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Nissan 300ZX

Index Nissan 300ZX

The Nissan 300ZX is a sports car in the Nissan Z-car family that was produced across two similar but unique generations. [1]

89 relations: All-Japan Sports Prototype Championship, American Specialty Cars, Automatic transmission, Automobile (magazine), Automobile magazine, Borg-Warner T-5 transmission, California Air Resources Board, Car and Driver, Car and Driver 10Best, Chevrolet Corvette, Computer-aided design, Convertible, Coupé, Cray-2, Differential (mechanical device), Dodge Viper, Electronic voice alert, Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, Fuel injection, Garrett AiResearch, GQ, Grand tourer, HICAS, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, HKS (company), IMSA GT Championship, Independent suspension, Japan, Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Japanese domestic market, Japanese yen, Jatco, Jatco 4N71 transmission, Jatco 4R01 transmission, Jatco 4R03 transmission, JECS, JUN Auto, Light-emitting diode, Lime Rock Park, MacPherson strut, Manual transmission, Mazda RX-7, Mitsubishi GTO, Motor Trend, Motor Trend Car of the Year, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Nissan, Nissan 350Z, Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo, Nissan Leopard, ..., Nissan RB engine, Nissan S130, Nissan S30, Nissan Shatai, Nissan Skyline, Nissan VG engine, Nissan VH engine, Nissan Z-car, On-board diagnostics, Overhead camshaft, Paul Newman, Pete Brock, Porsche 968, Power band, Recaro, Ridley Scott, Road & Track, Sport utility vehicle, Sports car, Steering, Steve Millen, Stillen, Straight-six engine, Super Bowl XXIV, T-top, Toyota Supra, Trailing-arm suspension, Turbocharger, Twin-turbo, United States, United States dollar, V6 engine, V8 engine, Variable valve timing, Waco, Texas, 12 Hours of Sebring, 1994 24 Hours of Le Mans, 2+2 (car body style), 24 Hours of Daytona. Expand index (39 more) »

All-Japan Sports Prototype Championship

The, abbreviated as JSPC, formed by the, was a domestic championship which took place in Japan for Group C and IMSA GTP prototype cars and also featured cars that were eligible for touring car racing in its earlier years.

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American Specialty Cars

American Specialty Cars (commonly known as ASC or American Sunroof Company) was an automobile supplier of highly engineered and designed roof systems, body systems and other specialty-vehicle systems for the world’s automakers.

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Automatic transmission

An automatic transmission, also called auto, self-shifting transmission, n-speed automatic (where n is its number of forward gear ratios), or AT, is a type of motor vehicle transmission that can automatically change gear ratios as the vehicle moves, freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually.

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Automobile (magazine)

Automobile is an American automobile magazine published by TEN: The Enthusiast Network.

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Automobile magazine

An automobile magazine is a magazine with news and reports on cars and the automobile industry.

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Borg-Warner T-5 transmission

The TREMEC T-5 is a 5-speed manual transmission for longitudinal engine automobiles.

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California Air Resources Board

The California Air Resources Board (CARB or ARB) is the "clean air agency" in the government of California.

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Car and Driver

Car and Driver (CD or C/D) is an American automotive enthusiast magazine.

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Car and Driver 10Best

Car and Driver 10Best is a list annually produced by Car and Driver (C/D), nominating what it considers the ten best cars of the year.

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Chevrolet Corvette

The Chevrolet Corvette, known colloquially as the Vette or Chevy Corvette, is a sports car manufactured by Chevrolet.

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Computer-aided design

Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computer systems to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design.

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Convertible

A convertible or cabriolet is a passenger car that can be driven with or without a roof in place.

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Coupé

A coupé — also known as coupe — is a car with a fixed-roof body style usually with two doors, however some four-door cars have been marketed as four door coupés or quad coupés due to their coupé-like roofline at the rear.

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Cray-2

The Cray-2 is a supercomputer with four vector processors made by Cray Research starting in 1985.

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Differential (mechanical device)

A differential is a gear train with three shafts that has the property that the rotational speed of one shaft is the average of the speeds of the others, or a fixed multiple of that average.

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Dodge Viper

The Dodge Viper is a sports car manufactured by Dodge (SRT for 2013 and 2014), a division of American car manufacturer FCA US LLC from 1991 through 2017, having taken a brief hiatus from 2010–2013.

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Electronic voice alert

Electronic voice alert (EVA) was an option available on many Chrysler K-car-based vehicles in the mid-1980s.

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Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout

In automotive design, an FR, or front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout is one where the engine is located at the front of the vehicle and driven wheels are located at the rear.

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Fuel injection

Fuel injection is the introduction of fuel in an internal combustion engine, most commonly automotive engines, by the means of an injector.

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Garrett AiResearch

Garrett AiResearch was a manufacturer of turboprop engines and turbochargers, and a pioneer in numerous aerospace technologies.

