More than 1000 Australians have placed money at an agent to buy a Nissan Z – before the first shipments go on sale here in mid-2022 and before prices are made public.
About 1000 pre-orders came from an odd group of 3000 people who submitted “expressions of interest”. Deposit amounts vary depending on the agent.
Nissan Australia also confirmed that it will reveal pricing for its new hit hero next week.
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2023 Nissan Z at Australia headquarters this week
“Since the car’s global launch, I must say we’re incredibly excited about the enthusiasm we’ve had for it in Australia,” Nissan local CEO Adam Paterson told the BBC. us this week.
When we asked Mr. Paterson how much money over 1000 people with initial orders placed, he replied that the amount varies from dealer to dealer.
Assuming most depositors comply, you can expect some pretty long wait times. Mr. Paterson was not available for comment when asked to provide some details on the supply situation, specifically about how many months or even years the supply of 1000 units.
Nissan has yet to determine its plans for making the Z warehouse available to dealers nationwide and whether it will try to limit dealer gains or speculators buy then resell at a profit.
Recently, many manufacturers have had to compete with supplying the market with niche products that are in high demand: examples come to mind Suzuki Jimnyto the same popularity (relative to supply) Subaru BRZ, Toyota GR Yarisand Hyundai Ioniq 5.
“Product waiting is becoming a new reality for Australians, regardless of brand,” said Mr Paterson, in a different context, speaking of Nissan’s supply more generally.
“I would like to tell our dealer partners that there has not been any volatility from a production and supply point of view. [But] There is certainly volatility and we are far from over any supply challenges. ”
One possible way to secure your Z gear amid high demand is to go with a two-pedal automatic transmission, with Nissan saying about 70 percent of the initial demand was for manual transmissions – something that has caused confusion. doubt.
The new Nissan Z will have a single version for sale – along with the flagship Z Proto Spec limited edition. These versions are billed as the “ultimate expression of the new Nissan Z”, although we bet Nismo will have something to say about this…
The Nissan Z sits on a modified version of the Of 370Z Rear-wheel drive and the Infiniti Q60 Red Sport’s 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6 engine produce 298kW of power and 475Nm of torque.
The enthusiast’s transmission is a six-speed manual with an Exedy high-performance clutch and a carbon fiber drive shaft. It has automatic rotation matching function. The automatic is a new nine-speed unit mated to an aluminum gear lever.
All Nissan Zs come with a mechanical limited-slip differential and launch control as standard.
Standard features on the only permanent launch variant will include leather seats, an 8.0-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and a 12.3-inch TFT digital instrument cluster with three separate display mode.
It will also come standard with Active Noise Cancellation to filter out tire and wind noise, and Active Sound Enhancement to amplify engine sounds inside the cabin.
For more Nissan Z content, check out some of our features linked below.
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