My bad then. I simply don't recall seeing that during the reveal. Old age I guess.

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Since its a prototype, they're not going to have a fully functioning and working panels, especially since the point of proto/concept is to show what could be if there were no regulations etc required.

Look at this image of the LEAKED pre-production Z; You can see the indentation of the door handle, the DOT required sidemarkers, the covered Z badge on rear tailgate as well as the 3/4 as well as the wheels/calipers.

https://www.nissanzclub.com/forum/at...opy-1-jpg.609/

Also this video, go to 0:17s and you'll see the guy open the door using the door handle. This is another pre-production vehicle that was recorded at the same time the silver one above was.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTy-...annel=400ZCLUB

Nissan isn't slacking perse, they're holding off until they can release something worth releasing. Just think as how they revealed the Proto. There was going to be no new Z and then out of nowhere, they announced the A to Z plan. My guess is they'l announce something May 28 (Since they announced A to Z LY on that day). Just watch the both videos here and relax. We're all impatiently waiting on the big details to be validated; Engine, transmission, weight, brakes, pricing, colors & options.


Watch this Video; Nissan Reps talks about why the proto is labeled Fairlady Z.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yuag...Carsn%27Coffee

Everyone in these videos said how much better it looks in person. Not sure where you get your info lol. And everything operates as normal in the leaked production cars.

Its easy to see, at least for me and my personal friends, the C&C video clearly shows it looks better in movement and moving light than it does in many of the still shots. The grill detail actually shows and looks much better than the solid black monolith we saw at the unveiling. It even shows that the rear wheel area has real hips and projection. Previous pics look flat.

I'm liking it much better.

Still prefer 1 solid color over the black roof and rear diffuser, and I pretty much hate those wheels. But I know those things will be or can be changed.

Here's to hoping the end of May brings more details.

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Well the two production Z cars that were leaked had varying options. One had the two-tone "invisible" black roof line with silver body and the other was a grey body colored with matching roof line. And the wheels on both were a gun metal color.

Just to add my 2 cents to the naming confusion,
a while back a person who supposedly knows some insider info (and also correctly predicted the 9AT, amongst other things) said that in USA the car will simply be called "Nissan Z". The test mules that were delivered to Arizona for testing had their badges taped over, but in one shot it can be clearly seen that under the tape is a very large "Z" emblem on the rear light panel on the passenger side, and it is obviously just a "Z" and doesn't have a 300 or 400 or Fairlady anywhere near it.. The hatch lid did not have any emblems like the proto's "Fairlday Z", it is totally devoid of emblems in that area.

Yep. Hopefully the soon coming up dates tell us about the solid vs 2 tone thing. Will it be an outright option, or related to packages? And will it be limited to certain colors or across the board? I much prefer solid 1 color.

I'm not so optimistic about wheel colors being a choice. I'm not a fan of dark gun metal or black, but with current trends, I'm completely expecting silver won't be a stock option. I guess we'll see.

Here's to hoping the stock wheels at least fix the stance problem that plagued the 350 and 370 that required spacers or aftermarket wheels.

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Check out the piece about the Z in today's Jalopnik.

WAY over the average replies to a topic on this site.
The Z is dead?
Not by the responses given.

5/23.

just keep that date marked.

:tiphat:

ZdayZ reveal hunh....

not that i'm aware of.

i would have to go out on a limb, and based on the history/relationship with nissan, we may get the proto there.

i was told by a friend at a dealership 5/23 is possibly the day they will begin taking orders.

If someone here has time, can you post a link to the newer 400Z forum where all this discussion is going and will eventually all be? I know I'm being lazy but I just need a simple way to find it right now for light evening reading. Thanks.

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Wonder what they are going to do with their website name when they realize "400Z" isn't the name of the new Z....

Unfortunately I think the same thing is also going to come up with people talking about the car. Like....

"What kind of car you have?"

"I've got a Nissan Z!"

"Cool, which one?"

"............?"

Mazda may have gone MX-5, but people still say Miata.

