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2003 Nissan 350Z Road Test

Have you ever driven a first generation 240, 260 or 280Z? Not the awkward looking 2+2 version but the pure and true 2-seater. It's an awesome experienced, raw and uninhibited compared to today's cultured sports cars. Nissan has drawn a lot of parallels between the classic Z and its new 350, but how does the legend's progeny measure up? Well, other than a few styling cues here and there the new 350Z is nothing like the 240. It's much, much better. Not that I would want to knock the original. It was superb for its time and is still a blast to run through the slalom, capable of keeping up with many of today's sporting cars. Still that was then, this is now. Nissan, like most automakers, has learned a great deal over the last thirty or so years. The 350Z puts all of that knowledge to gratifying use.

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2003 Nissan 350Z Road Test

Have you ever driven a first generation 240, 260 or 280Z? Not the awkward looking 2+2 version but the pure and true 2-seater. It's an awesome experienced, raw and uninhibited compared to today's cultured sports cars. Nissan has drawn a lot of parallels between the classic Z and its new 350, but how does the legend's progeny measure up? Well, other than a few styling cues here and there the new 350Z is nothing like the 240. It's much, much better. Not that I would want to knock the original. It was superb for its time and is still a blast to run through the slalom, capable of keeping up with many of today's sporting cars. Still that was then, this is now. Nissan, like most automakers, has learned a great deal over the last thirty or so years. The 350Z puts all of that knowledge to gratifying use.