Next Nissan Z Could Be Simply Called "Z"

[nismoZ]

It just needs a Z in the name. The numbers after it (or if it stands alone) doesn't matter as it will be associated with this car's long history.

Funny here we are talking about badging and names and there really hasn't been any indication they are for sure coming out with a new one.

 

[Broggy]

De Vries tosses out an interesting suggestion:

"In my opinion the displacement as part of the product name is a bit behind us. [So] Naming might also change, in the past when we all grow up, the bigger the engine the more expensive the car, the faster it would be. Everybody has left that, because it's not about displacement of the engine, it's about what the engine could do."

"We [will] definitely keep the Z name, but when we did 350 to 370 it was because of the capacity, but who says the next-generation doesn't have three engines and its not just called Z?"

You know.. company reps are usually extremely careful with their words cuz they know that anything they say can be quoted and dissected. For him to say this, may really be a direct hint that's what's going to happen.

 

[sun tzu]

You know.. company reps are usually extremely careful with their words cuz they know that anything they say can be quoted and dissected. For him to say this, may really be a direct hint that's what's going to happen.

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This was no low level rep either. De Vries is Nissan's corporate vice president and global head of marketing and brand strategy. What he says carries weight.

 

[chromeX]

While we wait ... and wait ... for any bit of news from Nissan about the next Z, which is what I've resigned to call, what do you all think it will be called?

Seems unlikely it will be badged 300Z in keeping with the current naming convention. Is Z35 looking more likely?

 

[Ranma]

No reason it can't be badged 300Z. That's my guess. There's no history of it getting the platform codename other than how enthusiasts refer to it.

 

[-=Godzilla=-]

If it gets the twin turbo 3 liter, I bet it's called the 300Z. To call it by any other # would be weird. And this way they can draw upon a past legend for marketing purposes too.

 

[MillerP]

Why not just call it the Z from now on? Avoids numbering issues for all future generations too.

 

[Ultima]

Why not just call it the Z from now on? Avoids numbering issues for all future generations too.

On a purely practical note the "Z" is too short and too hard to search for (online). I'm sure they take that into account when naming vehicles. It will also be really confusing since technically all the previous ones could be referred to as the Z also.

300Z gets my vote.

 

[-=Godzilla=-]

On a purely practical note the "Z" is too short and too hard to search for (online). I'm sure they take that into account when naming vehicles. It will also be really confusing since technically all the previous ones could be referred to as the Z also.

300Z gets my vote.

I doubt Nissan is thinking internet search terms when naming their cars? But I agree no reason to change the naming convention based on engine displacement, especially since they might be able to "reboot" the iconic 300Z name for the next model.

 

[Ultima]

I doubt Nissan is thinking internet search terms when naming their cars? But I agree no reason to change the naming convention based on engine displacement, especially since they might be able to "reboot" the iconic 300Z name for the next model.

I don't mean Nissan is thinking internet search terms but it's all part of marketing strategy. The Nissan Z is shorthand for all of the Z cars to date. It's confusing to use it going forward for an actual model when it should be billed as being new and distinct.

 

[626m3]

I don't mean Nissan is thinking internet search terms but it's all part of marketing strategy. The Nissan Z is shorthand for all of the Z cars to date. It's confusing to use it going forward for an actual model when it should be billed as being new and distinct.

I'm just glad it's not called and shaped like the GRIPS!

 

[Ultima]

You mean GRIPZ.. Nissan trolled us with the Z at the end lol.

 

[digitaltrance]

I think it will be called 300Z-TT

 

[UnknownZ35]

On a purely practical note the "Z" is too short and too hard to search for (online). I'm sure they take that into account when naming vehicles. It will also be really confusing since technically all the previous ones could be referred to as the Z also.

300Z gets my vote.

You can easily just write out "Nissan Z" in the model subsection of an online search.

 

[6spd]

I just like "Z"