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MORE 2009 NYAS @ INSIDELINE.COM: www.edmunds.com Nissan has yet to officially unveil the all-new 2009 Nissan 370Z coupe, and Inside Line is already providing details on the 2010 Nissan 370Z convertible. Unlike the Infiniti G37 drop top, which uses a retractable hardtop, the future 370Z convertible will incorporate a power-operated soft top. The fabric top will likely keep the new Z convertible from getting an exorbitant bump in price, and more importantly, will prevent the newly smaller Z from taking on any unnecessary pounds. The new sixth-generation Z cut its wheelbase by approximately 4 inches, so it’s necessary for the convertible to keep its weight down. The 370Z convertible is expected to share a powertrain with the 370Z coupe, likely to be the same 3.7-liter Nissan VQ engine that’s already providing power to the G37 coupe and sedan. A seven-speed automatic and a six-speed manual transmission will be offered, same as in the G. Although the G37 added an all-wheel-drive option this year in the form of the G37x, the 370Z will continue to use rear-wheel drive only.

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On January 29, 2010, some members of the Triangle Electric Auto Association and Triad Electric Vehicle Association were given a tour of the all-electric Nissan Leaf by a Nissan representative. For more information, check us out online at www.rtpnet.org/teaa .

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MORE 2009 NYAS @ INSIDELINE.COM: www.edmunds.com The first Nismo Z didn’t come around until the end of the Nissan 350Z’s model cycle, but Nissan isn’t wasting any time with the 370Z version. The 2009 Nissan Nismo 370Z hits US dealerships in June, and this time it has a little more power and torque than normal Z-cars, thanks to a 350-horsepower version of the 3.7-liter VQ-series V6. Nissan expects the track-focused Nismo model to account for 5 percent of all Z coupe sales. As with the original Nismo Z, the chassis and bodywork for the 2009 Nismo 370Z have been developed by Autech, the Japanese company that prepares Nissan’s entries for the Japanese Super GT (JGTC) racing series. But Nissan has been more heavily involved in the engineering of the 2009 Nismo Z, and the automaker had final approval on the design. Probably that’s why Randy Rodriguez, the Nissan Design America designer who’s credited with the initial sketches for the regular 370Z, is pretty happy with how the 2009 Nismo 370Z turned out. “I think it’s much better than the last version,” he tells us. “The last Nismo was kind of busy and didn’t really accentuate the design very much. There was a lot of stuff added to it, and this one seems to be a little bit more refined.” At a glance, though, the 2009 Nissan Nismo 370Z appears to compromise the new Z-car’s effort to slim down to pure sports-car dimensions. The Nismo’s wheelbase remains 100.4 inches, but at 174.3 inches in overall length, it’s 7 inches longer than …
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