the Year. Two years running Edmunds.com Editors' Most Wanted 2003 Edmunds.com International Car of the Year: Most Sex Appeal Award 2003 Road and Travel Canadian Car of the Year 2003 Automobile Journalists Association of Canada Best New Design 2003 Automobile Journalists Association of Canada Driver's Choice Best Performance Car 2003 MotorWeek Winner 12 Best Cars Under 30K Road & Track Car of the Year 2004 Top Gear Magazine Automobile of the Year 2003 Automobile Magazine In other media Cover of Need for Speed: Underground 2, and the car owned by Rachel Teller in the game Cover of Forza Motorsport 2 (and shared cover of Forza Motorsport) Poster of The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Car owned by Ana Rivera in Need For Speed Heat Safety record The 350Z came with front air bags in standard and supplemental side air bags and curtain air bags as an option. It won a NHTSA 5-star safety rating for front and side impact on the driver's side. With 143 deaths per million registrations, the two-door 350Z has been one of the least safe 2005–2008 model cars in the United States. See also List of Nissan vehicles Nissan VQ engine Nissan Z-car References Notes External links Nissan Japan pages: 2002-2007 , 2007-2008 Nissan 350Z Official US Site Nissan 350Z Official UK Site Nissan 350Z Official Australia Site 350Z Sports cars Coupés Roadsters Police vehicles Rear-wheel-drive vehicles Cars introduced in 2002