Nissan Gripz Concept - Inspired by 240Z Rally Car

my2004Z

Need to get this in GT6 so I can test drive it against an STI...

UNKNOWN_370

It's hot... As long as its not wearing the Z badge. Now I know Nissan is just f*cking with us...

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370zrider

official info in Nissan's webpage

Introducing the Nissan Gripz Concept, a Radical Sports Crossover

They don't say anything about being a replacement or not of the Z.
Just keep playing with our minds

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Z_ealot

Guess you didn't see this little blurb

“While the Nissan Gripz Concept is not seen as a direct replacement for either of those two iconic vehicles, it does show the extremes to which the compact crossover can be pushed.”

AntiVenom

either way... it gives a glimpse in to the mindset of Nissan designers. i am not sure i am ready to see a front grill that "interesting" on the front of a Z. I know it´s in line with the current Nissan look, but I think the Z is it´s own icon and doesn´t need to look like the rest of the line. Please, keep it classy Nissan!

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The Dimer

Initial impression is that I like the rear and side profiles, the front seems a little off to me. I'd be more interested to see how much this overall look would change if/when it moved to full production. I'd probably get dumbed down until it just turned into another Rogue.

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roplusbee

Honestly, I doubt we will see anything in terms of a "new" Z or Z35 anytime soon. The GT-R (and Skyline or whatever they are calling it these days) will be before the Z as history has shown time and time again. Expect them to be released pretty close together though (as in within the same years time). I wouldn't be surprized if they give the GT-R an evolved VK turbo and give the Z a reworked VG/VQ/VR. I seriously doubt that they will source products from the Europeans to put in there JDM ICON. I would love the return of the inline motors, but I doubt we will see that either without the help of the Germans..........

just my 2 cents

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“Nissan pioneered the idea of the compact crossover, and this is reflected in the enormous popularity of Qashqai and Juke and the resulting growth of the market segment as other manufacturers play catch-up,” said Shiro Nakamura, Senior Vice President and Chief Creative Officer.


The 2 vehicles refeered to are the Qashqai and Juke… They don't say anything about the fairlady Z, so still leaves the doubt if there will be a z35

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/Angelo350Z/

The 370Z is simply not that profitable. It wouldn't be too surprising if the Z34 went the way of the Z32 and laid low for a few years. Nissan's Z car simply can't compete with America's heavy, V-8-powered coupes on paper. Unfortunately, that's what it really boils down to, as far as the masses go. The 370Z competes with what exactly? The Z4? Boxster? TT? Cayman? Perhaps it's too small of a market for Nissan to allocate resources on.

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Rusty

2019~20, American V8's will be a thing of the past. Will that, that changes the playing field.

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Z_ealot

How are the qashqai or juke iconic?

/Angelo350Z/

Wasn't the Toyota Matrix the original crossover? Or was it just another hideous passenger car?

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Zbo

I really like the 370z but Most car enthusiasts I've heard througout the years were not impressed with the linear coarse 3.7 engine and the manual gearbox was rough. It was cool right after the 350z for a few years but in reality it was a niche car and when the frs came out it pretty much butchered 370z sales where it was already hurting compared to cheaper cars with similar performance.

Nissan realized that the car needs a serious rehaul to get a more fuel efficient engine and a better market fit. Unfortunately they seem hesitant to make another z for some reason we don't really know the behind the scenes mentality. They also need better quality control . This past couple years they were close to last in consumer satisfaction and the leader in recalls.

Z_ealot

Interesting, since the last consumer satisfaction survey i saw they had pulled up their numbers quite a bit within the last year

Z_ealot

Saw this today, i like....what say everyone else?

Could Nissan's 370Z replacement look something like this? | Top Gear