The 1971 Nissan Fairlady 240ZG (S30), also known as the Datsun 240ZG, is a rear-wheel drive sports car built in 1971, which was sold in Japan only.
The 240ZG was a homologation model for Group 4. 240 stands for the engine displacement, whilst G is an abbreviation for Grande.
Its front (known as G-Nose) was available as an option. In comparison with the standard 240Z, it has a slightly different styling.
Games[]
Over Drivin' GTR[]
The Fairlady 240ZG appears in Nissan Presents: Over Drivin' GT-R, a localised Japan release of Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed for Sega Saturn.
Grouped in Class C, alongside the Skyline GT-R KPGC110 and Skyline GT-R PGC10, it can only be selected with purple paint, although it can appear in red when driven by A.I. and split-screen opponents.
Need for Speed: World[]
The Fairlady 240ZG was made available in Need for Speed: World on October 19, 2011 as a tier 1 car. Since August 22, 2012 as a D class car.
It is comparable with the Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R C10 in the field of performance. The 240ZG is a nimble and light car that is capable of exiting corners quickly in a neutral driving behaviour.
The 2000GT-R turns somewhat better but accelerates slightly slower than the Fairlady. The nitrous boost of the 240ZG is nearly identical to that of the C10's, because of a decent power.
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E
250
251
D
400
401
C
500
501
B
600
601
A
750
751
S
1000
347615
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| Stock: 347 (D class) | Maximum: 615 (A class) |
Maroon
The Maroon style is an Amerikon Speedsystems performance tuned speedboost car that costs 
2000. It was made available on October 19, 2011.
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 466 421 568 409 Standard
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Green
The Green style is a rotationally available stock cash car that costs 
375,000, and was initially released on September 18, 2012.
On May 1, 2015, its price was lowered from 500,000 as part of the End of the World event.
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 347 230 444 367 Standard
375,000 |
Achievement Edition
The Achievement Edition is an achievement car awarded to the player upon them completing 5,000 multiplayer sprint and circuit events. It was made available on April 10, 2013.
It is fitted with a unique aftermarket licence plate, and has a unique Achievement Edition livery design applied.
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Shift 2: Unleashed[]
The 240ZG is only featured in the Legends Pack and Speedhunters Pack for Shift 2: Unleashed.
The standard version is included in the Legends Pack and featured with a performance index rating of D 140 and 2.53 handling rating. The Speedhunters Pack includes a Speedhunters Edition, which has a B 1160 index rating and 5.53 handling rating. Each of these vehicles can be bought for free in the car dealer.
The 240ZG in stock form can be useful for race events within its downloadable content pack. It is easy to handle in corners and accelerates faster than the C10 Skyline. The Speedhunters Edition reaches 191 mph (307 kmh) as top speed and goes from 0 to 100 kmh in 5.52 seconds. It has a higher top speed and better handling than the C10 Speedhunters Edition but also a less powerful acceleration for that.
Need for Speed: The Run[]
The Fairlady 240Z appears in Need for Speed: The Run as a Sports class car.
Its inclusion was revealed by the official Need for Speed website on July 13, 2011.
Stock
The stock Fairlady 240Z is unlocked from the beginning of the game.
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Top Speed: 139 mph (224 km/h)
0 to 60 Time: 5.9s
BHP: 220 @ 6,200 rpm
Performance: Tier 1
Handling: Challenging
Class: Sports
Drivetrain: RWD
Value: N/A
Manufacture Year: 1971
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"Miki Taka"
The "Miki Taka" Signature Edition Fairlady 240Z can be unlocked by the player as a possible Bonus Wheel reward.
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Top Speed: 236 mph (380 km/h)
0 to 60 Time: 3.6s
BHP: 774 @ 6,550 rpm
Performance: Tier 6
Handling: Easy
Class: Sports
Drivetrain: RWD
Value: N/A
Manufacture Year: 1971
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Need for Speed
"Yuta"
The "Yuta" Signature Edition is unlocked upon the player achieving a Gold Medal in all "Winter Blast" events in the Challenge Series.
