Savagegeese Nissan Z Full Technical and Driving Review

[vb22]

Has it been confirmed that the 9 speed is from Mercedes?

 

[Blackbeard]

i hate t tell these people that destination fee shouldnt even be 1000 bucks cause like nissan for exp.. pay us 150-240 bucks a car not 1000 bucks a car maybe the whole load cost about 1500 or more depending its going

 

[RicerX]

Has it been confirmed that the 9 speed is from Mercedes?

It's not built by Mercedes, however the original core of the design came from the Mercedes partnership of the mid 2010s and was mostly a Mercedes design. It is 100% built by Jatco just like the automatic was in the 370Z.

The basics of the transmission are present in the 2020+ Frontier and 2020+ Titan. There are some tweaks to it for the Z.

 

[DevonK]

For those interested in fleshing out the history of the new Z's development beyond what Savagegeese provides here there is a revealing Facebook blog by ZCCA Executive Director Chris Karl posted over on that "other" forum. He also drove the new Z and gives his take. (Direct facebook link dosen't work here.)

 

[Donalex]

i hate t tell these people that destination fee shouldnt even be 1000 bucks cause like nissan for exp.. pay us 150-240 bucks a car not 1000 bucks a car maybe the whole load cost about 1500 or more depending its going

I guess you forgot about the trip across the sea from Japan...

 

[Blackbeard]

I guess you forgot about the trip across the sea from Japan...

no i didnt but they get bulk pricing.. per car it still doesnt reach 1000 bucks

 

[2017370ZBlack]

It's not built by Mercedes, however the original core of the design came from the Mercedes partnership of the mid 2010s and was mostly a Mercedes design. It is 100% built by Jatco just like the automatic was in the 370Z.

The basics of the transmission are present in the 2020+ Frontier and 2020+ Titan. There are some tweaks to it for the Z.

The auto trans uses a magnesium case for the Z only (has a Z logo on it) to save 44 pounds.

 

[94boosted]

@dezoris excellent review.

Can you guys speak to the rev limiter at all by chance? Silly question I know. Jason Cammisa mentioned that once the car hits redline (@ 7K RPM) it will cut power until revs drop below 6K RPM. Was that your experience as well? If so that seems like a terrible design for a sports car.

 

[94boosted]

Definitely better pads, high temp fluid, TIRES, corner balance and maybe coilovers if needed.

You'd need to do coilovers and adjustable endlinks to properly corner balance a car

 

[vb22]

It's not built by Mercedes, however the original core of the design came from the Mercedes partnership of the mid 2010s and was mostly a Mercedes design. It is 100% built by Jatco just like the automatic was in the 370Z.

The basics of the transmission are present in the 2020+ Frontier and 2020+ Titan. There are some tweaks to it for the Z.

I see, but it's odd that in that interview with Steven that Dan Passe said something along the lines of it had nothing to do with the Mercedes 9 speed AT.

 

[TaroBaapG35]

The GREAT thing about this engine (similarly for Supra and new BRZ) is since its been out for a couple years, the aftermarket already got some development work out of the way, so just have to revisit and update, versus spend much longer in trying to understand. EcuTek tune will most likely solve majority of the engine bogginess, and power cut off issues that are present in stock.

 

[DevonK]

@dezoris excellent review.

Can you guys speak to the rev limiter at all by chance? Silly question I know. Jason Cammisa mentioned that once the car hits redline (@ 7K RPM) it will cut power until revs drop below 6K RPM. Was that your experience as well? If so that seems like a terrible design for a sports car.

I think that is only when using the paddles.

 

[94boosted]

I think that is only when using the paddles.

Should of clarified, asking about the manual trans car not the auto.

 

[DevonK]

Should of clarified, asking about the manual trans car not the auto.

Well if that were true for the manual it would be all over the reviews so I very much doubt it.

 

[Denton]

@dezoris excellent review.

Can you guys speak to the rev limiter at all by chance? Silly question I know. Jason Cammisa mentioned that once the car hits redline (@ 7K RPM) it will cut power until revs drop below 6K RPM. Was that your experience as well? If so that seems like a terrible design for a sports car.

This guy hits the limiter in the manual a couple of times here - hard to know what his foot is doing at the time though.