Favorite Front End Poll

[spenceaz]

Favorite front fascia design?

 

[ZillaZ]

Said it more than once here, I like the big-mouth box-y style of the normal grill.

Normal:

Heritage:

Nismo:

 

[bpeckham]

I have to say, the Heritage grille looks small to me now.

 

[raceheart]

The standard nose looks the most muscular to me.
Plus you get to choose from a variety of chin spoilers which you can't with the other two (if you are planning that).

 

[AlanZ]

I agree. I think the OG Front is the best.

 

[D2M]

I am partial but I like the Nismo best as its 1" longer and almost 2" lower in the hood line than standard, that inch makes a big difference it the overall proportion hood to cabin length ratio. It has functional cards and diffusers in front of the front wheels to limit lift.

Second is the standard front, paired with the right lip can look very nice.

I have yet to see the heritage in person so will reserve judgement on that one.

 

[SavedByFaith_]

I am partial but I like the Nismo best as its 1" longer and almost 2" lower in the hood line than standard, that inch makes a big difference it the overall proportion hood to cabin length ratio. It has functional cards and diffusers in front of the front wheels to limit lift.

Second is the standard front, paired with the right lip can look very nice.

I have yet to see the heritage in person so will reserve judgement on that one.

#NISMOFam

 

[triso07]

I always loved the original front-end. It's one of my favorite design elements.

Nismo is okay but doesn't create as strong of an identity as the original.

I like the idea of the heritage grill in concept, splitting the larger grill in two, but in practice I'm not a fan. The bottom grill angles out at the corners which isn't as clean looking as the hard vertical lines of the original. Also, the piece that goes across the middle is painted and continues into bumper under the lights in a horizontal fashion. If they had gone with the original grill + some kind of metal-like horizontal break up that only sticks within the grill maybe, but the implementation here is not for me.

 

[Georges1]

I like the Nismo grill because it is reminiscent of the one on the 240 and gives a sleeker look. Of course, I am biased. They all have their merits, and it is cool to get different looks for the front end of the Z.

 

[CRYDR]

I have to say, the Heritage grille looks small to me now.

it's not, Looks good on my Proto

 

[Hubert]

Interesting. Was this an earlier prototype of the NISMO fascia?

 

[Sgt Beavis]

I like the NISMO the most but the OG is a very close 2nd. The Heritage looks OK from the front but any other angle just makes it look odd. It sure isn’t worth the $6K premium Nissan asks for the package.

 

[D2M]

Interesting. Was this an earlier prototype of the NISMO fascia?

No, if you look closely that canard wing is a separate part. I had my bumper off and it is bolted on from the inside.

 

[bpeckham]

it's not, Looks good on my Proto

You know, looking at it again, I think it's an optical illusion caused by the Heritage Z photo not being as zoomed.

 

[ZillaZ]

You know, looking at it again, I think it's an optical illusion caused by the Heritage Z photo not being as zoomed.

Yeah it is definitely wider at the bottom as part of it is under the headlights. I think the "bar" of painted body in the middle can make it look "smaller" I guess. It definitely isn't as big-mouth.


I like all of them honestly, the little differences between the editions are cool. I can see now as @D2M mentioned the nose is a bit longer on the Nismo. You can see more bumper material in front of the Nissan logo before it drops compared to the other two.

Also...

Nismo:
Length (inches)
173.2

Performance / Sport / Heritage:
Length (inches)
172.4

According to Edmunds.