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Top Speed: 190 mph (306 km/h)
0 to 60 Time: 4.7s
BHP: 408 @ 6,100 rpm
Performance: Tier 4
Handling: Normal
Class: Sports
Drivetrain: RWD
Value: N/A
Manufacture Year: 1975
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Need for Speed (2015)[]
The 240ZG can be purchased for 
21,500 in Need for Speed (2015).
| 0 - 60 mph | 1/4 Mile | Top Speed | Power | |
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| Stock | 08.70 seconds | 16.62 seconds @ 90 mph (145 km/h) | 128 mph (206 km/h) | 151 hp |
| Fully Upgraded | 02.06 seconds | 08.80 seconds @ 171 mph (275 km/h) | 224 mph (360 km/h) | 906 hp |
Need for Speed: No Limits[]
The Fairlady 240ZG appears in Need for Speed: No Limits as part of the Neon Future event update that ran from June 4, 2019 to June 16, 2019.
Stock
The Fairlady 240ZG is a street class car that requires 20 rare blueprints to unlock. The blueprints required to unlock the vehicle can be found from various sources:
- Premium Crate
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 Street
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462 | 1200 | 831 | 247 | 
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  x20 Rare Blueprints
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3433 | 4824 | 4129 | 594 |
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Stage Upgrades
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"Neon Future"
The Fairlady 240ZG "Neon Future" is a sports class car that requires 35 legendary blueprints to unlock. The blueprints required to unlock the vehicle can be found from various sources:
- Black Market
- Complete Neon Future event
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 Sports
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3200 | 4500 | 5005 | 589 |
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  x35 Legendary Blueprints
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7843 | 10400 | 11858 | 976 |
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Stage Upgrades
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Need for Speed: Payback[]
The Fairlady 240ZG appears in Need for Speed: Payback following its appearance in the reveal trailer released on June 2, 2017.
Stock
The stock Fairlady 240ZG is unlocked as a derelict car that can be built after finding all five of its parts. The rumour as to the location of its chassis - and all subsequent parts - is unlocked upon completing the "Mac: League 73" questline in Chapter 2: "Desert Winds".
Upon all of its parts being found, it can be built into a drag, drift, off-road, race, or runner class car.
Finding the parts for all derelicts will allow for it to be purchased from either the drag, drift, off-road, race, or runner class dealerships for 
43,150, and purchasing the Speedcross Story Bundle will allow it to be purchased from the speedcross dealership.
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Complete the "Mac: League 73" questline in Chapter 2: "Desert Winds"
Purchase from an available Dealership
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Stock: LV 104
Max: LV 399
 Horsepower: 147 bhp
Top Speed: 131 mph (211 km/h)
 0 - 60: 7.50 secs.
1/4 Mile: 15.90 secs.
 N2O Capacity: 3.6
N2O Power: 3.6
 Airtime: 4.5
Landing: 4.1
 Braking Response: 2.7
Braking Power: 2.0
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"La Catrina"
The "La Catrina" Fairlady 240ZG is unlocked upon successfully delivering it to Rav at his airfield during its rotation period as an abandoned car rumour. It has only been made available as a race class car.
As a unique vehicle, it can not be altered with any visual customisation items, it can not have its paint and wrap modified, and can not be stance tuned. It can, however, be equipped with performance parts and vanity items.
It is based upon La Catrina's Fairlady 240ZG.
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Stock: LV 203
Max: LV 399
Horsepower: 348 bhp
Top Speed: 161 mph (259 km/h)
0 - 60: 3.87 secs.
1/4 Mile: 12.10 secs.
N2O Capacity: 3.6
N2O Power: 3.6
Airtime: 4.5
Landing: 4.1
Braking Response: 2.7
Braking Power: 2.0
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Need for Speed: Edge[]
The Fairlady 240ZG 1971 appears in Need for Speed: Edge with a C class performance rating.
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C 255
Requires 10 blueprints to produce
Top Speed 278
Acceleration 213
Nitro Capacity 275
Strength 184
Durability 190
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Need for Speed: Heat[]
The Fairlady 240ZG '71 appears in Need for Speed: Heat following an article published[1][2] on August 19, 2019, revealing it to be part of the game's official car list, and appears in the NFS: Heat Studio app as part of container 1, which was included with the release of the app.
Stock
The stock Fairlady 240ZG '71 is unlocked for purchase from the car dealer for 
28,000 upon reaching Reputation Level 12
.
