Nissan 370Z vs. rivals - specifications

  Porsche Boxster BMW Z4 Nissan 370Z
On the road price/total as tested £35,510/£46,703 £33,830/£41,985 £35,295/£38,502
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) £18,110/51.0% £17,050/50.4% £16,871/47.8%
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £2,344/£4,687 £1,894/£3,789 £2,471/£4,941
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £2,560/£4,267 £2,404/£4,006 £3,325/£5,541
Ins. grp./quote/road tax band/cost 43/£1,650/K/£245 40/£1,004/J/£235 47/£1,522/M/£435
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £460/740/£460 £300 (Service Inclusive) £175/£310/£175
Length/wheelbase 4,342/2,415mm 4,239/2,496mm 4,250/2,550mm
Height/width 1,292/1,801mm 1,291/1,790mm 1,325/1,845mm
Engine 6cyl in-line/2,893cc 6cyl in-line/2,996cc V6/3,696cc
Peak power 251/6,400 bhp/rpm 254/6,600 bhp/rpm 324/7,000 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 290/4,400 Nm/rpm 310/2,600 Nm/rpm 363/5,200 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd man/rwd 6-spd man/rwd 6-spd man/rwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 64 litres/foam 55 litres/run-flat 72 litres/space saver
Boot capacity 150/130 litres^ 180/310 litres* 140 litres
Kerbweight/payload 1,335/300kg 1,505/330kg 1,524/361kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.1 metres/0.29Cd 10.7 metres/0.34Cd 11.0 metres/0.34Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 2yrs (unltd)/2yrs 3yrs (unltd)/12 months 3yrs (60,000)/3yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers 2yrs, 20k miles/34 Variable miles/154 9,000 miles/209
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 8th/7th** 10th/12th** 25th/24th**
Roof operation time up/down 11.4/13.8 secs 25.0/25.0 secs 22.0/22.0 secs
0-60/30-70mph 6.0/5.6 secs 6.1/6.0 secs 5.9/5.6 secs
30-50 in 3rd/4th 4.0/5.2 secs 3.3/4.3 secs 3.2/4.3 secs
50-70 in 5th/6th 6.4/7.9 secs 5.6/7.1 secs 5.5/8.4 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 163mph/2,500rpm 155mph/2,750rpm 155mph/2,500rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 44.8/33.0/8.4m 46.8/34.0/8.6m 45.4/33.1/8.2m
Noise levels roof down 30/70mph 64/78dB 63/76dB 63/76dB
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 63/51/62/74dB 64/45/62/75dB 65/44/62/74dB
Auto Express economy/range 26.1mpg/367 miles 27.8mpg/336 miles 20.1mpg/318 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 20.8/40.9/30.1mpg 22.8/45.6/33.2mpg 17.4/34.0/25.2mpg
Actual/Claimed CO2/tax bracket 250/221g/km/33% 235/199g/km/28% 325/262g/km/35%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Six/yes/£234 Six/yes/£590^^ Four/no/£358
Auto box/stability/cruise control £1,961/Yes/£293 £1,805/yes/£245 £1,400/yes/yes
Climate ctrl/leather/heated seats £428/yes/£289 Yes/yes/£280 Yes/yes/yes
Met paint/xenon lights/keyless go £602/£1,038/no £510/yes/no £550/yes/yes
Sat-nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetooth £1,945/£348/£222/£523 £2,180/£465/y/£600 Yes/yes/yes/yes

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