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2009 Nissan 370Z Base Price SHIFTs_ Up To $29,930 [Nissan 370z]

It looks like the most powerful Z ever produced is also going to be the most expensive. Prices for the 2009 Nissan 370Z start at $29,930. But that’s before you start checking boxes.

Customers can start placing orders for the new 370Z today, to do so, they’ll need to spend at least $29,930 for the base 6-speed manual transmission. The price then goes up to $31,230 with the 7-speed Autobox or $35,760 if you plunk down for the auto Touring model with leather seats.

There’s two options packages: the $3,000 Sport Package brings 19-inch wheels, sticky tires, front and rear spoilers, bigger brakes, the controversial SynchroRev Match system and the limited slip differential; the $1,850 Navigation Package ads satellite navigation, a 9.3 GB hard drive to store music on and an iPod interface.

Today also marks the start of a new ad slogan for Nissan, “SHIFT_the way you move.” Previous slogans used “SHIFT_” but with different phrases for each product.

Nissan's press release follows:

Nissan Announces Pricing on All-New 2009 370Z Coupe
Revised Marketing Tagline "SHIFT_the way you move" Also Revealed

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (Dec. 30, 2008) – Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) gets an early start on the new year with the announcement of pricing of the all-new 2009 Nissan 370Z Coupe and a revised marketing tagline. The new Z® goes on sale today at Nissan dealers nationwide with a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP)* starting at $29,930 for the 2009 Nissan 370Z Coupe equipped with a 6-speed manual transmission and $31,230 with the new 7-speed automatic transmission. The new Z® is also offered in a 370Z Coupe Touring model, which is priced at $34,460 with the 6-speed manual and $35,760 with the 7-speed automatic transmission.

Two option packages are offered: the Sport Package, priced at just $3,000, with 19-inch RAYS forged wheels and Bridgestone Potenza tires, aerodynamic front and rear spoiler, larger Nissan Sport Brakes, SynchroRev Match (6-speed manual transmission only) and Viscous Limited Slip Differential; and the Navigation Package, priced at $1,850, with Hard Drive-based Nissan Navigation System, 9.3GB Music Box Hard Drive and Interface System for iPod®.

As the most powerful Z® ever produced, the new 370Z hits dead center in the sports car "sweet spot" of performance, design and value – with less weight, more power and enhanced handling, quality and style. With a standard 332-horsepower 3.7-liter V6, choice of two advanced transmissions and a full array of driver-oriented interior features, the new 370Z is designed to be one of the top performance values in the world.

Also today Nissan announced the rollout of a revised marketing tagline: SHIFT_the way you move. Previously, SHIFT_ was used with multiple complement words, which varied by product or media application. The move to one set phrase "the way you move" reflects alignment of the direction Nissan is taking to meet changing consumer needs and wants.

"SHIFT_ has always been the core of Nissan's DNA. It is rethinking the ordinary, changing your point of view, and being original, forward thinking and challenging," said Christian Meunier, vice president, Nissan Marketing, NNA. "Our commitment to the philosophy of SHIFT_ has become even more critical as we look to the future and the pressures of economic and environmental change that are affecting consumer behavior in how they interact with and impact the world."

All Nissan national marketing materials will include the new SHIFT_the way you move tagline beginning in January.

[via Nissan]

2009 Nissan Maxima: Return of the 4DSC?

2009 Nissan Maxima

It has been almost 20 years since Nissan’s “4DSC” designated Maxima was introduced to the U.S. market. A “Four-Door Sports Car” it wasn’t, but what it was, was a sedan with a sport-tuned suspension and 190-horsepower. To current drivers that may not seem too extraordinary, but back then it was enough to get the Maxima SE mentioned in the same breath as the big name German sport sedans. With the 2009 Maxima is banking on not only nostalgia but legitimate performance to put the Maxima in the same class as Benz and BMW.

It is a relief that the awkward-looking Maxima of 2004-2008 is gone. The styling design of the new Maxima is what Nissan calls “liquid motion.” With a severely upgraded and aggressive look from those of the previous generation, the new Maxima hopes to invoke thoughts of the GT-R and Infiniti G35.

2009 Maxima

Power of this new design is the old standard 3.5-liter DOHC 24-valve VQ-series V-6 engine that powered the previous-generation Maxima and nearly everything else in the Nissan fleet. This revised engine is now rated at 290 horsepower and 261 lb-ft of torque, an increase of 35 horsepower and nine lb-ft of torque over the 2008 Maxima engine. It provides 19/26 mpg fuel economy; a 1-mpg increase from 2008 in highway performance.

The standard transmission is what Nissan calls the next-generation 3-mode Xtronic CVT. Reports are that if you launch hard from a stoplight, the car surges away from the traffic with a snarl, but that at cruising velocity, the CVT seamlessly climbs to a higher ratio, dropping the engine speed dramatically. In terms of handling, the Maxima comes with aluminum intensive MacPherson strut suspension up front and a separate spring and shock multi-link setup in the rear. There are various chassis reinforcements throughout the car (some cannabilized from the Infiniti M45), including a front strut tower brace and, for Sport/Premium package-equipped models, a rear seat panel that is said to improve torsional rigidity by 17 percent. 0-60 mph is achieved in a respectable 5.8 seconds.

Maxima Interior

Interior design has also been given a facelift in both trim levels, 3.5 S and 3.5 SV. The Designers positioned all of the major driver controls and information displays within easy reach and view of the driver. For example, the CVT shift lever is to the left of the vehicle center-line, and the three-spoke steering wheel features long paddle shifters and a large cutout for easy view of the bright “Daylight Illumination” gauges. Seats also are performance oriented, with eight-way adjustability (including lumbar support) standard for the driver and four-way adjustability for the passenger.

The Maxima offers options including leather-trimmed seats, metal or Eucalyptus wood dash paneling, and a wide range of electronic upgrades including a premium audio system, a rearview camera and monitor, navigation with XM NavTraffic real-time traffic information, voice recognition and a 9.3GB hard drive for storage and playback of digital audio files.

For those interested in buying the Maxima, Nissan has kept pricing of the new version close to that of the last; in the low 30 grand range. The new Maxima may not be a sports car, but it keeps getting closer.

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