I'm about 99% sure that the new Z will have blindspot alert. Look at the first image, that has to be a blind spot sensor on the side B pillar. Also, if you look closely at the interior image; the side mirror has a LED light indicator inside the mirror. I'd be willing to bet that is a blindspot warning light.

Nissan designs its own carbon fiber parts. So that in itself keeps costs down. The Nismo Z is expected to be a near $60,000 hybrid car. So if thats the case, Nissan will be forced to use carbon fiber parts to reduce weight.
If the alfa romeo can build a near almost all carbon fiber car for $60k? Nissan can utilize some in house carbon fiber to reduce weight. Our drive shafts and radiator housings are carbon fiber now. So im sure it could be used a little further.

A lot of people in this thread have highlighted how close to the Z34 platform it is.
In this video, I use some overlays of the Z Proto and the 370Z Nismo 2015+ showing where the additional length is...

I also talk about a few other things, including the aero issues with the shape that I think they'll use an active aero on the rear boot (like the F-Type)...
I thought some of you might be interested...

https://youtu.be/5ewCYR0cfIw

I dont mind blind spot. I hope it has front and rear sensors too.

I'll be in my bunk!

Why would it cause aerodynamics issues?
Having a electronic spoiler would be a nice touch

I'll be in my bunk!

Via @yasiddesign on IG

"So what have I done here?
I elongated the front end/hood area, for old time's sake. A better hommage to the timeless datsuns, yes please? I reworked on the front bumper, giving it a longer and more pronounced nose. and that grill... is looking less like sponge sucker squarepants.
The rear panel is also completely in carbon fiber. I decided to pull the carbon fiber finish way down instead of just where the taillights are, and I think it's much better."

This is 100% what I would love to see. Even just making the rear part under the tail lights in carbon fiber/black looks so good now. It hides that big hump in the back. Even though Nissan realistically won't elongate the wheel base, if they just made the front grille/fascia similar to this they'd have a one of the best looking sports cars out right now.

This looks really, really good.

+1

This car, I surely get on board with.

Before the PROTO pics came out,I saw a new Mustang in a parking lot.
Side view just like this one. I said,the Mustang sure did take some tips from the Z.
Now the new PROTO Z looks much like a Mustang.

Crazy

Send this to nissan corporation

I'll be in my bunk!

I agree as long as I can find out which parts fit my 370Z, find someone to ride with me on the test drive so the salesperson cannot, and take it home to switch out whatever parts make sense for me :)

I'm not sure I could agree more on this point. There is nothing that I truly hate, but there is nothing that I can totally get on board with due to the lack of flow (I would love to be wrong when I see it in person). The VR30TT and manual do pique my interest, but the lack of power compared to my current Z are very much derailing that interest (not that I'm in the market, but if I was...). The 10+hp per $1000 in the Z offering is an unmatched value across the board for me. I would never buy a Corvette, but I'd be cross-shopping the C8 and buying that in a heartbeat compared to the limited info about the proposed new Z34.5 :shrug: Prove me wrong, Nissan.

I agree that the HP#/$ is low comparatively to C8, Camaro etc, but since the engine (hopefully) will be a variation of the VR30, you can expect much higher gains from Bolt-Ons and butt-dyno gains. I moved over to single turbo S4, similar hp to 370z, but alot more torque and with simple boltons (Intake, exhaust, BOV), both sound/performance has increased so much more then did when i did full bolt-ons plus tune on my 370z.

Just check out some q60 sport/red sport dynos with simple bolt ons and you'll see the massive tuning advantages of FI.

I can't wait for Fast Intentions to do their magic with the exhaust. Loved it on my 370z and they sound amazing on the VR Q''s currently.

Those were some smart incremental moves. The front bumper elongation itself evens out the grill situation, and I agree just carrying more accent black strikes more resemblance of the inspiration models.


Kinda wish people would stop showcasing the cars with unrealistic drop. An execution of a more realistic OEM package interpretation is more impressive imo.

Vote Andaesthetics for president!

Great design!

Get the lift or QJ ready, 8 buddies, your garage...., Gone In 60 Seconds style. Sales guy get the car back, feels kinda odd but no idea why lol.....seats, shift knob, control arms, steering wheel, brake calipers + rotors, motor and tranny all swapped muhahahaha

Same experience as you. I went from a full bolt-on/tuned 370z to a N54 335i and never looked back. I was always against FI prior. The Z cost me way more $ in mods and was never even close to the 335i even when it just had downpipes and a OTS tune.

