Dubai, United Arab Emirates (21 December 2011) – The Nissan 370Z has recently received an award as the ‘Best Sports Convertible’ from the Middle East Motor Award 2011. The announcement was made at the Sharjah Expo Centre by Mohammed Ben Sulayem, Vice President of the FIA and chairman of the new Arab Council of Touring and Automobile Clubs (ACTAC).
“This is a great achievement for the Nissan brand and we are extremely delighted to receive this recognition,” said Yuta Yamazaki, Brand Manager at Nissan Middle East. “The 370Z Roadster is clearly one of the most aggressive models in the sports car market and this is another important milestone for the Z, which has received impressive reviews since it was first introduced to the Middle East.”
The awards panel was comprised of distinguished automotive journalists, professional race drivers and off road experts. The nomination and judging process for the second edition of the Awards lasted well over eight months with judging criteria based on various technical and consumer aspects such as vehicle design, handling, safety features, emotional appeal and value for money.
Nissan’s Z® range has been the choice of enthusiasts and connoisseurs for generations and have found their ultimate expression in the 370Z Coupe and Roadster. The seductively styled Z® Roadster offers everything the hardtop Z® Coupe does but adds classic open-air sports car driving excitement - more sun, moon and stars - and more refinement than any Z® convertible that has ever come before. Also offered are an array of technology and convenience features, including automatic latching power top and Nissan Intelligent Key™, available cooled seats, Nissan touch screen navigation system and Bluetooth® Hands-free Phone System. The 2012 370Z Roadster is offered in eight exterior colors in the GCC: Vibrant Red, Pearl White, Magnetic Black, Brilliant Silver, Blade Silver, Monterey Blue, Gun Metallic and Black Rose and is available now from Nissan’s GCC retailers.
Open Air, Open Roads – An Unbeatable Combination The Z® Roadster’s long list of cutting edge performance-focused technologies includes a standard 328-horsepower 3.7-liter DOHC V6 engine with Variable Valve Event and Lift Control (VVEL), choice of 7-speed automatic transmission or close-ratio 6-speed manual with ‘SynchroRev Match’ (the world’s first synchronized downshift rev matching manual transmission), refined 4-wheel independent suspension and 4-wheel vented disc brakes.
Nissan introduced the 370Z Coupe into the GCC markets in September 2009.
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