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GQ

GQ (formerly Gentlemen's Quarterly) is an international monthly men's magazine based in New York City and founded in 1931.

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Grand tourer

A grand tourer (gran turismo) (GT) is a performance and luxury automobile capable of high speed and long-distance driving.

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HICAS

HICAS /hīkas/ (High Capacity Actively Controlled Steering) is Nissan's rear wheel steering system found on cars ranging from the more recent Skyline and Fairlady Z (300ZX) iterations to smaller models like the Nissan Cefiro (A31), 240SX/Silvia (S13 & S15)/180SX and Nissan Serena/Nissan Largo.

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Hiratsuka, Kanagawa

is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

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HKS (company)

is a publicly traded company headquartered in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan specializing in the production and sales of aftermarket and accessory automotive parts and components.

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IMSA GT Championship

IMSA GT was a sports car racing series organized by International Motor Sports Association.

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Independent suspension

Independent suspension is a broad term for any automobile suspension system that allows each wheel on the same axle to move vertically (i.e. reacting to a bump in the road) independently of the others.

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Japan

Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.

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Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association

Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, or JAMA, is a trade association with its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.

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Japanese domestic market

The term "Japanese domestic market" refers to Japan's home market for vehicles.

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Japanese yen

The is the official currency of Japan.

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Jatco

, abbreviated from "Japanese Automatic Transmission COmpany", is a subsidiary of Nissan which manufactures automatic transmissions for automobiles.

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Jatco 4N71 transmission

The 4N71 was a 4-speed automatic transmission from Nissan Motors.

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Jatco 4R01 transmission

The 4R01 was a 4-speed automatic transmission from Nissan's Jatco subsidiary.

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Jatco 4R03 transmission

The 4R03 was a 4-speed automatic transmission from Nissan Motor Company, Ltd.'s Jatco subsidiary.

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JECS

JECS Corporation (formerly Japan Electrical Control Systems Co Ltd) is an automotive components company headquartered in Isesaki, Gunma, Japan and a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi.

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JUN Auto

JUN, or JUN Auto, is a Japanese tuning shop.

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Light-emitting diode

A light-emitting diode (LED) is a two-lead semiconductor light source.

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Lime Rock Park

Lime Rock Park is a natural-terrain motorsport road racing venue located in Lakeville, Connecticut, United States, a hamlet in the town of Salisbury, in the state's northwest corner.

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MacPherson strut

The MacPherson strut is a type of automotive suspension system that uses the top of a telescopic damper as the upper steering pivot.

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Manual transmission

A manual transmission, also known as a manual gearbox, a standard transmission or colloquially in some countries (e.g. the United States) as a stick shift is a type of transmission used in motor vehicle applications.

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Mazda RX-7

The Mazda RX-7 is a front-engine, rear-drive sports car manufactured and marketed by Mazda from 1978-2002 across three generations — all noted for using a compact, lightweight Wankel engine.

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Mitsubishi GTO

The Mitsubishi GTO is a sports car built by the Japanese automaker Mitsubishi between 1990 and 1999.

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Motor Trend

Motor Trend is an American automobile magazine.

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Motor Trend Car of the Year

The Motor Trend Car of the Year (COTY) is an annual award given by Motor Trend magazine to recognize the best new or significantly refreshed car in a given model year.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA, pronounced "NITS-uh") is an agency of the Executive Branch of the U.S. government, part of the Department of Transportation.

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Nissan

, usually shortened to Nissan (or; Japanese), is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Nishi-ku, Yokohama.

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Nissan 350Z

The Nissan 350Z (known as Nissan Fairlady Z in Japan) is a two-door, two-seater sports car that was manufactured by Nissan Motors from 2002 to 2009 and marks the fifth generation of Nissan's Z-car line.

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Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo

The Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo (also known as the GTP ZX-T) was a series of racing cars developed for Nissan Motors by Electramotive Engineering to compete in the IMSA GT Championship.

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Nissan Leopard

The Nissan Leopard is a line of sport/luxury cars built by Japanese carmaker Nissan.

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Nissan RB engine

The RB engine is a 2.0–3.0 L straight-6 four-stroke petrol/gasoline engine from Nissan, produced from 1985-2004.

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Nissan S130

The Nissan S130 is a sports coupé produced by Nissan in Japan from 1978 to 1983.

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Nissan S30

The Nissan S30 (sold in Japan as the Nissan Fairlady Z and in other markets as the Datsun 240Z, then later as the 260Z and 280Z) was the first generation of Z GT two-seat coupes, produced by Nissan Motors, Ltd.

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Nissan Shatai

Nissan Shatai Co., Ltd. is a Japanese automobile contract manufacturer for Nissan that is headquartered in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa.

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Nissan Skyline

The Nissan Skyline (Japanese: 日産・スカイライン Nissan Sukairain) is a line of compact cars, sports cars and compact executive cars originally produced by the Prince Motor Company starting in 1957, and then by Nissan after the two companies merged in 1967.