I'm really excited for the new Z.

ummmm yes. simply just yes.

that long nose just seriously gave me an emotional moment like it's perfect. thats what the Z should look like.

sir where are you in PA? i'd like to buy you a drink for finding that render.

Basically, the shape is like an aircraft wing. The roofline with the sloping rear accelerates air over the top which reduces pressure and creates lift. At high speeds this will reduce stability... An active aero extension will redirect air upwards at the rear and disrupt the flow so it is slowed (increasing pressure above the car), at the expense of some drag – but preventing/reducing lift. The Jaguar F-Type has the same issue and this is the solution it uses.

Early mk1 Audi TTs had the same problem and they had to be recalled and fitted with a fixed duck-tail spoiler due to the car becoming highly unstable over 90mph – which was very relevant in Germany as their autobahns have no speed limits. In the next generation they brought in an active aero element on the tail of the trunk/boot.

The alternative approach for the Z Proto would either to ruin the shape with a fixed duck-tail or heavily manage the airflow under the car to accelerate the air under the car to overcome the lift (with downforce) or at least equalise it... But ground-effect aero is quite expensive to develop and manufacture... Hence why it's usually found on supercars.

Below supercars, most road cars generate some lift. The 2015+ 370Z claims to have zero lift (which is actually quite an achievement on a sports car in this sector). It solved it with a number of attributes, but significantly it had the fixed duck-tail spoiler. Hopefully, the new Z will have something similar to the Jaguar F-type instead.

I hope that helps.

Nissan is expected to price this car
right. It will be a 400hp car priced in the range of a 4 cylinder supra. Undercutting Toyota by a high margin. And with the option of manual? If Toyota doesn't offer a manual by next model year? You will see loads of supra trade in's at Nissan dealerships.

As far as the corvette goes. The c8 now, is what the z34 was... a standalone car. The corvettes competitors are about $100,000 above its weight class. So the Z35 will in no shape way or form be a corvette competitor.
The camaro and mustang drive like sports cars instead of muscle cars. Since 2013, the American market has dominated the foreign market. We haven't seen anything like this since the Buick Grand National and the Pontaic Firebird GTA.
But even still... i don't see this Z as a direct competitor to muscle. I see the Supra & Z as its own rivalry revisited. And hopefully mazda & Mitsubishi will bring their competitors into the fight.

I fell in love with the Q60 engine. And I have wet dreams about the VR30 getting a real transmission & stiffer chassis thats lacking in the Q60. Also. If the development of the Z somehow improves the Q60 drastically in its refresh? Will the Z be the car to buy? Or the Q60? Cuz the Q60 is gorgeous!! Its going to be an interesting year.
Chevy patented a high compression 5.7 pushrod 350cu v8. So we may even see another American sleeper??? Im just glad that the sports car arena is finally perking up and we are seeing new options.

https://www.motorbiscuit.com/it-does...w-nissan-400z/

On another note. People are hatinv on the Proto Z. Smh.

1. Its a proto. So there's room for improvement.
2. With all the whining for a manual car? Nissan DELIVERED!!
3. The overall shape is beautiful despite a desperate need for aesthetic and physical improvements being needed.
4. 400hp 2seat coupe in the low 40k range? Who else is doing it at that price?

This is what i hate about the American enthusiast market.
We are the least enthusiastic and least satisfied, then wonder why we dont get foreign nations best cars!!
People are ridiculous.

I have always thought there was a perfect color for each car.
Of course,rides like a Chevy Vega,Ford Pinto do not fit into this category.

Having a difficult time with the PROTO.
The yellow does look good. But,color on a car to me is that it will look good each day you
go out and look at it.Yellow may get old fast. Really don't see dark colors that will do
the best on the lines of the 400Z. A bright silver,the blue(I'm not a blue guy)shown
on the PROTO does look good. Nobody does a green...
So,I'm torn on the color. When I order my Z33,Silverstone with burnt orange leather was
THE color. It still looks new to me.
Suggestions?

