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2017 Nissan 370Z Priced from $30,825, Most Expensive Model Costs $50,235

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In production since calendar year 2009, the Nissan 370Z is one of the oldest sports cars on sale today. Be that as it may, Nissan decided to update the range for the 2017 model year. Of course, retail pricing stays the same as it is for the 2016 model year.
Including the $835 destination and handling fee, the cheapest trim level of the 2017 Nissan 370Z family costs $30,815. The price applies to the Coupe with the 6-speed manual. If you want the SynchroRev Match feature which blips the throttle automatically when you downshift, prepare to pay more hard cash.

The most expensive Coupe of the lot is the Touring 7AT which, as the name implies, gets all the bells and whistles, as well as a 7-speed automatic tranny with paddle shifters. If, however, you prefer the Roadster, prepare to be a bit shocked.

The 370Z Roadster 7AT starts at a whopping $42,655, while the range-topping 370Z Roadster Touring Sport 7AT goes for a scarcely believable and definitely preposterous $50,235. By comparison, the 2017 Ford Mustang GT Convertible in Premium trim will set you back about $43,000. Which is the more fulfilling machine? You decide, but I'd rather have a V8 burble ringing in my years.

Customers who would rather have a great handling sports car instead of blue sky above their heads will have to go for the Nissan 370Z NISMO. Exclusively available in two-door coupe format, the NISMO-ified model range starts with the NISMO 6MT ($42,825) and tops at $47,625 with the NISMO Tech 7AT.

Compared to the Coupe and Roadster models, the 370Z NISMO ups the ante of the naturally aspirated 3.7-liter V6 engine from 332 to 350 horsepower and 276 pound-foot (374 Nm) of get-up-and-go. The additional grunt comes courtesy of an H-configured exhaust system, muffler tuning, and a recalibrated ECU.

Carving corners is a much easier affair in the 2017 Nissan 370Z NISMO thanks to performance-oriented dampers, a NISMO-rated strut tower brace, larger brake discs and calipers, and a viscous limited-slip differential.
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About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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