Subject	Traditionally they had changed the name with the
Posted by	Guapo on June 19, 2005 at 7:23 PM
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In Reply To	well im sure there is a reason. posted by SHIMMY on June 19, 2005 at 07:16 PM
Message	engine size to that point. When they changed the entire body from 280Z to 280ZX, but kept the 2.8L size, they needed some way to denote the new version. They added the "X" to show it's more luxury slant, as well as having t-tops. The 280ZX began in the 1979 model year. The Turbos didn't arrive until 1981. Petz #2 And thanks to Guapo... I got my first ride in a Twinturbo... at speed... on a race track. I'll just say 'Damn' and leave it at that.- Tu 09/13/04 12:03:59 Jeeeesus Christ - my Dad (after a ride in my Z) 12/26/04
Follow Ups	Does anyone know the story behind the "Z" and "ZX" - Zrevolver 17:31:41 06/19/05 Re: Does anyone know the story behind the "Z" and "ZX" - Urb 17:43:31 06/19/05 2nd (n/m) - turtleboy 18:07:08 06/19/05 3rded.... (n/m) - alecZ (NC) 18:24:29 06/19/05 I dont think nissan ever really said why they did it - loveZnissan (slicktop) 19:14:53 06/19/05 well im sure there is a reason. - SHIMMY 19:16:18 06/19/05 Traditionally they had changed the name with the - Guapo 19:23:22 06/19/05 Maybe it was based purely on marketing. - loveZnissan (slicktop) 19:23:49 06/19/05 an excerpt from "Nissan 300zx - The Enthusiast's Companion" - zgene4 20:12:08 06/19/05 Yes - Noncon 22:02:34 06/19/05 Yes (n/m) - F8IZHIS 22:16:04 06/19/05
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