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4 unusual facts about Nissan 300ZX


Nissan 300ZX

The newer Z-car had a drag coefficient of 0.30 and was powered by Japan's first mass-produced V6 engine instead of an I6.

From 1990 to 1995, Steve Millen drove the twin turbo 300ZX for Clayton Cunningham Racing.

In 1995 and 1996, Steve Millen Motorsports (Stillen), co-developed a number of limited production Nissan 300zx Twin Turbo vehicles with Nissan North America that were sold throughout the United States and Canada through designated Nissan dealerships.

Rich Beem

Beem credited Peter Jacobsen for inspiring his reaction; Jacobsen aced the same hole in 1994 and hopped into the nearby 300ZX convertible and pretended to drive it.


Butch Leitzinger

Leitzinger shared the 1999 United States Road Racing Championship (USRRC) championship with teammate Elliott Forbes-Robinson and won the famed Rolex 24 at Daytona: twice with Dyson Racing (1997 & 1999), and once in a Nissan 300ZX (1994) co-driven with Scott Pruett, Steve Millen and Paul Gentilozzi.

Nissan S30

Wangan Midnight character Akio Asakura used to drive a red Nissan 300ZX (Z31) until he was defeated by Tatsuya Shima's Blackbird.

Special Criminal Investigation

Instead of the black Porsche 928 of the first game, the player commands a red example of the just-introduced (at the time) Nissan 300ZX Z32 T-Top Turbo.


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