Awards Given to the Nissan 300ZX

The fourth generation Nissan 300zx hit the U.S. marketFurther, the Z32 was placed on Automobile
in 1990! Since its nationwide drop, car enthusiasts haveMagazine's "All-Star" list, and honored with "Design of
been fascinated by this wondrous machine. Not onlythe Year" by the same forum. That same year, Road
has it gained the attention of sport car drivers all over& Track and Car and Driver called the 300ZX
the world, but it has also garnished more awards than"One of the Ten Best Cars in the World".
most cars have ever dreamed of seeing. In fact,You are probably reading this thinking....whatever. Many
speaking of cars dreaming...the 300ZX should definitelycars gain these distinctions in their first year, and then
have been featured in The Fast and The Furiousquickly lose their popularity and fan base. While this is
Series, as the fastest car.true for many vehicles, it did not, nor does it now, apply
Topping out at 280 mph, the 300ZX holds the landto the Fairlady Z.
speed record, awarded at the 1991 Bonneville SpeedFor seven straight years, from 1990-1996, Car and
Trial. Imagine...that was without serious modifications!Driver awarded the 300ZX "One of the Ten Best
The Z32 could reach 60 mph, easily in just under 6Cars", and for five years, from 1990-1994, it was on
seconds! The Fairlady Z easily made the ChevyAutomobile Magazine's "All-Star" list! The reputation of
Corvette, Mitsubishi 3000GT, Mazda RX-7, Dodgethe Z32 is virtually unheard-of!
Viper, Toyota Supra and Porsche 968 shutter in fearEven after Nissan stopped importing the Fairlady Z to
at the thought of racing against it. But racing awardsthe United States, it continued to win awards.
are not the only titles that the 300ZX holds under itsAutomobile Magazine named it one of the coolest
hood.cars of all time in 2004, and in 2006, gave it the
In 1990, the first year of the fourth generation, Motordistinction of being included in lists like, "20 of the
Trend named the 300ZX "The Import Car of theGreatest Cars of the Past 20 Years", and "25 Most
Year" and "One of the Top Ten Performance Cars".Beautiful Cars in History".