Has seeing the Z in real life changed your mind?

[Yasha]

I went to the Dallas auto show today and saw the Z in the flesh. I haven’t been a fan of the front grille and was concerned that seeing it in real life might make somehow like the car less.

My fear was put to bed immediately upon seeing the Z. I think the front end is great and I want the Z a 100x more now than before seeing it. Photos of the front simply don’t do it any justice and don’t capture the full presence of the Z-which is AWESOME!

Anyone change their mind about something with the car after seeing it?

This was exactly my experience seeing it last month. You don't even see the grill when you're standing next to it. And it's not a flat shape, it's angled forward.

 

[supraboi]

https://www.supramkv.com/threads/all-new-2023-nissan-z-makes-world-debut.10467/page-114#post-187419

So I saw it yesterday and my thoughts on the whole car is just that I find it to be a very simple design.

Rear end - this was my favorite part outside yet I forgot to take a pic of it. The rear was interesting because of the lights that give off a 300zx vibe and the smooth black diffuser in gloss black. It kinda looks boxy in shape however which is similar to a 240z 8/10

Side profile - this is where I became a bit disappointed vs pics. It looks kind of flat and simple instead of having that typical sports car muscular curves. I did like the black top in person as I did in pics. 7/10

Front - I'm still not a fan of this area in the flesh. It's my least favorite part of the car. 3/10

Interior - it looked like a really nice improvement over the 370z but keep in mind this is the Performance Premium model. 9/10

This car has what I consider a somewhat safe/inoffensive and boring design of the sports car spectrum. If you're into that and you hate sleek creases and curves with either real or fake vents this car will more than suffice.

 

[Haste]

https://www.supramkv.com/threads/all-new-2023-nissan-z-makes-world-debut.10467/page-114#post-187419

Saw the same car. Couldn't disagree more about the side. In person it's what we were surprised about the most. Car looked stunning in that color under that lighting and pictures don't really do it justice ?‍

 

[West Aussie]

Saw the same car. Couldn't disagree more about the side. In person it's what we were surprised about the most. Car looked stunning in that color under that lighting and pictures don't really do it justice ?‍

I’d like to see one in person just once…I think this would put my mind at ease in so many ways …is it the right choice, is it value, is it better than what I can get in other manufactures.
In photos it seems the answer is yes, but you can never 100% tell until you can actually see it and breath in its essence so to speak
And opinions can vary… @Haste you seem 199% percent sold, where as @supraboi now seems a 50/50 in person visuals can really make a huge difference

Having said that I am committed to buy sight unseen, so I’m hoping it’s a good as the photos for me

 

[Zboy]

I don't think that was @supraboi impression. More like he's just sharing a post from the Supra site.

 

[Orion]

Yeah planning on seeing this car up close in NY Auto show. I'm sure it's going to make me want it even more lol.

 

[West Aussie]

I don't think that was @supraboi impression. More like he's just sharing a post from the Supra site.

Oh.sorry I retract that then, I thought it was his impressions.
regardless…it’s someones impression, which is my point

 

[Haste]

I’d like to see one in person just once…I think this would put my mind at ease in so many ways …is it the right choice, is it value, is it better than what I can get in other manufactures.
In photos it seems the answer is yes, but you can never 100% tell until you can actually see it and breath in its essence so to speak
And opinions can vary… @Haste you seem 199% percent sold, where as @supraboi now seems a 50/50 in person visuals can really make a huge difference

Having said that I am committed to buy sight unseen, so I’m hoping it’s a good as the photos for me

Hope you get to see one somehow in person soon. I was 100% sold before seeing it and would have bought one sight unseen had it come to that. Pretty easy choice for me since I owned a 350 & 370, love the way the Z looks in pics and vids, and only want cars for myself that are manual and turbo. And yeah, like you said, I'm more than sold now after actually seeing it. Something about this design really does it for me.

To put it into perspective though, out of all the brand new cars at that show, the only other ones that did anything for me at all were the GR86 and BRZ. Even the new Z06... Nissan's spot on the floor was right past Chevy's so we walked by it on the way to the Z and it just did absolutely nothing for me ?‍

 

[GrishTXU]

I’d like to see one in person just once…I think this would put my mind at ease in so many ways …is it the right choice, is it value, is it better than what I can get in other manufactures.
In photos it seems the answer is yes, but you can never 100% tell until you can actually see it and breath in its essence so to speak
And opinions can vary… @Haste you seem 199% percent sold, where as @supraboi now seems a 50/50 in person visuals can really make a huge difference

Having said that I am committed to buy sight unseen, so I’m hoping it’s a good as the photos for me

I’d like to see the performance figures and experience the driving dynamics at least once before I buy. I’m sold on the looks after seeing it, but looks only go so far…

 

[GrishTXU]

Hope you get to see one somehow in person soon. I was 100% sold before seeing it and would have bought one sight unseen had it come to that. Pretty easy choice for me since I owned a 350 & 370, love the way the Z looks in pics and vids, and only want cars for myself that are manual and turbo. And yeah, like you said, I'm more than sold now after actually seeing it. Something about this design really does it for me.