It has a customisation rating of nine and can be equipped with performance parts.
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Unlocked at
 LVL 12
 10428,000POWER 1.0
HIGH SPEED 1.2
ACCELERATION 1.1
NITROUS 2.0
HORSEPOWER [bhp] 147
0-60 MPH [s] 7.50
MAX TORQUE [ft-lb] 152
TOP SPEED [mph] 131
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| Customisation (Rating: 9/10) | ||
Engine Swaps (6 Available)
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Need for Speed: Unbound[]
The Fairlady 240ZG (1971) appears in Need for Speed: Unbound as part of Volume 1 following a car list article published on October 6, 2022 to the official Need for Speed website.[3][4]
Stock
The stock Fairlady 240ZG can be purchased from the "Buy Stock" section of the "Buy and Sell" menu in the garage for $28,000 and has a Tier B 106 performance rating.
Story[]
It is unlocked for purchase in the Story mode upon the player completing the "Prologue" and reaching Sunday, Week 1.
Lakeshore Online[]
It is unlocked for purchase in Lakeshore Online mode upon the player finishing 3 Mixed Tier playlists in either first or second place using any vehicle.
Custom
The custom Fairlady 240ZG can be purchased in the garage for $32,500 as a starter car and has a Tier B 118 performance rating.
Story[]
It is available as a starter car option after the player has completed the "Prologue" but can not be purchased after one of the offered starter cars has been bought.
"Epic Custom"
The Fairlady 240ZG "Epic Custom" is a special edition vehicle included as part of an EA Play subscription and was introduced with the release of Volume 2.
It can be purchased from the "Buy Custom" section of the "Buy and Sell" menu in the garage for $85,000 and has a Tier A 195 performance rating.
Story & Lakeshore Online[]
It is gifted to the player in the Story mode and Lakeshore Online mode as part of an EA Play subscription, as well as being unlocked for purchase.
Upon being gifted to the player, it is added to both their Story mode and Lakeshore Online mode garages,as well as being made available for purchase from the "Buy Custom" section of the "Buy and Sell" menu in the garage.
Trivia[]
- In Need for Speed: World, the Fairlady 240ZG has a five-speed gearbox.
- In Need for Speed: The Run, The "Yuta Akaishi" Signature Edition is modelled after Yuta Akaishi's Datsun 240Z, a Japanese-American author of Import Tuner Magazine, and is listed as a 1975 manufacture year.
- In Need for Speed: The Run, the "Miki Taka" Signature Edition is a reference to a Japanese-American model, who participated in several photoshoots associated with the Need for Speed and Speedhunters brands.[5]
- In Need for Speed (2015), fitting brake discs to the 240ZG will remove the stock drum brakes, but will not include any calipers unless an aftermarket component is fitted afterwards.
- In Need for Speed: The Run, an unused Need for Speed Edition can be found in the game files. There aren't performance differences in comparison with the playable Need for Speed Edition.
Gallery[]
(Sega Saturn)
(Maroon)
(Green)
(Achievement Edition)
(Speedhunters Edition)
("Miki Taka")
(Need for Speed)
(Unused Need for Speed)
("Yuta Akaishi")
(Promotional Image)
(Promotional Image)
("Neon Future")
("La Catrina")
(Promotional Image)
(Common Custom)
(Epic Custom)
References[]
- ↑ Article: ea.com (2019) Under the Hood: Need for Speed Heat Car List. Available at: https://www.ea.com/games/need-for-speed/need-for-speed-heat/news/nfs-heat-car-list
- ↑ Article: gtplanet.net (2019) Need for Speed Heat Full Car List Revealed. Available at: https://www.gtplanet.net/need-for-speed-heat-car-list/
- ↑ Website: ea.com/games/need-for-speed (2022) Need for Speed Unbound Car List. Available at: https://www.ea.com/games/need-for-speed/need-for-speed-unbound/about/car-list
- ↑ Article: gamespot.com (2022) Need For Speed Unbound Has Over 140 Cars To Collect And Customize. Available at: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/need-for-speed-unbound-has-over-140-cars-to-collect-and-customize/1100-6508106/
- ↑ Article: speedhunters.com (2011) Miki Taka - Archives Speedhunters. Available at: http://www.speedhunters.com/tag/mikitaka/