The 240Z's styling was penned under Nissan's design chief Yoshihiko Matsuo, and the car was originally going to be called the 'Fairlady Z' in all markets before Nissan USA president Yutaka Katayama insisted on the 240Z name for America.
Median 159 hp across 170 similar cars
Lead trim: 260Z · up to 151 hp
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FactThe 240Z's styling was penned under Nissan's design chief Yoshihiko Matsuo, and the car was originally going to be called the 'Fairlady Z' in all markets before Nissan USA president Yutaka Katayama insisted on the 240Z name for America.
The first Z car, sold in the US as the Datsun 240Z, 260Z and 280Z. The 240Z figure is SAE gross; the 260Z and 280Z figures are SAE net for US cars. The 240Z's 1972–1973 net rating is not given on the cited page, so that trim carries no horsepower rather than a gross figure that would mislead. Torque is left blank because its basis is not stated.
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VerifiedFIRST · WORLDWIDEFIRST PRINTONLY ONE IN VANCOUVERThe 2026 facelift swaps the hood badge from the Nissan logo to a standalone Z, styled after the original S30.
4 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 240Z | 1970–1971 | 2.4 L Inline-6 | 151 hp | 146 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| 240Z | 1972–1973 | 2.4 L Inline-6 | 151 hp | 146 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| 260Z | 1974–1974 | 2.6 L Inline-6 | 139 hp | 137 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| 280Z | 1975–1978 | 2.8 L Inline-6 | 149 hp | 163 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
We don’t estimate running costs for a car like this. What it costs depends on its condition, its specialist and how it is driven, and an average would mislead.
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Nismo borrowed cooling tricks from the GT-R Nismo to squeeze 420 hp out of the Z's twin-turbo V6 — a 20 hp jump over the already-potent standard car.
This Z broke with 50+ years of tradition by being the first Z car without a number in its name — every prior Z (240Z, 300ZX, 370Z…) used the number to signal engine size.
The Z Nismo launched in 2023 with no manual gearbox at all; Nissan only introduced a six-speed stick for the 2026 model year.
The 2026 facelift swaps the hood badge from the Nissan logo to a standalone Z, styled after the original S30.
Nissan named the S130 chassis code sequentially after the S30, but marketed it in Japan simply as the Fairlady Z, keeping the export-only 280ZX badge for North America.
The 240Z's styling was penned under Nissan's design chief Yoshihiko Matsuo, and the car was originally going to be called the 'Fairlady Z' in all markets before Nissan USA president Yutaka Katayama insisted on the 240Z name for America.
The rare Z432 wasn't just a dressed-up Fairlady Z — it ran a genuine performance version of the twin-cam S20 engine, the same unit Nissan built for the legendary Skyline 2000 GT-R.
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