Nissan Gripz Concept - Inspired by 240Z Rally Car

370zrider · 09-17-2015, 10:09 AM

“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.

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Originally Posted by 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.”

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

/Angelo350Z/ · 09-17-2015, 10:31 AM

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.

Rusty · 09-17-2015, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by /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.

2019~20, American V8's will be a thing of the past.

Will that, that changes the playing field.

Z_ealot · 09-17-2015, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by 370zrider

“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

How are the qashqai or juke iconic?

/Angelo350Z/ · 09-17-2015, 05:37 PM

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

09-17-2015, 10:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
/Angelo350Z/ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Germany Posts: 2,230 Drives: Z34 \| MK7 \| F82 Rep Power: 3661	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. xfrgtr and mag_black like this. __________________ 2013 MB NISSAN 370Z SPORT

09-17-2015, 05:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
/Angelo350Z/ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Germany Posts: 2,230 Drives: Z34 \| MK7 \| F82 Rep Power: 3661	Wasn't the Toyota Matrix the original crossover? Or was it just another hideous passenger car? __________________ 2013 MB NISSAN 370Z SPORT

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