Here we have a Nissan 350Z sports car, seen at a parking lot of an apartment complex in eastern Beijing in January 2013. I remember it was a cold, cold day! Did the Nissan give me any warmth? Sure she did!
The ‘Z’ was painted in a lime-kind of green with black racing stripes over the bonnet and slightly darkened windows. Suspension was lowered a bit, and it was fitted with the largest wheels that would fit.
The alloys were branded SLAM. The Nissan 350Z was powered by a 3.5-liter V6 with 300hp and 353nm.
The Z33 Nissan 350Z was officially sold in China from 2004 until 2007. The price when new ranged around 580.000 yuan, which was a lot of money back then. Sales were slow, and the 350Z remains a rare sight on Chinese roads.
Oddly, all China-bound 350Zs had this too-small license plate area, indicating Nissan apparently expected sales to be so slow they didn’t bother to redesign it.