• Nissan has announced pricing for the 2027-model-year Z, with the new manual-equipped NISMO starting at $68,505.
• Every Z offers the stick shift or the nine-speed automatic for the same price; the Sport and Performance trims start at $45,725 and $55,725, respectively.
• With its chief rival, the Toyota Supra, now dead, the Z's closest alternatives that offer a DIY gearbox are the BMW M2 and Ford Mustang.

Now that Nissan's GT-R nameplate is buried in the graveyard near the company's HQ in Yokohama, Japan, the Z is the brand's lone sports car. Not only is the breed dying, with the BMW Z4 and Toyota Supra both joining the R35 at the eternal drive-in in the sky, but many of the sports cars that remain are losing the manual transmission. Thankfully, Nissan is fighting the good fight by actually adding a pedal to the track-focused Z NISMO, and now we know how much it costs too.

Nissan has released pricing for the entire 2027 Z family, with every trim level now costing $1460 more than before. But just like before, Nissan doesn't make you pay more for picking the six-speed manual or the nine-speed automatic. That means you can get a stick-shift Z Sport for $45,725, or drop another $10,000 for the Performance, which now starts at $55,725. Both coupes feature a 400-hp twin-turbo 3.0-liter V-6, but the pricier model has upgrades such as better brakes, forged 19-inch RAYS wheels, upgraded dampers, and a limited-slip rear diff.

If you want to step up to the 420-hp NISMO, you'll have to shell out $68,505. It's worth noting that Nissan didn't just shoehorn a DIY gearbox into the NISMO; its engineers had to make thoughtful changes, and they also installed an upgraded set of front brakes.

With the 2027 Nissan Z now rolling into dealerships, it's worth surveying the landscape of alternatives that offer a manual transmission. Well, that didn't take long. If you're looking for something you can shift yourself and has two doors, rear-wheel drive, and over 228 horsepower (sorry, Mazda Miata and Toyota GR86/Subaru BRZ), that leaves the BMW M2 that starts at $69,550 and the Ford Mustang GT that starts at $48,795.

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Eric Stafford’s automobile addiction began before he could walk, and it has fueled his passion to write news, reviews, and more for Car and Driver since 2016. His aspiration growing up was to become a millionaire with a Jay Leno–like car collection. Apparently, getting rich is harder than social-media influencers make it seem, so he avoided financial success entirely to become an automotive journalist and drive new cars for a living. After earning a journalism degree at Central Michigan University and working at a daily newspaper, the years of basically burning money on failed project cars and lemon-flavored jalopies finally paid off when Car and Driver hired him. His garage currently includes a 2010 Acura RDX, a manual '97 Chevy Camaro Z/28, and a '90 Honda CRX Si.