---
title: "2023 Nissan Z Will Start ‘Around $40K’"
description: "That's a few grand cheaper than the four-cylinder Toyota Supra."
date: "2021-08-18"
modified: "2021-08-18"
authors:
  - name: "Peter Holderith"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/peter-holderith"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/42054/2023-nissan-z-will-start-around-40k"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Nissan News"
tags:
  - "Coupe"
  - "Nissan"
  - "sports car"
  - "z"
---

# 2023 Nissan Z Will Start ‘Around $40K’

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One important detail missing from [the 2023 Nissan Z's exciting reveal](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/42014/2023-nissan-z-the-icon-returns-with-400-hp-rwd-and-a-manual>) was its price. There was plenty of info available about everything from the new manual transmission to what colors it might come in, but the cost of a base model was nowhere to be found. That's been accounted for today, thanks to a Nissan spokesperson on Twitter.

Responding to Andrew Collins, Editor-in-Chief of our sister site *Car Bibles*, Nissan PR rep Dan Passe gave a ballpark starting price for the new Z. Apparently, customers can expect an entry price of "around $40,000" if they want the retro-styled, 400-horsepower sports car in their driveway.

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For perspective, that's quite a bit more than the [previous-generation 370Z.](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/40425/it-sure-looks-like-nissan-has-finally-killed-the-370z>) That car started at $30,985 for a base model; however, the higher trim 370Z Nismo—which is still 50 horsepower short of this new car—started at $46,685. It's unclear how much higher trims of the new Z will cost, but we do know the sort of equipment you'll get throughout the range.

This new Z is similar to the old one in several respects, both underneath and in the cabin. Some people are calling it a heavily facelifted [370Z](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/21147/2019-nissan-370z-old-dog-no-new-tricks>) with suspension tweaks, a new drivetrain, and a slew of other small changes, but then again, those are pretty key changes. Let's compare it to other cars in the same space.

First, there's the new Subaru BRZ and [Toyota GR 86](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/41940/2022-toyota-gr-86-first-drive-review-same-cheap-rwd-shenanigans-only-better>). While Toyota hasn't announced pricing of its two-door sports coupe, Subaru has already said the BRZ will have a base price of $28,995. Of course, it's down 200 hp compared to the Z. The closer match is [the Toyota Supra](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/25959/why-people-dont-like-the-new-toyota-gr-supra>), and that's where things get... interesting.

https://twitter.com/_/status/1428018222062874632

The [four-cylinder Supra](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/33450/2021-toyota-supra-2-0-review-a-promising-four-cylinder-weapon-that-lacks-an-edge>) with 255 hp starts at $44,115. To get horsepower in the neighborhood of the new Z, you need the [six-cylinder version,](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/33020/2020-toyota-supra-review-what-toyotas-engineers-didnt-get-right>) which, while [producing 382 hp,](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/32194/2021-toyota-supra-now-rated-at-382-hp-255-hp-four-cylinder-model-comes-to-america>) will cost you $52,115. It's also worth noting that no version of Toyota's sports coupe is available with [a manual transmission.](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/42042/how-nissan-kept-the-manual-transmission-alive-in-the-new-z>)

In a nutshell, going for the Supra will have you paying significantly more for a less powerful car without a clutch pedal. Maybe [bringing back the Supra name isn't enough](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/40235/2021-toyota-supra-review-a-former-a70-owner-wonders-who-this-is-for-anyway>).

We reached out to Nissan to get pricing details for the higher trims, but a spokesperson told us that information won't be available until the spring of 2022 when the car is formally launched.

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## Author
Peter Holderith is a former staff writer for The Drive. He enjoys covering the regular news cycle, writing reviews, and hunting down long features on obscure pieces of automotive history.

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