The next in line Nissan Z sports car is almost here at Japanese automaker has announced September 16 as the debut date for the 370z Successor. Called the 2022 Nissan Z Proto, the new sports car is teased in a new video that features its predecessors. The company said:
“Nissan is reawakening the Power of Z with the new Nissan Z Proto. We’ve combined 50 years of passion and heritage with modern technology to design the new generation of the legendary Z sports car,”
The firm’s vice president of global design, Alfonso Albasisa published a sketch that confirms that the new Nissan Z’s rear end will wear a not so subtle tribute to one of the most overlooked Z cars. Posted on Instagram, the image depicts the car back ends which shows the rear lights are four-piece units shaped like the ones worn by the Z32-generation 300ZX built from 1989 to 2000. They look thinner and longer, but the connection is unmistakable.
The 2022 Nissan Z preview also depicts the Z’s fast sloping roofline and the heritage-laced Z emblems mounted directly behind the small rear side windows are similar to the original model. The door handles look like they are mounted vertically, like on the current generation 370Z. And the images released this year in May revealed the coupe will feature a long hood, a low nose and each pair of headlights forming a circle. The 2022 Nissan Z Proto is not full retro-like Fiat 500 and the Volkswagen New Beetle, however, stylists forged several clear links to the past.
Nissan will introduce the new nissan z” as a prototype on September 16. Unverified reports claim it will wear the 400Z nameplate and land with a twin-turbocharged V6 engine tuned to develop approximately 400 horsepower, but the company is keeping technical details close to its chest. Rear-wheel drive will come standard, of course, and what’s nearly certain is that the coupe will not offer any degree of electrification when it goes on sale.
Stylists and engineers will work hand-in-hand to transform the prototype due out halfway through September into a production car that’s tentatively scheduled to make its global debut in 2022. Sales might not start until 2023, meaning enthusiasts who want to put one in their driveway will need to be patient.
