European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday May 17, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 13 the twin Turbo features Graceful flowing lines. Horizontal slots below turn signals fog lights allow air for Low placed inter coolers. Nissan challenges the field300 Zyx twin Turbo Best a a a yet introduced last fall on the . Market the Nissan 300 Zyx twin Turbo sports car made its debut in Germany last month and we had the Opportunity to drive this latest a car at Nissan a press presentation. While the . And european versions differ slightly it is the same car for All practical purposes and it is a world class machine by anyone a definition. The Nissan a cars a beginning with the now classic 240z which arrived on the scene in 1969 a have had a Long and colourful history on Road track and rally routes. And now with the 300 Zyx twin Turbo the Nissan company has come up with its Best a  yet. With the new twin Turbo Model Nissan is challenging porsche Mercedes Bow and even Ferrari and Nissan makes no secret of it. And after driving the twin Turbo one can say that it is capable of challenging the Best. Along with its technical material and other press information Nissan a German division included a comparison of the 300 Zyx twin Turbo with its main opposition in Europe. It makes interesting Reading. For instance Zero to 100 Kph 62 Mph a Nissan Zyx twin Turbo 5.9 seconds porsche 944 Turbo 5.9 seconds porsche 928 it 5.8 seconds Mercedes 300sl-24, 8.1 seconds Bow 850i, 6.8 seconds and Ferrari 348 to 5.8 seconds. Impressive. Nissan then gives the base Price comparisons in Mark these figures also impressive Zyx twin Turbo 88,000 Marks porsche 944 Turbo 97,175 porsche 928 it 145,900 Mercedes 300sl-24, 103,854 Bow 850i, 135,000 Ferrari 348 to 165,000. The base Price for the zx-300 includes More Standard items than the opposition offers a and in Many cases equipment the opposition does no to even have. There Are a lot More comparative statistics but this gives the general idea. Voted one of the 10 Best cars in the world by car and Driver Magazine and Winner of motor trend s import Caj the year award the Nissan 300 Zyx twin Turbo is not Only an attractive High Speed sports car but a technical Marvel As Well. The fuel injected v-6, 3-liter engine has four valves per Cylinder dual or Quot head camshafts and the twin Turbo units plus two inter coolers. The engine puts out a big 300 horsepower which propels the car to a top Speed of 155 a amps the body curves Are All harmonious. Rear lighting system forms a single unit. A amps Nissan the 3-liter twin Turbo engine of 300 he. Instrument pods flank the 3-spoke wheel. Miles per hour. The car could go much faster but an electronic cutoff puts top Speed at that Mark. Unfortunately much of our test time with the rear wheel Dave 300 Zyx twin Turbo was spent in heavy Rains but they slacked off later in the Day to provide some relatively dry Back roads Lor some driving fun. On the autobahn where the rain was at its worst we took the twin Turbo to 230 Kph 142 Mph and it was steady and totally stable while Lane switching in the wet. On the Damp Back roads the car was equally stable and the handling was Superb. Acceleration was Quick with the twin Turbo Power boosts coming on smoothly and steadily throughout the Range. Generally speaking the car is easy to drive and the 5-Spccd manual Gearbox a Joy to use. And All that Turbo Power is transferred to the Road smoothly. With 300 horsepower on tap the sus pension plays a major role and the Nissan engineers developed a special suspension for the twin Turbo a a Multi link Independent setup front and rear plus a rear wheel steering system Nis san Calls super Hicks High capacity actively controlled suspension. This is a new generation system it was originally developed by Nissan in 1985and it works at medium and High speeds. It is not intended for the Low Speed parking advantages and close turning circles As found on other japanese systems. The electronically sensor cd super Hicks works in two stages in phase and counter phase with steering at higher speeds preceded by a millisecond snap of counter steer this moving the Chassis to provide Normal cornering  the system works Well and feel for the Road remains Strong through the Standard Power assist rack and Pinion steering. Wider wheels and tires Are also used at the rear for better stability and handling in league with the super Hicks system. The tires at front arc 225/50s on 7 /2-Inch-wide rims while the rears Are 245/45s on 8 a Inch wide rims. The Alloy wheels Are of 16-Inch diameter. The braking on this car is of High order the Zyx twin Turbo equipped with big 11-Inch vented discs at front and 11,7s at rear. The Power assist braking system also includes anti lock Abs. Where the fuel figure is concerned the  rates it at is mpg city/24 mpg Highway. The Interior of the twin Turbo is Ultra modern and varies Little Iron the Normal Nissan 300 Zyx layout. The two instrument pods Hanking the steering wheel Are especially Well done with everything you need right at your Lin Ger tips. On the German Market Only the twin Turbo will be sold. For the military Market however Nissan military sales is offering both the regular 300 Zyx with normally aspirated engine 2-Scater or 2 2 versions and the 300 Zyx twin Turbo 2-Scater version Only. Base Price of the normally aspirated Zyx is $27,900 in the United states and $26,494 at Nissan military sales while the base twin Turbo costs $33,000 in the United states and $31,500 at Nissan military sales. The firm is accepting orders now for european or . Delivery. On the 300 Zyx 1 win i Urbo there a a waiting period of about five  Randy Barnett Auto columnist