1996 Nissan 300ZX TWIN TURBO Review - 22 Years Later

Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo Review on The Straight Pipes. Would you take this over a MK4 Toyota Supra, Honda Civic Type R, Nissan 240 SX?

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Is the 300ZX Twin Turbo timeless?

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[BCJDM]

Damn this car is as old as me, and it's in better condition than me

[sir]

These older Japanese cars age so well it’s amazing how good this ZX looks

[zackschmidt]

Our highschool principal had a black one, coolest principal ever!

[Dragonvale]

Damn 1996 seems a lot less than 22 years ago

[basithph]

This aged so gracefully
Loved the 300ZX TT

[RobertNES]

What's funny is that even today the 300ZX looks better then the 350/370Z lol.

[ryanpetersen]

I graduated high school in ‘94 and this car was at the top of my “...when I get out of college” dream car list. Compared to everything else built at that time, the 300ZX had such clean lines and interior. All the car mags raved about the manual trans and the ergonomics... and, if memory serves, it was always marketed as a GT car... not necessarily a pure sports car. The main competition, at least in all the car mag feature tests was the Mitsubishi 3000 GT VR4 and the Mazda RX-7. They didn’t even put the Corvette in the same league as this. The NSX seemed to be more in the Porsche 911 category of the day. Great review! Definitely brought me back...

Keep up the good work, boys!

[Gherbert]

I agree, anything RWD manual will be a classic as we will loose more and more

[ConsciousRobot]

One of my favorite cars of all-time. Like the Supra and NSX, this car was ahead of it's time and it aged very well. I love the smooth, clean styling. Front end is sick. Still looks good.

[Trades]

Nissan actually was one of the first companies to employ CAD in the styling of the Z32 which is why the look feel very modern despite this being a 90s vehicle. While the Skyline stole most of its fame, the 300ZX twin turbo still is a classic car in many circles.

[JacobMueller]

"Fun is fun, fast is fast." Probably my favorite quote from the whole series so far. Really wraps up the whole idea behind driving.

[aravioli]

“The Americans are invading my Instagram”

Must have had a lot of oil

[ILLAILLS]

These tears about the automatic just kills me at times lol. After awhile ppl need to realize not everyone is going to be shifting all day. Agree that a transmission upgrade is a must tho. A very beautiful car especially when the right body mods are made.

[harrismi]

Rolling on 16's! It still looks great even though that design is almost 30 years old.

[thedrivenpath]

No way! I subscribe a few days ago after creeping you for months and now I get a REVIEW OF MY CAR. I wish you a mistletoe in your back pocket for everyone that hates on you in gratitude! If you ever want to drive a modded one in manual, let me know

[ConsciousRobot]

One of my favorite cars of all-time. I was kinda triggered by RCR's review of it. I would take it over an Rx7, but NSX over this. 300zx is absolutely a timeless design.

[heekim]

Love the matching of music to the appropriate generation of cars

[JBsC]

I remember when they released this sports car....it was a very clean sleek design when it released. I remember admiring the styling back in the day. Thanks for the retro video...there is a company in NJ where they drop in a ls motor and hopefully a manual....one take you tube video made the conversion seem really cool

[ztwinturbo]

Trust me, the manual is breath taking. My very first TT and currently of 7 years. I love the Z32