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Nissan 350Z
Back in the late 1960s, car nuts found plenty of performance in domestic models like Chevrolet’s Corvette and Camaro, Ford’s Mustang, and a slew of Mopar products. It was during this same time when a small Japanese sports car, the Datsun 240Z, joined the party with 150 rear-driven horsepower. Over the years, the 240Z morphed into the 260Z, 280Z, and eventually into the Nissan 300ZX. Though impressive from a performance perspective, the 300 was a pricey halo car that shared little with its simple and affordable ancestor. However, after the demise of the 300ZX, the spirit of the 240 was reincarnated in the subsequent Nissan 350Z, an affordable two-passenger coupe that paid homage to the original Z design and gave the nod to thrills versus frills. As was the case 40 years ago, the Z is the imports’ best competition for everyday American muscle.