To put it into perspective though, out of all the brand new cars at that show, the only other ones that did anything for me at all were the GR86 and BRZ. Even the new Z06... Nissan's spot on the floor was right past Chevy's so we walked by it on the way to the Z and it just did absolutely nothing for me ?‍

I had the same feeling/experience you did. I thought I’d like the Z06 a lot more and GR86 was the only other car that caught my eye.

 

[Yasha]

I’d like to see one in person just once…I think this would put my mind at ease in so many ways …is it the right choice, is it value, is it better than what I can get in other manufactures.
In photos it seems the answer is yes, but you can never 100% tell until you can actually see it and breath in its essence so to speak
And opinions can vary… @Haste you seem 199% percent sold, where as @supraboi now seems a 50/50 in person visuals can really make a huge difference

Having said that I am committed to buy sight unseen, so I’m hoping it’s a good as the photos for me

The best part by far is how clean it looks. My god, so much delicious real estate without a single weird cut, gouge or fake vent. It looks much more futuristic/expensive in person than I thought it would look. And the hood is very long indeed.

Here's some photos I snapped.

 

[Haste]

I had the same feeling/experience you did. I thought I’d like the Z06 a lot more and GR86 was the only other car that caught my eye.

Yeah, not trying to knock it but to me it just looks like it's trying way too hard. If I was given one I would sell it and get a few cars that I really want. I guess in general, even with supercars, I prefer ones more on the elegant and understated side, and looking back most of the Japanese cars that I love from the 90's are relatively simple designs today. There was however this ACR at the show that I would have done some pretty unspeakable things to starting with that wheel gap ? Would prefer green or blue but pink doesn't even look bad given the car.

 

[jezzza]

The Nissan representative working the Z display basically said US Nissan dealers were not going to be keen on letting people test drive the Z. I wonder if that’s true?

Very strange, wonder how many US dealers he has spoken with. I could walk into the local Porsche dealership tomorrow and test drive a $240k 911.

 

[West Aussie]

Yeah, not trying to knock it but to me it just looks like it's trying way too hard. If I was given one I would sell it and get a few cars that I really want. I guess in general, even with supercars, I prefer ones more on the elegant and understated side, and looking back most of the Japanese cars that I love from the 90's are relatively simple designs today. There was however this ACR at the show that I would have done some pretty unspeakable things to starting with that wheel gap ? Would prefer green or blue but pink doesn't even look bad given the car.

Ooooo being a girly girl I don’t mind the pink…and like you I usually like simplicity but this kinda gets away with the overdone look.

Thanks to everyone for their support and added pics.
Unfortunatley I don’t think Australians will get much chance to view before purchase ….particularly in WA were we usually be a bum steer
One of our other Aussies has said there is now one in Melbourne, but one ain’t gonna go far, and I’m loathed to pay for a $600 round trip just to see it in person if it goes on show there

I love how it all translates over pictures…..if I didn’t I would have got a refund by now and be driving a MX 5 instead of my sons i20 ?
So for all my whinging I have stayed loyal, I doubt many Would have handed money over a year ago and not be feeling impatient, so please try and understand why I’m starting to lose the plot

As to the twins…as I said even at 75k for the Nissan we could buy both the twins fir the same money…I wouldn’t buy one because in Aus they are a dime a dozen. It’s the only reason why I wouldn’t . Snobby maybe, but I do like to have something a little different

 

[Orion]

Ooooo being a girly girl I don’t mind the pink…and like you I usually like simplicity but this kinda gets away with the overdone look.

Thanks to everyone for their support and added pics.
Unfortunatley I don’t think Australians will get much chance to view before purchase ….particularly in WA were we usually be a bum steer
One of our other Aussies has said there is now one in Melbourne, but one ain’t gonna go far, and I’m loathed to pay for a $600 round trip just to see it in person if it goes on show there

I love how it all translates over pictures…..if I didn’t I would have got a refund by now and be driving a MX 5 instead of my sons i20 ?
So for all my whinging I have stayed loyal, I doubt many Would have handed money over a year ago and not be feeling impatient, so please try and understand why I’m starting to lose the plot

As to the twins…as I said even at 75k for the Nissan we could buy both the twins fir the same money…I wouldn’t buy one because in Aus they are a dime a dozen. It’s the only reason why I wouldn’t . Snobby maybe, but I do like to have something a little different

I'm definitely considering the twins if the Z doesn't work out. Over here I don't see them often...even the previous generation. Very surprising since I'm in the NY/NJ area. I see so many Mustangs and Chargers though lol.