Nissan: Winter sports with the Roadster 370Zki
UNIQUE For the Chicago Auto Show, Nissan North America has put a special roadster version of the 370Z on wheels and skis. The Nissan 370Zki is a 332 hp snowmobile and unfortunately probably an unsaleable one-off... The type designation of this roadster is pronounced "370-Ski", which makes the purpose of the Nissan 370Zki clear - high-speed winter sports. Nissan [...]
The type designation of this roadster is pronounced "370-Ski", which makes the purpose of the Nissan 370Zki clear - high-speed winter sports. Nissan North America wants to remind us of the motorsport tradition of the Z, just in a different way.
It is actually a 370Z chassis that has been transformed into a snowmobile. The 370Zki has skids at the front and a caterpillar drive at the rear. The builders have left open what speed can be achieved with the 332 hp winter sports machine.
One-off for the Chicago Auto Show
You can see this one-off as well as a new Nissan Armada Snow Patrol SUV from February 10 to 19 at the Chicago Auto Show and here in a video:
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Michael Bunce, Vice President Product Planning, Nissan North America: "The Nissan 370Zki continues our recent tradition of imaginative winter vehicles at the Chicago Auto Show. Before showing it here, we tested it on snow trails in Wyoming - it can't deny its legendary Nissan Z lineage in terms of performance..."
