More Car, Less Money — The Z Wins This One

The Nissan Z Performance makes the Supra look like an expensive way to buy polished anonymity. At £42,990 new, it costs over ten grand less while matching the Supra's 4.3-second 0-62 time exactly, doing so with 65 more horsepower and a broader, more characterful twin-turbo V6 soundtrack. The numbers are blunt: £107 per horsepower against the Supra's £158. That gap doesn't close with clever framing — the Z simply buys you more performance per pound, new or used. The Supra has its strengths — it's tighter, more polished, and its BMW-sourced drivetrain is genuinely excellent. But that BMW adjacency is also the problem. You're paying a significant premium for a car that feels like it's wearing a costume. Reviewers who love it tend to praise the dynamics in isolation; those who step back notice it lacks the Supra identity it's supposed to carry. The Z has no such identity crisis. It wears its heritage honestly, drives with rear-drive playfulness that rewards the enthusiast behind the wheel, and doesn't apologise for feeling slightly raw around the edges. Neither car has reliable auction data yet to confirm where used values have settled, so we won't pretend otherwise. But buying the Z new or nearly new, you're starting from a significantly stronger value position regardless of how depreciation plays out. When one car matches another's performance, costs substantially less, and delivers more personality in the process, the verdict isn't close. Drive the Z.