For years, enthusiasts have been asking Nissan to do the obvious thing: put a manual gearbox in the Z Nismo. Now it’s happening — and the timing couldn’t be better. With the Toyota GR Supra and BMW Z4 both out of production as of March 2026, the segment for manual, twin-turbo sports cars under $70,000 has never been thinner. Nissan is stepping into that vacuum with exactly the car the market has been waiting for.
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