Nissan 370Z Nismo

The long version

Nismo's changes were mostly about commitment rather than raw numbers — a retuned exhaust and ECU for 18 extra horsepower, stiffer springs and bushings, a wider staggered wheel-and-tire package — the kind of package that reads modest on a spec sheet but adds up to a genuinely different car at a track day. That's exactly where these end up: 370Z Nismos are a fixture of amateur time-attack and club-racing grids because used prices fell low enough that buying one specifically to abuse it stopped being a hard decision years ago. The GT-R Nismo gets the magazine covers and the six-figure price tag for the same badge; this is the version enthusiasts can actually afford to drive the way the badge promises. Values bottomed out recently and have started firming as the last naturally aspirated RWD Nissan sports coupe gets rediscovered by buyers who missed it the first time.