The Nissan 350Z, also known as Fairlady Z Z33 in Japan, is the second most recent model in a long line of sports cars produced by Nissan.
The sporty Z in the history of Nissan is like the Mustang at Ford or the 911 at Porsche: a signature model, an ambassador for the company. Produced since 1969, the Z symbolizes the sporting character of the brand.
With the Nissan 370Z debuting way back in 2008, it’s about damn time for Nissan to bless us with a new successor. Sure, it’s been updated on a somewhat regular basis and is fairly modern at this point, but its replacement is long overdue. Unfortunately, Nissan doesn’t see it that way, and instead of bringing us a new Z-car for 2018, we end up getting the 370Z Heritage edition. That model gets revised exterior lights, and some special paint to trim inside and out.
Outside of the new Exedy, high-performance clutch, it’s just another damned special edition. I was really hoping Nissan blew its special-edition budget with all of those pointless special editions in Chicago earlier this year, but I guess not.