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Nissan Z RZ34

Z, current2023–presentCurrent

Five letters of Z heritage, finally turbocharged again.

53 reviewers · 165 videos · 53 press articles

Generations
Z332003–2009Z342009–2020RZ342023–present
// 00 the verdict

Reviewers agree on its fun to drive, but split on performance and handling.

across 53 reviewers

// scorecard at a glance
// where reviewers split
Performance
49 say · liveable

"400 horsepower and that's standard i mean that is a crap ton of power for the money"

Redline Reviews · ▶ 33:48
2 say · critical

"I don't know where those 400 horsepower are hiding, but they are definitely hiding somewhere."

Grassroots Motorsports · ▶ 4:51
Handling
32 say · liveable

"The limit handling on this car is fantastic"

TheTopher · ▶ 10:38
8 say · critical

"there's some body roll the car flexes a little bit side to side the suspension is just too soft"

Bros FOURR Speed · ▶ 5:14
Daily drivability
35 say · liveable

"it's a very quiet and relaxing driving experience on long distances this would be a fantastic grand tour"

TheTopher · ▶ 10:03
5 say · critical

"this car doesn't have that flexibility this is only hardcore basically"

Bros FOURR Speed · ▶ 10:07
Value
27 say · liveable

"this car starts at under 40 thousand dollars uh and it's going to put vehicles like the supra to shame"

Redline Reviews · ▶ 33:52
14 say · critical

"$66,000 13 Grand more than the Z performance that's hard to justify when you're talking about an extra 20 horsepower 30 lb feet and some other good but not huge changes"

Doug DeMuro · ▶ 15:24
// the categories
// 01

Performance

4.0/553 of 53 reviewerssplit

“400 horsepower and that's standard i mean that is a crap ton of power for the money”

positive · Redline Reviews · ▶ 33:48

“400 horsepower now out of this three liter twin turbo v6”

positive · TheTopher · ▶ 4:08

“this twin turbo v6 is fantastic you get power at the low end you get power at the high end”

positive · Doug DeMuro · ▶ 28:29
// 02

Handling

4.0/551 of 53 reviewerssplit

“The limit handling on this car is fantastic”

positive · TheTopher · ▶ 10:38

“This is probably the best handling Z I've ever driven.”

positive · Brian Makse · ▶ 14:14

“this car is very impressive it is very quick to go around corners it steals steers well very predictable steering”

positive · Doug DeMuro · ▶ 29:05
// 03

Fun to drive

4.0/552 of 53 reviewersconsensus

“it is so much fun to drive steering is excellent”

positive · TheTopher · ▶ 12:27

“The character of this car is so much better than the other Nissan Z's I've driven”

positive · TFLnow · ▶ 6:35

“it's so much fun to drive and really this is just becoming increasingly rare as we head into, you know, a more electric future to have a just traditional stick shift performance vehicle.”

positive · Car Confections · ▶ 16:18
// 04

Daily drivability

3.5/551 of 53 reviewerssplit

“it's a very quiet and relaxing driving experience on long distances this would be a fantastic grand tour”

positive · TheTopher · ▶ 10:03

“Thing I like about the Z is how daily drivable this car is. It's pretty quiet for a sports type car. And seats are comfortable. And then you pair that with the ride. It's very comfortable for a sports car.”

positive · Ben Hardy · ▶ 4:39

“I can't think of a single car below around $70,000 that is more comfortable than this one”

positive · Zygrene · ▶ 8:36
// 05

Value

3.5/552 of 53 reviewerssplit

“this car starts at under 40 thousand dollars uh and it's going to put vehicles like the supra to shame”

positive · Redline Reviews · ▶ 33:52

“For me at least the combination of performance personality and yes I will say it value in the Nissan Z are what put this at the top of the pack for me”

positive · A Auto Buyers Guide · ▶ 22:02

“$66,000 13 Grand more than the Z performance that's hard to justify when you're talking about an extra 20 horsepower 30 lb feet and some other good but not huge changes”

critical · Doug DeMuro · ▶ 15:24
How it stacks up

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