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300ZX Trivia & Fun Facts

Name: 300ZX Trivia & Fun Facts
Author: Jan Walker

A sports car was drawn in 1984 that Nissan did not sell until 1989. Toshio Yamashita began the Z32, a Cray-2 supercomputer helped shape its body, and it carried a 3.0-litre V6 with two turbochargers. Ninety verified questions — who drew it, the four-wheel steering, the Super Bowl commercial Nissan pulled after one showing, and the racing 300ZX that won Daytona outright.

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Ten parts. Ninety questions.

01Mr. K and the Z. From the 240Z to the V6 300ZX

02Drawn in 1984. The design, the MID4 and a supercomputer

03Three Litres, Two Turbos. The VG30 engines and the 280 PS limit

04Steering with Four Wheels. Super HICAS, suspension and brakes

05Many Shapes, Many Markets. Bodies, trims and where they were built

06Launch, Awards and Sales. 1990 to 1996, and the price that rose

07The Ad Nissan Pulled. A Super Bowl spot, toys and a Lamborghini

08From Lime Rock to Daytona. Racing 300ZXs, 1985 to 1995

09Tuners and Special Editions. SR-71, SMZ and the Bonneville record

10The Last Z32. What came after, and what did not

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Q56 · PART 7 · THE AD NISSAN PULLED

How many times did Nissan’s Ridley Scott Super Bowl commercial run?

Once. Nissan aired the commercial during the Super Bowl and did not repeat it; safety groups objected, and the company defended the spot as clearly fanciful.
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