (so it rides very rough for commute), has no power seats, no leather seats, no updated tech. It is more of a $40K parts car to me.

$65k aint cheap, but let's be honest everything is expensive these days. This thing's a rocketship for that price Also 9:28 made me lol, very relatable ...

How tall are you? Was it comfy ?

still wondering why they couldn't put a DCT in there

I still haven’t seen a new Z in traffic.

They dropped the ball hard with the new z. I’m getting a b58 car before I get this nismo. Maybe a base but definitely not this one

Would be fun if it was a manuel

Doesn't seem like its using much if any torque reduction between shifts that could be why it feels slushy.

I love this car, but it’s not available in Europe 😢 (also I’m poor heheh)

Needs more manual transmission.

Have to say those fake burbles coming through the speakers are sad. Also needs a manual.

Backseats?

zed not zee

Should’ve gotten a nismo gtr🤷🏾‍♂️

Can get an M2 for the same price

use the paddles, that's what real race cars have. get informed, you can use the paddles while turning when mounted to steering wheel just like race cars have. using floor shifters for sequential sucks

I barely see the regular Z, let alone the nismo. Nissan really dropped the ball on the car but honestly that’s just their whole company in general these days.

Not transporting a Emily today?

Auto cars are little louder im assuming because of the drive by noise regulations these days. A lot easier to tune the car to behave quietly for those tests with an auto than a manual so they can get away with it. I think...

all that money to be railed by the supra/bmw people gotta realize the Z will always be shit because of the GTR. They cant add stuff to this or the "halo gtr" would never sell.

Manual or nothing

I’m not sure what’s worse: Nissan putting yet another Z on their chunky old FM platform, forcing a bulky and tall shape with a high seat. Then making the Nismo torque converter auto only. OR Short-sighted scumbag US dealerships letting performance cars like this one sit on the lot because they’d rather sell one at $20k markup every six months than make that same money selling even just one a month, knowing that some owners will come back for service if they don’t hate the dealership (as one would, when being charged $20k over msrp). The people running dealerships proving yet again that they dropped out of school after their first day of economics. MFs heard half a lesson on supply and demand and immediately took their base level knowledge and opened a dealership.

What a disappointment..

Looks plasticity and the sound is very fake inside right.

I get the hate and or disappointment many share with the Z, especially with the other cars available in the price point.. but cmon, in some universe if this Nismo was the only option i had, I'd tear around town and have a blast.. Ntm that stealth grey and black Rays look great, would be the only paint i would choose... Stay safe Topher Adjacent, until next time 🫡

$65k+ is too much for this car with reused parts from the 370Z. Will wait 1-2 years for a certified pre owned for significantly cheaper and a good warranty.👍

cheap old interior

Anybody who has money for this, will buy something else. Severely overpriced for very little.

I'll take the 370Z over this boring looking one.