What is that big gap under the front grill? Factory space for a FMIC?
Datsun310Guy said:Jay got one to review already?
He was given the car on June 12th.
due to embargo couldnt release.
i love the blue/blue. Reminds me of the 04+ NSX where you could get yellow/yellow
noddaz said:What is that big gap under the front grill? Factory space for a FMIC?
It's for the auto cruise, braking, etc.
The car should have water-to-air heat exchangers like the Infiniti.
The Z's styling is a mixed bag.
Personally, I think the new Mustangs warrant a more a positive response to me, at least in styling.
The Z's rear is cool. Clean. I like that it harkens back to previous models.
The headlights and front facia are just "meh".
I liked the more rounded, or recessed renders that others did:
mr2s2000elise said:
i love the blue/blue. Reminds me of the 04+ NSX where you could get yellow/yellow
Reminds me of.....a 1970 240z.
Datsun310Guy said:Jay got one to review already?
He has a video on YouTube now as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhJa5eELmjg No driving, but a good walk-around. I think it's a really nice looking car, and it's refreshing to see an interior that's an actual color instead of black or mouse fur gray.
I am a huge fan of the back end and the overall shape...but the front gets a big old meh. I don't like the big blank spaces below the headlights, and the attempt and emulating round headlights with the DRLs ends up looking awkward. Getting rid of the DRLs/blacking them out internally would get rid of the attempted round look and looks way better to me.
I actually quite like the interior. They've actually tried to integrate the screens unobtrusively instead of a design that says "look at me there's a 12" TV sticking out of my dashboard!"
Overall...it's good enough that when they hit dealers I will have to take a look. Which is something I can't say I've done in a long time (last one was the BRZ).
DRLs off... better
No doubt there will be body kits that come along to restyle the front bumper, or maybe a front spoiler like this. Anything to break up that space a little, as long as they don't do silly LED strips like the 370Z/GTR have. The darker colors look better on the front, but man I really like that yellow green color.
Or a slant nose kit - I've always been a fan of lights below the waistline look, ever since I saw my first Porsche 944 Turbo, and a 928 at a car show that had the pop up main headlights deleted.
Sigh....
I loved the original 240Z, but Nissan has never managed to hit the same sort of styling peak since - the cars have always looked blocky and somehow lumpish to me.
This on is a step in the right direction, but they managed to incorporate another of my 'don't likes' - the black roof on an otherwise non-black car. Hated that on the early NSX and welcomed Honda's move to an all one colour scheme for those cars. In fact I disliked it so much that I wouldn't have bought an NSX in anything but black until they became available all in the same colour.
The output, trans and everything else looks just fine, but I wouldn't be a potential customer with the current styling/colouring.
In reply to wspohn :
All due respect but come on, the thing holding you back is the black roof? "Everything else looks just fine" like there's a whole lot of options in this area of the market? I'm calling shenanigans.
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