The 1981 280ZX Turbo might have been 589 lbs (267kg) heavier than a 1971 240Z, but it was also usefully quicker. In fact, it was the fastest Japanese import you could buy in America in ’81 ...

Midway through 1981, Datsun added the 280ZX Turbo with Corvette-beating performance ... The Wildins later got into the Z-car ...

A T-top-style roof was also available for the first time and proved to be popular in the U.S. In 1981 the 280ZX Turbo variant arrived to restore lost power—output from the 2.8-liter turbo was an ...

Prices shown are the prices you can expect to pay for a 1981 Nissan/Datsun 280ZX 2 Door Coupe GL Turbo across different levels of condition. Edit options.

This final model year 1983 Datsun 280ZX is even more desirable as it sports the high-end Turbo moniker to hint at the 2.8-liter L28ET turbo inline-six goodies hiding under the black-striped silver ...

As with every Z car before or since, the 280ZX Turbo in the clip below is rocking a six-cylinder lump. A turbocharged straight-six engine, to be specific, befitting the era in which turbo actually ...

The following year, Datsun shoppers could buy a 280ZX Turbo with 180 horses, which was very impressive stuff for that era. Just as the Black Gold 280ZX came with gold paint and a black hood ...

The fact that Jordan Swerdloff is infatuated with cars shouldn't surprise you. He's the founder of high-end wheel firm ADV.1, and his success has afforded him the ability to own a handful of ...

Prices shown are the prices you can expect to pay for a 1982 Nissan/Datsun 280ZX 2 Door GL Coupe Turbo across different levels of condition. Edit options.