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The Datsun 240Z made its U.S. debut a half a century ago and Nissan is marking the occasion by unveiling the 2020 370Z 50th Anniversary Edition. Set to debut at the New York Auto Show later this week, the 370Z 50th Anniversary Edition pays tribute to the #46 Brock Racing Enterprises 240Z that won multiple SCCA National Championships with John Morton behind the wheel. The special edition is based on the 370Z Sport and has a two-tone livery that mimics the BRE race car. Customers can order the Z in white with red accents or silver with black accents. Regardless of which is selected, all 50th Anniversary Editions will have contrasting paint on their hood, trunk, mirrors and A-pillars. The model also boasts side stripes, 50th Anniversary badging and special 19-inch alloy wheels with red accents. The interior largely carries over, but designers installed a handful of special touches. These include an Alcantara-wrapped steering wheel with a contrasting center stripe. Elsewhe...

In production since 2009, the Nissan 370Z is one of the oldest sports cars on the market. Still, the automaker believes that it's not time to replace it just yet, so they have slightly updated it for the 2018MY. Visually, the fixed-roof model now benefits from standard tinted lights, front and rear, a combo that was previously available on the Nismo, in addition to black door handles, black rear bumper fascia, and new 19-inch alloy wheels. Rounding up the list of exterior changes is the introduction of a new Red Metallic paint. Despite retaining the 3.7-liter V6 engine that delivers 328PS (323hp) to the rear wheels, through a six-speed manual or a 7-speed automatic transmission, the 2018 Nissan 370Z Coupe has now welcomed a new high-performance clutch. Developed by Exedy, it's only available on the stick shift version, and is said to "perfect the downshift" by "reducing driver pedal effort" and "delivering greater levels of gear change pr...