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Nissan VG engine

The VG engine family consists of V6 piston engines designed and produced by Nissan for several vehicles in the Nissan lineup.

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Nissan VH engine

The VH series consists of 4.1 and 4.5-litre engines built from 1989 to 2001 by the Nissan Motor Corporation.

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Nissan Z-car

The Nissan Z-car is a sports car which has been manufactured by Nissan Motors Ltd, in six generations, since 1969.

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On-board diagnostics

On-board diagnostics (OBD) is an automotive term referring to a vehicle's self-diagnostic and reporting capability.

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Overhead camshaft

Overhead camshaft, commonly abbreviated to OHC, is a valvetrain configuration which places the camshaft of an internal combustion engine of the reciprocating type within the cylinder heads ("above" the pistons and combustion chambers) and drives the valves or lifters in a more direct manner compared with overhead valves (OHV) and pushrods.

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Paul Newman

Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, voice actor, film director, producer, race car driver, IndyCar owner, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and activist.

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Pete Brock

Peter Brock (born November 1936) is an automotive and trailer designer, author and photojournalist from the United States of America, who is best known for his work on the Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe and Corvette Sting Ray.

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Porsche 968

The Porsche 968 is a sports car made by Porsche AG from 1992 to 1995.

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Power band

The power band of an internal combustion engine or electric motor is the range of operating speeds under which the engine or motor is able to operate most efficiently.

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Recaro

RECARO GmbH & Co.

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Ridley Scott

Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937) is an English film director and producer.

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Road & Track

Road & Track (R&T) is an American automotive enthusiast magazine.

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Sport utility vehicle

Sport-utility (vehicle), SUV or sport-ute is an automotive classification, typically a kind of station wagon / estate car with off-road vehicle features like raised ground clearance and ruggedness, and available four-wheel drive.

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Sports car

A sports car, or sportscar, is a small, usually two-seater, two-door automobile designed for spirited performance and nimble handling.

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Steering

Steering is the collection of components, linkages, etc.

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Steve Millen

Steve Millen (born 17 February 1950) is a retired New Zealand IMSA racecar driver.

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Stillen

STILLEN (Steve Millen Sportparts, Inc.) is the automotive aftermarket parts company created by Steve Millen, a former racecar driver for Nissan who was known for racing the 300ZX.

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Straight-six engine

The straight-six engine or inline-six engine (often abbreviated I6 or L6) is an internal combustion engine with the cylinders mounted in a straight line along the crankcase with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft (straight engine).

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Super Bowl XXIV

Super Bowl XXIV was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1989 season.

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T-top

A T-top (UK: T-bar) is an automobile roof with a removable panel on each side of a rigid bar running from the center of one structural bar between pillars to the center of the next structural bar.

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Toyota Supra

The is a sports car/grand tourer that was produced by Toyota Motor Corporation from 1978 to 2002.

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Trailing-arm suspension

A trailing-arm suspension, sometimes referred as trailing-link is a vehicle suspension design in which one or more arms (or "links") are connected between (and perpendicular to and forward of) the axle and a pivot point (located on the chassis of a motor vehicle).

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Turbocharger

A turbocharger, or colloquially turbo, is a turbine-driven forced induction device that increases an internal combustion engine's efficiency and power output by forcing extra air into the combustion chamber.

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Twin-turbo

Twin-turbo or biturbo refers to a turbocharged engine in which two turbochargers compress the intake charge.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States dollar

The United States dollar (sign: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ and referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, or American dollar) is the official currency of the United States and its insular territories per the United States Constitution since 1792.

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V6 engine

A V6 engine is a V engine with six cylinders mounted on the crankshaft in two banks of three cylinders, usually set at either a 60 or 90 degree angle to each other.

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V8 engine

A V8 engine is an eight-cylinder V configuration engine with the cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two sets (or banks) of four, with all eight pistons driving a common crankshaft.

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Variable valve timing

In internal combustion engines, variable valve timing (VVT) is the process of altering the timing of a valve lift event, and is often used to improve performance, fuel economy or emissions.

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Waco, Texas

Waco is a city in central Texas and is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States.

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12 Hours of Sebring

The 12 Hours of Sebring is an annual motorsport endurance race for sports cars held at Sebring International Raceway, on the site of the former Hendricks Army Airfield World War II air base in Sebring, Florida.

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1994 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 1994 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 62nd Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 18 and 19 June 1994.

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2+2 (car body style)

The 2+2 is a version of the coupé car body style that has two small rear seats for children or occasional usage, along with two front seats for the driver and front passenger.

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24 Hours of Daytona

The 24 Hours of Daytona, currently known as the Rolex 24 At Daytona for sponsorship reasons, is a 24-hour sports car endurance race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_300ZX

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