Led Zeppelin's 4th album is called Led Zeppelin. But nearly everyone calls it Zeppelin IV.

In other words, I think a lot of people will refer to it as the 400 Z whether Nissan calls it that or not.

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we already updated that a long time ago.

https://www.nissanzclub.com/forum/

Sorry, with only 6000+ posts in this thread I missed it.

Thanks for the link. That helps.

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I'll just call it whatever it's name is. If it's just "Z", I may refer to it as "300Z Twin Turbo".

I will always reject "400Z" (unless Nissan actually calls it this) as it has no place in the traditional naming definition of every single Z ever made.

At least half the time I just say Z already when I refer to the 370, and you can always say the year.

Why are people getting so uptight about a name. Call it the Nissan POS and I'll still buy it. I don't care what it's called. I care what it costs, how it makes me feel and how it drives.

Don’t worry, it’s still a Nissan, at some point in everyone’s ownership experience, it’ll be called a Nissan POS. :driving:

Still want another one though. Z cars get into your blood.

No r36 means your black edition will be an instant classic. :tup:

doenst mean i'm gonna stop driving it lol

debating on buying another one soon to just park and let my pops drive here and there. :stirthepot:

Going off topic for a minute on the GTR side of things, with all the supply chain issues (chip shortage, manufacturing, etc), is Nissan allowing dealerships to put in an order for a GTR with specific color & options? Not sure you know but was looking at the US inventory and it is basically a few blacks, one red, a silver, and one pearl white.

good question that i dont have the answer to sadly.

i mainly have been checking the auction to see where the prices are. everything is still high but slightly dropping.

except for C8 vettes. my dad sent me a screen shot today a 2lt nothing too fancy C8 didnt get sold even with a bid for $120k. dealer wanted 130 and thats actually what they've been getting for them.

my pops wants one but not over sticker. he said he's just going to put an order on a 2022 here soon.

My buddy has an order in on a c8. We another friend that is a salesman at the Chevy dealership here and he got it for him at sticker price. Well let's see if the order goes through that is.

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Here's fun article:

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/autos/news...out&li=AAggFp5

New Z spotted testing on the road in Arizona.

5/24 now. Any news?

nothing i heard. i was driving most of yesterday so i actually missed the conference. however, i havent seen anything so i guess they said nothing about the Z.

Bummer.

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Any news about the 2022 m240i? Lol if the Zs price range is close to it, I'm done with nissan. Paid 47,500 cash for my 370z when I bought it new 2012, base model. My buddy paid 62K for his new m240i with some options.

how u pay 47,500 for a 2012 base Z? i brought my nismo Z in 2013 at 45,500 after tax and thats with chicago tax...

Canadian $$ maybe....;)

It was $32K CDN last year for a new Base model. Was there a big discount at some point during the lifecycle?

Here's a little more info. From this, it looks like they might be splitting the grill now. The other part I noticed is, it's in desperate need of spacers or rims with better offset.
https://www.newnissanz.com/threads/n...-colorado.408/

https://www.nissanzclub.com/forum/at.../0001-jpg.775/
https://www.nissanzclub.com/forum/at.../0002-jpg.776/
https://www.nissanzclub.com/forum/at.../0003-jpg.777/
https://www.nissanzclub.com/forum/at.../0005-jpg.779/
https://www.nissanzclub.com/forum/at.../0006-jpg.780/
https://www.nissanzclub.com/forum/at.../0007-jpg.781/
https://www.nissanzclub.com/forum/at.../0008-jpg.783/
https://www.nissanzclub.com/forum/at..._1009-jpg.761/
https://www.nissanzclub.com/forum/at..._1002-jpg.754/

TBH, all that 'camo' does is give me a headache....

The grille has always been split. They intentionally hide the split by maintaining the grille pattern over the split.

I get that. What I'm saying is the it looks like there might be a solid divider
https://autonxt.net/wp-content/uploa...n-Z-Proto8.jpg

Yah!