Kochi saw the opening of the Nissan showroom in Cochin last December. And guess what?? Nissan is launching the Gran Tour De Nissan 370z in Kochi simultaneously along with Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkatta and Ahmadabad.

Nissan is starting off with a road show that covers major cities in India (Kochi is naturally covered ). This beautiful Japanese sports car has a 332 bhp engine churning out the power from under the hood.

Some specifications of the car..

Engine
Configuration     VQ37VHR 90º V 6
Location     Front, longitudinally mounted
Construction     aluminium block and head
Displacement     3.7 liter / 225.8 cu in
Bore / Stroke     95.5 mm (3.8 in) / 86.0 mm (3.4 in)
Compression     11.0:1
Valvetrain     4 valves / cylinder, DOHC
Fuel feed     Fuel Injection
Aspiration     Naturally Aspirated.

DriveTrain
Chassis/body      unitary steel
Front suspension     double wishbones, coil springs, twin-tube shock absorbers, anti-roll bar
Rear suspension     Multi-link, coil springs, twin-tube shock absorbers, anti-roll bar
Steering     rack-and-pinion, power assisted, speed sensitive
Brakes     ventilated discs, all-round, ABS
Gearbox     7 speed Automatic
Drive     Rear wheel drive

Dimensions
Weight     1543 kilo / 3401.7 lbs
Length / Width / Height     4234 mm (166.7 in) / N/A / N/A
Wheelbase / Track (fr/r)     2550 mm (100.4 in) / N/A / N/A

Performance figures
Power     332 bhp / 248 KW @ 7000 rpm
Torque     366 Nm / 270 ft lbs @ 5200 rpm
BHP/Liter     90 bhp / liter
Power to weight     0.22 bhp / kg