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Now that the Z Proto has been officially unveiled and we've all had the chance to see it, what aspects of the car do you feel need some work and maybe could stand to be changed/revised?
I am, overall, satisfied with the car we were shown. However, I do have some gripes, mostly regarding the exterior styling of the car.
I'll start:
1) The front end needs to be ENTIRELY re-done. WOW......! What a mess. That massive rectangular opening looks just AWFUL. It needs to go, NOW!! Also, I hate that the nose of the car and the bottom edge of the front bumper taper to a point. WHY?? The rear and side profile of the car are very gracefully styled with gorgeous curves. Why not continue this theme with the front end of the car? Why throw it all off by adding these ugly points, sharp creases, and hard lines to the front end of the car. It's almost as if 2 different design teams worked on the car; 1 team for the front ahead of the doors and another team styling from the front edge of the doors back.
2) The Y-shaped crease on the hood forming a hood bulge. Is it necessary? Generally not a fan of sharp creases in the body work. Once again, the car has very nice clean curves to it. Why interrupt
them by adding these ugly creases ??? A hood bulge (if necessary) with softer lines and a more conventional shape (NOT Y-shaped) would be more suitable. Or just a smooth hood with no bulge at all for the cleanest look.
3) The taillights. l love the z32 inspired tails but they look out of scale and disproportionately small for the rear end. I feel as though the lights themselves ought to be longer in length and the black frame surrounding the lights should be taller and occupy the entirety of that outline on the rear. Hopefully they get the proportions and shape sorted out for the production model.
4) The black roof. For some reason, Nissan designers are OBSESSED with the 'floating roof' look and with blacking-out the roofs of many of the models in their line-up. I wish they would just STOP already. A body colored roof looks much more mature and would suit the new Z far better than the 2-tone look...
5) The chrome 'katana' strip along the top edge of the side window. I dont like this chrome strip at all and I'd rather it wasn't there.
6) The center console. I was hoping it would be redone but it just carries over from the 370z.
7) The interior door handles. Carry-overs
8) Most of the interior. Carry-over
I am, overall, satisfied with the car we were shown. However, I do have some gripes, mostly regarding the exterior styling of the car.
I'll start:
1) The front end needs to be ENTIRELY re-done. WOW......! What a mess. That massive rectangular opening looks just AWFUL. It needs to go, NOW!! Also, I hate that the nose of the car and the bottom edge of the front bumper taper to a point. WHY?? The rear and side profile of the car are very gracefully styled with gorgeous curves. Why not continue this theme with the front end of the car? Why throw it all off by adding these ugly points, sharp creases, and hard lines to the front end of the car. It's almost as if 2 different design teams worked on the car; 1 team for the front ahead of the doors and another team styling from the front edge of the doors back.
2) The Y-shaped crease on the hood forming a hood bulge. Is it necessary? Generally not a fan of sharp creases in the body work. Once again, the car has very nice clean curves to it. Why interrupt
them by adding these ugly creases ??? A hood bulge (if necessary) with softer lines and a more conventional shape (NOT Y-shaped) would be more suitable. Or just a smooth hood with no bulge at all for the cleanest look.
3) The taillights. l love the z32 inspired tails but they look out of scale and disproportionately small for the rear end. I feel as though the lights themselves ought to be longer in length and the black frame surrounding the lights should be taller and occupy the entirety of that outline on the rear. Hopefully they get the proportions and shape sorted out for the production model.
4) The black roof. For some reason, Nissan designers are OBSESSED with the 'floating roof' look and with blacking-out the roofs of many of the models in their line-up. I wish they would just STOP already. A body colored roof looks much more mature and would suit the new Z far better than the 2-tone look...
5) The chrome 'katana' strip along the top edge of the side window. I dont like this chrome strip at all and I'd rather it wasn't there.
6) The center console. I was hoping it would be redone but it just carries over from the 370z.
7) The interior door handles. Carry-overs
8) Most of the interior. Carry-over