Did Nissan make the right call by naming it just "Z"?

[Zboy]

Already tons of comments on social media about what Nissan should have called it or Z sounds plain and dumb. Do you think Nissan made the right decision? What would you have called it?

 

[Captain Drew]

If this is the last ICE Z car, or even Z car, I think the fact that it's a mish mash of different gens and just called "Z" is a perfect send off for the line.

 

[Haste]

I prefer just Z.

I would have been fine with 300ZX, but I understand that from a marketing perspective it sounds like a step back to people who don't know any better. 400Z never made any sense to me.

They could have called it whatever they wanted and I'd still buy it.

 

[2JZ-No-Sh*t]

Why does option five look like a bunch of chicken scratch writing?

 

[Captain Drew]

Why does option five look like a bunch of chicken scratch writing?

That would be Japanese for "Fairlady". lmao

 

[R_E_L]

I actually hope they have some Fairlady Z badges available when the car releases. I always thought it was a cool name but I know there are too many people who would be worried about the potential knock on their masculinity to consider a car with the word lady in the name. Nissan Z works and it fits with the cool Z badge on the C pillar.

 

[H2O_Doc]

It’s a good name.

Here are some bad car names.

 

[relyt]

I would have liked it to be called the 300ZX just to keep with tradition and to bring back that history, but knowing how American minds work specifically, it makes sense to not use a smaller number than the outgoing car, especially since that would point out to people that the engine is actually smaller than the old car. Being the largest market in the world for the car, it makes sense to cater to the people who thought that A&W's 1/3lb burger was a rip off because it was obviously smaller than the Quarter Pounder.

 

[takemorepills]

Just "Z" is my second choice, my first preference is "300Z".

Datsun/Nissan always referred to the Z by engine displacement.

When the "ZX" gens came around it was to signify a Grand-Touring tilt (and a bunch of weight and 2+2's) which was then dropped by Z33 and Z34.

Therefore, "300Z" would have been a new name in the history. I have no issue with it going backwards numerically. I take way more offense to what Infiniti and Acura have done with their vehicle naming schemes over the years.

I'm happy though about "Z". It may be that Nissan intends to offer this chassis with an engine that may not be 3.0L? Maybe we'll get a punched-out VR for the Nismo? VR35 maybe?

Or, it could leave Nissan with a great segue from their ICE Z to a future EV/Hybrid/PHEV/whatever Z??

 

[z_ya_later]

I really don't understand the hate at all lol. Like the GT-R used to be the Skyline GT-R and now it's not.

 

[Trackaholic]

"Z" was my first choice, but I would have accepted "Fairlady Z" as well. I've been getting sick of new numbers for each generation, although it does make it easy to tell the versions apart. Still prefer the consistent naming scheme like Corvette, 911, Mustang, etc. They don't need to change the name each time. Always called my 350Z "the Z" anyway, so very glad they didn't call it "400 Z" which would have been dumb.

-T

 

[TaroBaapG35]

Z is nice; Fairlady Z would've been nicer.

 

[West Aussie]

Might be just me …but being female the Fairlady tag reminds me of women’s sanitary products for some reason

I’m happy with “Z”

 

[takemorepills]

Might be just me …but being female the Fairlady tag reminds me of women’s sanity products for some reason

I’m happy with “Z”

Must be a regional thing, here it just sounds "odd"!

 

[zeeder]

Must be a regional thing, here it just sounds "odd"!

I don't think it sounds odd at all. I often refer to my car, and others though out the generations, as a/the/my "Z" so it works for me.