Modern Z - Xtomi Rendering

[andyk_79]

Found this - interestiing take on a modern Z design.  Like most of these things it is a Z fan dreaming of what Nissan could do rather than something from Nissan themselves:

 

http://www.carscoops.com/2015/11/new-fiat-124-spider-inspires-modern.html

 

Personally to me it is one of the best ones I've seen - clearly paying homage to the original whilst still being a contemporary design.

[Lukas]

Definitely better looking than anything Nissan has put out in the last few years but still misses the mark in my opinion. I appreciate that whoever did the rendering didn't want to spend too long on it, but I don't see a great degree of Z DNA in it aside from the roofline, which has problems itself...

 

A big thing, for me personally, that makes the Z look so good is the silhouette of the roofline from every angle. The second they start adding indents into the roofline it detracts from this 360 degree silhouette (as seen in the images in the article). 

 

Other things I don't like:

• Side mirrors coming off door panel (Absolutely hate this, looks cheap on cars that do it - needs to come off the fwd triangle of the window.)
• Door handles (Miles better than the 370z mind you)
• Bonnet details (Again, I know this is straight from the Fiat but still...)

I should really put my money where my mouth is and do my own rendering, but it's much easier to be an internet commentator     

[260DET]

Certainly it's on the right track, particularly like the headlight treatment. The rear lights need spacing out, that would probably be a legal requirement anyway, to get the lights nearer the outside. Overall, except for some minor detail, I like it as relevant to what might be the basis for a production car.

[gav240z]

Nope....This looks too much like an S15 Silvia.

 

 

Needs to look more like the Mazda RX-Vision Concept car. More exotic and upmarket.