Nissan 370Z Clubsport 23 specs

Car type	Coupe
Curb weight	1555 Kg (3428 lbs)
Years built	2018
Origin country	Japan

Powertrain specs

Engine type	Twin Turbo V6
Displacement	3.0 L (183 ci)
Power	406 ps (400 bhp/ 298 KW)
Power / liter	135 ps (133 HP)
Power / weight	261 ps (257 bhp)/ t
Transmission	6 speed manual
Layout	Front engine, Rear wheel drive

Nissan have taken the aging 370Z, stuck a Twin Turbo V6 in it, taken it to SEMA 2018 and called it the Project Clubsport 23. The 3.7L V6 of the regular Nissan 370Z has been replaced by a 3.0L V6 aided by two turbochargers outputting 400 HP while mated to a 6-speed manual transmission. That combination alone good pump some much needed life into the 370Z range, however Nissan have no plans to sell the Clubsport 23, with only a small possibility NISMO could sell a builders kit upgrade package in the future.

Making the Nissan 370Z Project Clubsport 23 possible was a collaboration of several companies coming together for the finished car. The clutch disc, cover and flywheel for mating the 6-speed gearbox to the V6 were done by MA Motorsports. AMS Performance added a cold-air intake, Z1 Motorsports supplied a set of blow-off valves for the turbos and the Nissan NISMO team put on a GT LSD Pro Carbon two way differential. KW finishes off the suppliers with their Variant 3 coil-overs sitting at each corner.

The 2018 SEMA show is here, and Nissan is headed to Vegas with a newly tuned iteration of its aging 370Z sport compact coupe. This latest build combines a selection of parts plucked from the factory, and the aftermarket, as well as a smattering of custom one-off, fabricated pieces that “may appear someday alone or packaged together at Nissan dealership parts departments.” Sounds great, but how does it fare amongst the best of the best in the desert?

As such, the Clubsport 23 comes with a slew of Nismo suspension bits, which customers can now pick up for their own project car. These include a Nismo three-piece body brace kit, as well as Variant 3 coilover shocks from KW mated with an Eibach rear spring kit. The brakes are also beefier, and include Z1 Motorsports’ two-piece slotted rotors, Nismo’s HC Street/Track brake pads, and Nismo stainless steel brakes lines. Making the traction are Hankook RS4 tires, which wrap the upgraded wheels with a sizing of 285/35R18.

To add in just the right amount of show to match the go, the Nissan’s  Project Clubsport 23 comes upgraded with a new honeycomb front splitter from APR, plus a new front air dam from MA Motorsports. Out back, the rear bumper was drilled out for improved airflow and to integrate with the new exhaust tips, while a JDM-spec rear foglight was installed for extra style points.

Up front, the stock hood was tossed for a new carbon fiber unit, and comes matched with Aerocatch hood pins and carbon fiber covers for the sideview mirrors and B-pillars. The whole thing comes wrapped in a bright shade of Gloss Burnt Orange, courtesy of Speedesign Custom Graphics.

In the corners you’ll find Nismo-branded aluminum-alloy rollers from Rays, measuring in at 18 inches in diameter and 10.5 inches in width. Nissan says it’ll sell these lightweight wheels at dealerships “at a future date.”