I agree on basically all of this. It's a tuner's dream as well with the ease of additional power we can coax out of that platform. It's a niche car for sure. I don't want to bet all my chips on the 400hp until we get that in writing from Nissan, but surely at this point they recognize that's what we want and they have the tools in the shed for that already.

They have to have learned from the mistakes Toyota made with the Supra. Regardless of your opinion of the car (blah blah BMW blah blah), I think pricing it within 10k of the Corvette was their biggest folly. Granted, that only gets you the basiest of the base Corvette and you can't actually pay 60k for one for another year or so due to demand. But still. If you can afford a 50k car, why wouldn't you save just a little longer for a 60k one that punches waaaay above its weight class? Hence, Nissan need to price this thing competitively and provide more value at the same time. Chevy pulled that off, and here's Nissan's chance to do it too. I still believe that if Toyota doesn't reduce the Supra price or give it more bang for the buck, the Z and Vette will be the only two options and it'll die for another 20 years.

All this to say, if this turns out how we predict and they fix that horrendous nose on the Z, I think a lot of us will find ourselves at dealers preordering. Time will tell whether all of our speculations are correct. But hot DAMN isn't it so fun watching it play out?

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How about this. Much closer and more detailed so far.

^ Awesome video, very detailed. Thanks for sharing!

Can we get some more info on what’s really important? Drivetrain please!

You know after watching this video it got me thinking. Seeing that the interior now has that yellow stitching to match the exterior paint, do you guys think that will be a customizable option? I really hope so. Also the same goes for the brake calipers; will we be able to choose different color calipers? Because with the current gen they only come in red.

I think if they had 3-4 color options for the calipers/stitching that would be perfect, let's say: yellow, red, black, grey? Those 4 colors can accent well with just about any exterior color.

I'm sending Antman to take video.

HIGHLY doubt Nissan will offer customizable colors on stitching/calipers. Very niche products (Porsche, BMW, Audi) offer these options albeit for lot of $$. On my Audi currently, if i wanted to change the interior stitching color when ordered I would have to pay upwards of $1100 per area i wanted changed (seats, dashboard, etc). Calipers were $2.5k. I could get them powdercoated for under $1k aftermarket.

They'll stick with the Black/Red for calipers since its their Nismo/Racing heritage. I'd take the Orange or yellow anyday but its doubtful. :/

Can't wait for more details on the car.

underrated channel. He geeks out on stuff in a good way, and actually has the journalist mindset of presentation instead of vlogging.

Another up close look. Skip to 06:30



My overall opinion of the Z Proto has definitely changed. It looks much better than I originally perceived. I can say I like most of the new design besides the square grille. That is my only gripe, which I'm certain they'll change. Otherwise I think everything else looks good.

I dont like they are reusing the the 370z seat.
Let's hope they make improvements of the interior

I'll be in my bunk!

I have watched a couple of the youTube videos, it looks better than there reveal.
But one of the videos, highlighted the front bumper area, if you see a picture of a 240z, it looks a bit like that, have to image the chrome bumper.. but I get it now...

Still not a fan of it, will just have to wait to see where it ends up ......

maybe to go along with my 370z, maybe....

The more times I see this car, the more I love it. I had a feeling it looked much better in person. Glad he confirmed that, even though he emphasized that it’s going to change. If it’s 400 HP and priced 40Kish, I’m standing in line to order one today. Sight unseen.

For something I never thought would ever happen, I think Nissan knocked this one out of the park. Credit were credit is due. Well done, sirs!

Anybody want to buy a slightly used, slightly modified yellow 370z? ;)

Feels like if Nissan just adds another inch or so to the top of the front bumper and does some esthetically pleasing / functional venting on the sides we might be golden boys and girls. Here’s to hoping. Also is anyone else thinking this thing is screaming for over fenders like this...https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...1c6c9a3932.jpg


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longer front bumper.

Yup just like that! So much win.


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Future SEMA for sure.

They need to lose that black roof too.

That is exactly what the front needs. Just extend the front slightly, give it more shape, and put real vents on each side where those pockets are. It would look so damn good.

Just like this render. Then add the vents. Would be perfect.

I rhink itll be like the 04 to 06 pontiac GTO was. Certain colors will have matching stich. Yellow red n blue will match. The rest of the colors will be white stitch