I still can't work out why Nissan made so many changes to the last year of production of the 300ZX Z32. The official Press Release lists obvious things like:

• new bumper
• new rear lights
• HIDs (on turbo models)
• uv resistant and water repellent glass

And from the brochure, you can see seat variations, stereo options and so on.

But there are also major engineering items like:

• increased body stiffness
• thicker structural members
• larger transmission tunnel
• new brake cylinder / booster system
• dedicated suspension "with sporty tuning"

None of this can have been cheap to do but their investment and effort only went into one year's production of something like a thousand cars. Why bother? I doubt it was a financial sucess. But on the other hand, I'm glad they did because I've got one.

There's another list here with a few photos missing but it does do a good comparison between the models and also the markets.

What I've noticed on mine is:

• Window switches different
• light gold clocks with red rear number illumination
• warning lights have moved from panels below clocks to being in clock panel
• Version S Red patterened seat fabric
  • not electric seats
• airbag in steering wheel
• brakes definitely better
• door mirror mounts are body coloured
• 1999 front bumper (naturally)
• smoked front indicators
• orange rear bumper reflector
• boot carpet back to thicker sound deadener of S1 compared to S3

Pics may come in time.