260Z TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

The 260Z was little changed from the 240Z which it replaced in 1974. The main difference being the introduction of the 2.6 liter L26 engine. The L26 became necessary, as the 240 was suffering at the hands of US emission restrictions, which had caused it's power output to go down each year. The other big change was the introduction of the 2+2 version, with four seats (albeit very cramped in the rear). The 2+2 was popular, but the necessity of fitting a rear seat meant that it lost some of the crispness of the original 2str design. In the US, the carburetors required to meet emissions controls proved temperamental. The 260 was sold for only one year in the US, being replaced by the 280Z (basically a 260Z with an injected L-28 engine) as power had been so badly reduced by emmissions controls. The 260Z was still sold everywhere else up till 1978, when it was replaced by the 280ZX. Non-US 260 carburetors proved much less troublesome, but where still temperamental. The 260 continued further down the path to becoming a GT rather than a sports car, with many modifications resulting in a more comfortable, better riding car.