Nismo Z prototype spied testing in the U.S.

[MCN1SMO]

the horizontal blade/beak does look accurate as it fits sort of an evolution of both the NISMO 370 S-tune nose finisher just moved into the actual grill and the even the gunmetal area of the gen 2 370 NISMO facelift itself just moved up. so there is design synergy between all 3

 

[MCN1SMO]

you can see the design progression from the earlier mule

 

[MCN1SMO]

Here is the 2020+ GTR NISMO wheel vs what we are seeing on this NISMO Z protoype

 

[MCN1SMO]

wow thanks for posting. First time the NISMO mules have been seen in a few weeks. I guess by the camo it looks like the same two cars we saw in California. I guess they are now at the Nissan AZ testing facility

I can see some dark red trim on the seat. so the 370z/Juke RS recaros sportsters are probably making a return

this F1 style fog light reminds of what we see on the refreshed 2024 GTR NISMO.

 

[Ziggy]

Great shots. So excited!

 

[TaroBaapG35]

Hopefully there are a few more upgrades vs the previous 370z/Nismo changes since this will probably cost another ~$8k on top the performance spec exceeding '23 Supra MT prices.

 

[Goldlifter]

 

[MCN1SMO]

New member but figured this might be of interest….was surprised how quiet they were but i have nothing to compare

part of the reason is these mules to my eyes at least seem have the regular performance exhaust which in a traffic situation like that wouldnt be incredibly loud. With that said the OEM NISMO exhausts in general have always been rather tame anyway.

 

[MCN1SMO]

Hopefully there are a few more upgrades vs the previous 370z/Nismo changes since this will probably cost another ~$8k on top the performance spec exceeding '23 Supra MT prices.

my educated guess is MSRP will be 64,595. dont think it will exceed 69,595. As I think this will follow the standard NISMO treatment we are used to. maybe 35-45hp wheels brakes suspension bodykit seats. the new Z itself exists a bit on a budget from nissan. it doesnt make sense to suddenly go all out and get radical with the NISMO. besides anything more than what I mentioned would break that 70K mark. even though im a hardcore NISMO fanboy I will admit Z is a bit out of its depth at that price point and is a hard sale

 

[MCN1SMO]

here is one aspect not mentioned yet but NISMO has its own trademark red tach version of the digital dash for the NISMO Aura in Japan. I think its a guarantee the Z will get its own NISMOfied version of the digital dash.

 

[Hubert]

Good to see an old fried here @MCN1SMO!

 

[Jah_Happy]

They will be available in 5 years, only sell 11 cars, and dealers will have them at 160k.

 

[Donalex]

They will be available in 5 years, only sell 11 cars, and dealers will have them at 160k.

Does that include the time for stop sales? ???

 

[Orion]

They will be available in 5 years, only sell 11 cars, and dealers will have them at 160k.

Yup with the regular Z hardly at dealers.....its hard to even get excited about a Nismo version lol.

 

[MCN1SMO]

Yup with the regular Z hardly at dealers.....its hard to even get excited about a Nismo version lol.

That's very true from a buyers point of view for sure as the feeling is if I can't even get a regular Z how the hell am I supposed to get a rarer verison that is sure the be marked up even more. I get how seeing these spyshots car stir up those feelings given the roll out so far

From Nissan perspective I believe we are seeing this car already because with all the reviews of the Z being lukewarm at best(that's might be generous) this nismo is being fast tracked to market to address some of the sort comings. The two most glaring I think were tires and the car being under sprung. Those can be addressed. Older chassis and weight are something everyone is going to have to live with on the RZ34 as it's baked in the cake

Speaking of tire it looks like we are getting Dunlops