THE order books open on the new Nissan 350Z Roadster and Murano on October 15 with prices at £26,000 and £29,900 on the road respectively.

For Murano customers, orders will be taken from 9am, while 350Z Roadster customers can join in at 3.50pm.

Deliveries will start from March 2005 and numbers allocated to the UK are likely to be in hundreds rather than thousands. The Murano has a less powerful version of the 3.5-litre V6 engine found in the 350Z, combined with a continuously variable transmission.