Nissan Z Nismo Is Finally Getting A Manual Transmission, So Stop Complaining And Go Buy One

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When Nissan first rolled retired nan Z Nismo a fewer years back, we were each very excited astir its much fierce looks and stronger capacity numbers, but thing was missing: a manual transmission. You see, each Z Nismo shipped pinch Nissan's less-than-thrilling nine-speed automatic, but that's astir to change. During an question and reply connected an Automotive News podcast, Nissan Americas president Christian Meunier said nan institution will soon adhd a six-speed manual to nan Z Nismo.

During nan interview, he discussed respective upcoming Nissan models, including "a Nismo manual transmission," but he didn't adhd overmuch different than that. Nissan has been connected a spot of a basking streak lately. It's bringing backmost nan Xterra, returning nan Pathfinder to a body-on-frame chassis, getting fresh to merchandise the caller Leaf, and coming retired pinch a manual Infiniti sports sedan, positive it conscionable released 2 really neat QX80 conception vehicles. Who knew Nissan had it successful 'em?

Of course, each of these plans remainder squarely connected nan backmost of Nissan's recently minted CEO, Ivan Espinosa. It remains to beryllium seen if worldly for illustration this — and everything other Nissan has planned for nan early — will really travel to fruition, but 1 point is certain: Espinosa is hitting nan crushed running. He benignant of has to. Nissan doesn't person overmuch other to lose.

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If we had to guess, nan Z Nismo pinch stock a manual transmission pinch the regular Nissan Z, though it'll astir apt beryllium beefed up ever truthful somewhat to grip nan other 20 horsepower and 34 pound-feet of torque its twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 makes complete nan modular car. All successful all, nan centrifugal puts retired a very respectable 420 hp and 394 lb-ft of torque. With numbers for illustration that, nan automatic-equipped Z Nismo tin deed 60 mph successful a Car and Driver-tested 3.9 seconds. The manual will almost surely beryllium slower, but who nan hellhole cares? If you do, please touch grass, I request of you.

Other goodies nan Nismo gets complete nan modular Z are a limited-slip differential, a stiffer suspension setup, stronger brakes and that aforementioned fierce bodywork. All successful all, it's a bully small capacity package that helps you guidelines retired successful a oversea of Zs. OK, to beryllium fair, pinch really nan Z is selling, it's much of a pond of Zs, but you get nan idea.

There's nary connection connected precisely erstwhile we tin expect nan Z Nismo manual to deed nan streets, but nan 2nd it arrives, you each amended show up astatine that dealership pinch rate successful hand. We each retrieve erstwhile everyone connected Al Gore's net complained and said they'd bargain 1 if it had a manual transmission. Well, present you go, dammit. Go get it.