Like the Nismo 350Z before it, the new automobile receives a host of suspension revisions designed to glue the Z to the track. Nismo (Nissan’s in-house tuning firm) adds a face strut shape brace, performance dampers, increases the face spring rates by 15 percent, and stiffens the side coils by 10 percent. Coupled with thicker stabilizer bars, the tweaks increase the 370Z’s damping bourgeois by 40 proportionality in face and a whopping 140 proportionality in the rear.

In order to provide power to match the track prowess, Nismo also fiddled with the Z’s engine. The 3.7-liter V-6 is nearly identical to that in a connatural 370Z, but thanks to a Nismo exhaust grouping and a tricked-out engine control module, it sees a substantial boost in power. The Nismo-tuned mill produces 350 hp at 7400 rate (vs. 332 hp @ 7000 rpm) and 276 lb-ft of torque (up from 270) at 5200 rpm. Nismo 370Zs are only acquirable with a six-speed drill transmission, which is equipped with the trick rev-matching system.

Nismo also modifies the 370Z’s exterior, adding a new elongated face fascia. Although it does decent up the Z’s face appearance, the new snout also incorporates a lineament mollycoddler and match canards to improve downforce. New lateral sills are designed to match, and a giant side spoiler, inspired by racing-spec Zs, is again conception of the package. So too are Rays metal wheels – these 19-inch pieces are unique to the Nismo Z, although the large vented round brake are culled from the 370Z’s Sport Package.

The Nismo help throws in a few interior touches, including red stitching on the leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, Nismo logos on the tachometer and textile containerful seats, and aluminum-trimmed pedals. Don’t look for an iPod cut or navigation – the Nismo 370Z makes do with the base four-speaker AM/FM/CD stereo system, and options are otherwise limited to selecting one of fivesome makeup colors (red, white, silver, graphite, or black).

Nissan hasn’t discussed pricing for the new Nismo model, but does wait cars to arrive at U.S. dealerships sometime in June 2009.