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Spy Shots: Nissan 370Z again, with interior shots
by John Neff on Oct 9th 2008 at 11:57AM 
Click above for high-res gallery of Nissan 370Z spy shots
Nissan continues to parade around a 370Z prototype near the Nürburgring in Germany, and today our spy photogs have nabbed its interior during a refueling stop. As you can see, the interior is definitely a Nissan, and in facts looks Infiniti-esque thanks to the large nav screen and joystiq-controls dominating the center stack. The spies say the quality of materials appear to be a vast improvement over the current model, and you can see this particular prototype's interior is wearing bright orange suede door panel inserts and orange seats. Certainly livens things up, no? Elsewhere there are three gauges atop the dash that point towards the driver and big paddle shifters behind the steering wheel, which our sources suggest may indicate that Nissan will use a version of the GT-R's six-speed dual-clutch transmission. That may not be the case, however, as the current car's five-speed automatic with paddle shifters, which Infiniti already pairs with the company's 3.7L V6 in its G cars, would look the same from peering in through the car's windows. Check out more interior and exterior pics that we've added to our gallery of 370Z spy shots below.Gallery: Nissan 370Z - spy shots
[Source: KGP Photography]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Torrent 12:02PM (10/09/2008)
looks a lil crowded
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Franz 12:14PM (10/09/2008)
Sad to say I agree. I hope it looks better in person. The materials look like good quality though.
From My Cube 12:55PM (10/09/2008)
esp with that TOm Tom in there
why is there a tom tom in there with that huge nav screen???
BoneHeadOtto 1:36PM (10/09/2008)
looks way too much like an infiniti interior (thats a bad thing for this car). Its a sports car for crying out loud not a luxury car. I dont want a giant nav screen, i want cool guages that monitor stuff i care nothing about.
A big square LCD display is not very sporty looking.
meshies 1:50PM (10/09/2008)
Don't know what to think of the interior yet. Looks jumbled.
BUT THE EXTERIOR LOOKS SPOT ON!
Nissan is the only manufacturer from Japan thats still got it IMO. Cant wait for this car.
tuna 1:57PM (10/09/2008)
Why is the TomTom there?
Because the car being tested is preproduction or not European-spec, so no European maps loaded in the system. Since they are most likely testing driving dynamics and the mechanical systems, getting the on-board nav to work in Europe is most likely not even the last thing on their priority list.
Eric 12:06PM (10/09/2008)
They need to add the transmission from the GT-R instead of the regular auto transmission!!
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Eddie 12:10PM (10/09/2008)
I bet it will offer a Dual Clutch eventually, if not at launch. They'll want to complete with Porsche's PDK.
TRAVIS D 12:15PM (10/09/2008)
pshh auto's are for women and old people. give me a stick shift so i can drive a real car like a man, in fact let me get out and crank start this beast and throw in a few steaks to separate me from these panzy boys and their autos.
Jeremy 12:57PM (10/09/2008)
I think it's been rumored from several reliable sources for quite some time that the 370Z will have the 7-speed plain-jane auto. Lot of info over at my350z.com about it. I would not expect the DCT-style transmission the first year.
Johnnie 12:12PM (10/09/2008)
Slushbox = BOOOOOO
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MikeW 12:56PM (10/09/2008)
Good thing that it doesn't have a 'slushbox'
The 7 speed automatic should be great, 6.38:1 ratio spread.
Look at the G37 sedan, with the 3.357 axle ratio 170mph in 5th gear
With less weight, hopefully Nissan is smart enough to use a slightly taller axle ratio 3.133 for the coupe. (unless Nissan wants to shoot for 180mph with the 2.937 axle ratio)
Johnnie 12:59PM (10/09/2008)
No clutch = slushbox. Period.
MikeW 1:02PM (10/09/2008)
It has a clutch, the torque converter lockup clutch.
Serge 1:33PM (10/09/2008)
What Johnnie meant to say is: No dry plate clutch = slush-box.
Wet clutches and torque converters are not a responsive and dont provide the level of feedback as a dry plate clutch. Even when the dry clutch is operated by hydrolics (eg: SMG or any other sequetial manual), it feels different than the operation of a torque converter with wet clutches or a dual clutch (they use wet clutches that are easier to cool, but dry clutches are in development).
G-Meister 3:32PM (10/09/2008)
MikeW- the 350Z was speed limited to 150 or 155 mph. Gearing for more than that would be silly- nevermind the hp you need for 180.
ambientFLIER 11:26PM (10/09/2008)
159, actually.
MikeW 4:49PM (10/10/2008)
I am expecting 175mph with 333hp and 3.133 axle ratio. (about 7150rpm)
It looks as if the aerodynamics have been improved. (CdA) so with the 2.937 axle ratio 180mph would be 6900rpm in 5th (1:1)
It might take 350hp to go to 180mph, but we will see when it comes out. (keeping fingers crossed)
The Infiniti G37 still has plenty short gearing, top gear is 30mph / 1K
The Acura TL is 35mph / 1K
Chris-B 12:13PM (10/09/2008)
I'm a fan of the looks so far. Love the 350 too.
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MONTE 12:23PM (10/09/2008)
Auto-sticks are the Debil! No auto for me, and dual-disc, dual-clutch, DSG, they're all the same, AUTOS. If it doesn't have three pedals it isn't a manual regardless of what's inside. Don't forget that slushboxes have gears inside them as well so don't even try to say a DSG is a manual because it has gears inside. As for the car itself, I like it a lot.
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