Originally Posted By: aquariuscsm
1996 was the last year of the good USDM Nissans imo. The 370Z is a beautiful car though. Its the only current Nissan I like. Honest I think all current cars are hideous. There's very few new cars that I think are attractive.
The current Altima/Maxima is attractive in a generic sort of way.
The Versa and the Sentra are pretty inoffensive.
Back in the 'seventies, Nissan had some pretty nice cars and some really weird ones.
The first gen Z was gorgeous, the 810 was okay while the B210 and the later F-10 were just plain weird.
I had a '76 280Z 2+2 which had been fitted with a later 5 spd.
It steered like a truck (no ps on first gen Z cars) but the shifter was really slick and the inline six made wonderful noises.
Datsun, as they were then branded in the US, was also the only maker able to take the basic shape and proportions of the classic British ragtop two seater and end up with an ugly car.
The two liter was fast, though.
I had a 1.6 and sold it at a profit back in the early 'nineties.
Overall, Nissan/Datsun products have rarely had character.
This is what's wrong with the current, grossly overweight so-called Z.
An attractive car in a generic way that has no real feeling of marque heritage and that can't be run hard without overheating its oil and getting into the limp-home mode.
