The Nissan S130 is a sports coupé produced by Nissan in Japan from 1978 to 1983. It was sold as the Datsun 280ZX, Nissan Fairlady Z and Nissan Fairlady 280Z, depending on the market. … The 280ZX was Motor Trend’s import car of the year for 1979. The 280ZX was replaced by the Nissan 300ZX in 1984.