Nissan recently announced the 2025 Z, which will be its only sports car after GT-R production ends later this year. While the GT-R’s departure is disappointing, its memory will live on in part with the new Z, as it’s getting one of Godzilla’s most iconic colors for 2025.
The Z will be available in Bayside Blue, easily one of the most recognizable colors from the R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R, a predecessor to today’s GT-R. Midnight Purple is the only other GT-R color to have such a cult following. Elsewhere in the Z catalog, the two-tone color options were updated for the model year with new combinations, including red with a black roof and white with a black roof.
Nissan held firm on pricing for 2025, keeping the car’s $44,110 base price after a $1,140 destination charge. The Z Performance model adds $10,000 to that price, and the range-topping Nismo model costs $66,890 to start. None of the Z variants can be considered affordable, but the good news is that Nissan doesn’t require many added-cost options and packages to get desirable tech and features.
While the Nismo Z is far quicker than the standard model, it’s significantly more expensive and is limited to an automatic transmission. The regular car’s V6 engine offers 400 horsepower and 350 pound-feet of torque. It’s available with either a six-speed manual or nine-speed automatic transmission, making it more enthusiast-friendly and still plenty quick.
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