This news came out of the left box and surprised everyone.We had been hearing rumors about a new Nissan Z for years, but in recent years that data had cooled.Then, suddenly, out of nowhere, in the midst of a pandemic, Nissan announces that he will present his long-awaited “Z Proto” on September 16, local time.
The so-called Proto clearly refers to the fact that the coupe we’ll see in two weeks is a prototype, meaning that its latest production edition will almost in fact use dimmed design features compared to the Proto.We know this because Nissan presented its other mythical, sporty, the GT-R, in the same way with similar results.In 2005, Japan’s second-largest automaker previewed the GT-R Proto, which provided flavor tracks for the latest edition, the R-35 genre introduced in 2007 incorporating Less Competitive Appearance and dimmed surfaces and edges.We can expect the same remedy with the new Z.
When I interviewed nissan USA’s first president and supposedly father of the Z, Yutaka Katayama (also known as MK) at the age of 96 at the 370Z presentation in 2006, he praised the overall silhouette, proportions and sculpted roof line of the coupe.However, he regretted that the car simply had a longer hood.Let’s hope the powers in position at Nissan have allowed stylists to get a license with the new two-door hood.
If we look closely at the official advance symbol (which I stepd forward with a brightness function) provided through Nissan, we can see that the roof line and the shape of the appearance window domain from pillar A to C largely follows that of the old Z cars, adding those of the mythical 240Z from 50 years ago.Fix the existing 300ZX and 370Z, which will be replaced by the new Z.
The new coupe is rumoured to use an updated edition of the latest Nissan FM platform and share percentage parts with the Infiniti Q60 coupe.One-liter V6 biturbo engine that reaches more than 400 hp and is married to a 7-speed automatic transmission, with the possibility of a batting gear replacement option.According to a source near Nissan, the new Z’s architecture can accommodate rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive, but Nissan honors the classic front-engine and rear-wheel drive configuration and gives up the all-wheel drive option, no doubt.to put a smile on many stalwart Z fans.
A hybrid edition is also being considered, and if it joins the range, it will look like after the twin-bo V6.Even with advanced functionality and advanced onboard technology, Nissan will need to maintain the value of the new Z inside.success at the current value of $31,000 370Z. Watch.
Over a 30-year career, I have written about automotive, innovation, games, luxury lifestyles and gastronomy.Based in Tokyo since 1988, I was at the forefront
Over 30 years of automotive experience, I have written about automobiles, innovation, gaming, luxury lifestyles, and food. Based in Tokyo since 1988, it was in the front row to tell stories about Japan’s Golden Year of 1989 when local automakers introduced legends like the Mazda MX-5, the Nissan Skyline GT-R, and the Subaru Legacy, the Toyota. MR2, the Nissan 300ZX, the Mazda. RX-7, then opened the first Lexus and Infiniti showrooms in the US I hosted a global automotive culture TV show called “ Samurai Wheels ” in Japan, won a Japanese speech festival, co- I drove a Lexus V8 in the 24 Hour Nurburgring Race with Gran Turismo author Kazunori Yamauchi, finished fourth in a team I created with ex-F1 powerhouse Ukyo Katayama to co-pilot an MX-5 car in the 4-year race. Mazda hours, drove a first-generation Porsche 911 on The Hill at Goodwood, drove Jeremy Clarkson’s flagship car on his “GT-R vs Bullet Train” through Japan for Top Gear, co-starred in a Japanese WWII TV series World Cup featuring a Russian baseball pitcher, he published an e-book in Japanese on automotive culture and sang in a men’s choir at the Vatican (but not before the Pope). I have also scribbled in all Japanese for publications like Car and Driver, Edmunds, Top Gear, Autoautomobile, Auto Express, Quattroruote, The Sydney Morning Herald, Herald Sun, The Japan Times, GQ Japan, Japan Airlines inflight magazine and Forbes Japan. I am co-chair of the World Car Awards and have been voted Japanese Car of the Year and International Engine of the Year.