2023 Nissan Z Aftermarket Ideas - Front bumper changes

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Sorry guys I'm still with the 'leave it alone' camp, that huge square (front view only) opening is like nothing else, some of these renders make it look like others or more tame, nice try though. Front quarter view is best really, angled with that lip spoiler, awesome!

Just look how busy the new 2 Series front end is, too many angles and shapes, avoid that.
 

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So now that we know 100% exactly how the new Z will look, I'd like to discuss and show some ideas for the aftermarket.

Personally I still am not 'in love' with the front bumper/grille. I think it could still look better. I'm not good at photoshop but here are my ideas:

Painting/wrapping the 'katana blade' black.
Paint/wrapping the bottom of the front bumper black.
Adding a bar in the grille area right in front of where the crash bar is. In this case I used the GTR style front bumper grille.
Fairly simply, but I think it helps with the big rectangular shape and adds retro styling from the old Datsun.

First photo shown is of the actual production car:


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Again first photo shown is of the actual production car:


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I agree not the biggest fan of the front. There is a photoshop of the proto when it first dropped that just made a minor diamond shape of the front bumper and it transforms the car. It’s the only part of the car I think Nissan totally whiffed on and I can’t be sure why other than to get as much air as possible into the car and a stubbornness to stick with the retro 240z look. I’m not a fan of the bar up front both visually and blocking air flow. I’m hoping that Nissan will take a less traditional approach to the nismo and have a more angular front bumper and actual brake ducts. I’m also hoping an aftermarket company will take up the mantle to tweak the front and not go all rocket bunny on it and then rake in the cash. Once the front is fixed it’ll be about as perfect sportscar design one can ask for in this era and it will be age well. It can always be worse...take a look at the new 86 or Supra...
 

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I agree not the biggest fan of the front. There is a photoshop of the proto when it first dropped that just made a minor diamond shape of the front bumper and it transforms the car. It’s the only part of the car I think Nissan totally whiffed on and I can’t be sure why other than to get as much air as possible into the car and a stubbornness to stick with the retro 240z look. I’m not a fan of the bar up front both visually and blocking air flow. I’m hoping that Nissan will take a less traditional approach to the nismo and have a more angular front bumper and actual brake ducts. I’m also hoping an aftermarket company will take up the mantle to tweak the front and not go all rocket bunny on it and then rake in the cash. Once the front is fixed it’ll be about as perfect sportscar design one can ask for in this era and it will be age well. It can always be worse...take a look at the new 86 or Supra...
There's actually a huge crash bar right behind the grille that takes up most of the upper part. So there is definitely room on the table to have a lot of aftermarket applications that can block that space without causing much if any airflow loss over the original design.

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I saw this on twitter, is this what's sitting behind the grille?

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I saw this on twitter, is this what's sitting behind the grille?

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Are you referring to the crash bar or the A2A FMIC after they ditched the heat exchanger and topside intercoolers?
 
 





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