The Nissan Z Proto marks the next generation of the *real* Japanese Sports Car!

MotoMan shares a very early sneak peek at the Nissan Z Proto Concept Car. In this extended DESIGN REVIEW, he shares some key technical details directly from Nissan engineers & designers, pivotal points on Nissan Z Car history that had a direct impact on the form of the Z Proto as well as provides some insight into both the future production Nissan 400Z as well as the state of the Nissan Z Collector Car market . . .

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[RENO_K]

Customers : NISSAN. YOUR CVT SUCKS.
Nissan : makes a car manual
Customers : *surprised pikachu face*😂

[jim]

Not a huge Nissan fan but can’t deny they knocked this design out of the park and good to see the manual there.

[TheHomeExpert]

I tell you what, this looks ten times better than the new Supra! And, Nissan did it all themselves, unlike Toyota.

[PotatosPotatoes]

I'm the owner of a series 1 1970 240Z that belonged to my dad for 47 years before he passed away. I kinda just grew up with the 240Z as my basis of what the Z car was. This newest prototype is a good homage to that original car in a way that Toyota completely missed the mark on. I'm glad Nissan is trying and I'm glad there's a manual. If I were to get a new sports car in the near future, it would be the 400Z, no doubt about it.

[MrNt]

I had a math teacher in middle school who called me Alfonso (misnaming Alonso who was the most popular f1 driver at the time) because I drew cars during class. And now I am studying industrial design aiming to become a car designer.

[ronaldckrausejr]

I'm in just because of the manual transmission.

Sure it might not be as fast as some of the automatic variations, but... To me, regardless of dirivng environment - I simply prefer to drive a manual transmission.

[electrikoptik]

Toyota: without BMW Supra not possible
Nissan: Hold my Z

[faekz]

どいたしまして
Nissan will steal sales from supra with that 6 spd. Just make them in Japan and don't let Renault be involved

[e.g.]

Sir, thank you for the work you do. Keep posting.

[AC-gpgz]

Nissan: “We’ll price it under $50k” 😀👌
Dealers: “Mark up 20%” 😩😩

[hockeymann]

Consistently, one of the best looking Japanese sports cars. Always had great proportions and good capability.
The additional camera angles provided here really make this concept look better than it did initially. It is growing on me, it looks great.

[CryptoCaeser]

This Z is going to change the game, again!!!

[dash-ryan]

Agreed on all counts MotoMan! Nissan, LISTEN TO THIS MAN!

[SlurpeesRbad]

Nissan knows how to revive a classic, unlike other brands

[derrickjoness]

I love Nissan but if they don’t kill it with this car they will be in trouble sadly they have been falling behind a lot over the years plus Infiniti is on the edge of disappearing since every other luxury brand is destroying them in sales and for good reason, hopefully Nissan/Infiniti can turn it around 🙏🏼

[noahlugobaseballandboxing]

I have a Q60 Redsport awd and it is full bolt on it put 455 to the wheels which is good with about a 20 percent driveline lost because awd. But my car weighs 4000lbs and feels fast. If this car can weigh about 3300 to 3500lbs with the Redsport motor it's going to be fast.

[clarencetaylor]

Couldn’t agree more with the customization suggestion: this car will sell very well if it can be personalized to the smallest detail.

[JunDLasco]

Amazing video... fully agree on the pricing suggestion... love Zs !

[astrogen]

I love the modern simple-shape, long & wide design, especially of the back. The rear is reminiscent of the clean, long narrow look of the '65 Goat. However, the front needs a little tweeking.

[tylerbancroft]

Love love love this car please please please don't listen to all the people talking about how they don't like the squared off front facia. That is absolutely the best part of the whole car. Number one it just looks amazing which I get it is subjective. However what's not subjective is that with such a wide open area in the front like that it is absolutely an aftermarket tuners dream. After all the reason we are still talking about Z cars today is because of their popularity within the aftermarket community. Making something with a huge open front mouth will allow for those huge front mount intercoolers that will allow tons of cooling and tons of power. I could not be more in love with the look of this car you guys knocked it out of the park. I was never a fan of the 370 line, the round bubble shapes have never really been my thing. But the clean yet aggressive lines of this car with all the nods to past Z cars has really come together into something awe inspiring. I'll be saving my pennies and hoping that this car is exactly what you go with for production.