Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Upcoming Nissan 370Z Design Review


As the Nissan 350Z gets older, it's time for a change in the group of Z cars . The answer for it is the new Nissan 370Z which would debut in 2009 as for the official dateline. Reviews about today, would simply be the radical designs of the new 370Z compared to the old 350Z. In some ways the new 370Z of course has its ups and downs, and there would be critics and fans in the way. The designs thoroughly explains that the new 370Z has a expression in being Retro. The new 370Z is ever shorter than the previous 350Z which makes it hunch 99mm shorter.


The new car’s wheelbase is a whole 99mm shorter than the 350Z - 2550mm versus 2649mm and its also shorter by about 2.7 inches and lower by 0.3 inches. However it’s wider by 1.3 inches and the rear track also increases by 2.2 inches.

Retro would also mean, some parts of the design as been derrived from the older versions like the 240Z. In part of the new design , the coupe roofline, has also been redesigned from the C' Pillars as part of the retro 70's muscle car.. Other than these, the obvious would be the new ideas of the headlights design on the 370Z similarly to the previous 350Z except updated for the 2009 Z range and a more pulled back curve design, which would be common for designers to naturally turn things around. As said there would be unsatisfied parts on this, which would take time to get used to. The 370Z has also been facelifted or just redesigned from the front and rear bumpers , which front bumpers also do come from the previous 350Z idea with some adjusments in curves and ideas. The new 370Z also gets new rims and wheels as the standard wheels are 18 inchers with Yokohama Advan Sport 225/50R18 tyres at the front and a wider 245/45R18 size at the rear. Optional are 19 inch RAYS forged aluminium-alloy wheels wrapped with Bridgestone Potenza RE050A rubber in 245/40R19 and 275/35R19 sizes for the front and rear respectively. In part of it , the interior has also been redesigned with a more better quality built interior materials and design.

Apart from that, the design has mostly a Retro look and theme to it with new ideas in innovation. End of review~

2 comments:

  1. those wheels look familer don't they

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  2. something pops out of my mind, - enkei and nissan gt-r

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