2024 Nissan Z Nismo to be auto-only, says leaked order guide

Even with the redesigned 2023 Nissan Z still fresh in dealerships, enthusiasts have been anxiously awaiting details of the hotted-up Nismo variant. In what may come as a startling development to some, an order guide leaked to the New Nissan Z forum suggests that the only gearbox available will be an automatic — and not a dual-clutch unit derived from the GT-R platform, but the same conventional torque-converter unit from the standard Z-car.

If you were paying close attention to Nissan's Nismo teaser video, the existence of an automatic may not be too surprising. We grabbed the following stills from the clip to illustrate the point. As you can see below left, there's no clutch pedal visible; below right, we see wheel-mounted shift paddles. While this is no guarantee, it's a solid indicator that the automatic is at least available for the Nismo model.