The (no longer so) new Nissan Z’s sleek retro-style design isn’t its only throwback feature. The Japanese marque’s latest sports car also comes with an optional manual transmission, which is a bit of a surprise since its sibling, the R35-generation GT-R, only comes with a dual-clutch.
A stick-shift is available on two of the three Z models currently on sale, the Sport and Performance. While it’s more than a little disappointing that the range-topping Nismo isn’t available with a manual, drivers are who like to change through the gears themselves will still have blast the lesser models’s mill, a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 that produces 400 hp and 350 ft lbs of torque. That’s more than enough pep to push the car form zero to 60 in 4.5 seconds and to a top speed of 155 mph.
In production since: 1969
Top powertrain option: Twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6
Power: 400 hp and 350 ft lbs of torqueZero to 60 mph: 4.5 seconds
Top speed: 155 mph
Starting price: $42,970
From the article by Kyle Hyatt, Bryan Hood
