With a larger, more powerful
engine, the 280Z offered L-Jetronic fuel injection and, for the
first time, a 5-speed transmission. Perhaps the most appealing
first-generation model, the 280Z sold almost 70,000 units in 1977
alone.
THE 280Z FIRST INTRODUCED A 5-SPEED MANUAL
TRANSMISSION IN 1977. THE CLOSE GEAR RATIOS ALLOWED DRIVERS TO
FULLY BENEFIT FROM THE LARGER ENGINE'S POWER AND
TORQUE.
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BEFORE THE 280Z, FEW HAD EVER HEARD OF
ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION. AT THE TIME, MANY EUROPEAN
MANUFACTURERS RENOWNED FOR THEIR ENGINEERING STILL RELIED ON
MECHANICAL SYSTEMS. BUT NISSAN COLLABORATED WITH BOSCH TO
DEVELOP A REVOLUTIONARY COMPUTER-CONTROLLED
FUEL-INJECTION SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM YIELDED HIGHER FUEL
ECONOMY, MORE HORSEPOWER AND ENCHANCED DRIVEABILITY. AS A
RESULT OF THIS TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH, NISSAN WAS ABLE TO
LAUNCH THE Z INTO A WHOLE NEW ERA OF SOPHISTICATION AND
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