Nissan Performance is cool, and they handle well - But they haven't impressed me in efficiency (They get famously low economy figures) and they aren't that reliable. If you thrash on a stock 98 Max you can lay waste to even a swapped Honda. So they DO perform - But they aren't built too well. Even in the 80s when they had a vision.
The 1st gen Pathfinder was neat, I thought. But again - I refuse to consider an SUV unless it's 2 door. The front ends in the Pathfinder were SO shoddy though.
And Z cars get their performance because the gearing is so short that it's virtually useless. I have to race a Z over 115 mph. They seem to run out of oomph.