Well before quick Honda Si models of the '80s or the performance juggernaut that the Toyota Supra and Mazda RX-7 became in the 90s, the Datsun 240Z was an early stake in the ground for Japanese sports cars. It was affordable, but the original Z-car was also a capable coupe that could show its tail to European and American rivals. Today, Nissan celebrates the car each year with fellow enthusiasts at its ZDAYZ event, and this year in North Carolina, it's surprising fans by launching the 2015 370Z Nismo there with some significant upgrades.

Nissan reveals updated 2015 370Z Nismo among the faithful

The top ten fastest cars in the world - Top10Zen

Automotive performance engineering has come a long way from the days of the first petrol-powered automobile - the Präsident, which was manufactured in 1897, Europe and had a top speed of around 30 km/h (19 mph). If you were to tell the folks back then that within a measly 100 years we'd be shooting down the runway at speeds exceeding 400 km/h, they'd probably have stuck you in the looney bin.
Yeah, we know: there's nothing like driving a fast car through an empty highway late at night; just you and the road. Some of us thrive on the adrenaline; others love the bad-ass feeling of being seen driving an expensive sports car. Only a lucky few can boast about having driven one of the cars in today's list, but for the rest of us - we'll have to settle for amazing pictures and a glazed, daydreaming look in our eyes.
The top ten fastest cars in the world - Top10Zen