Nissan Z's future uncertain after 2025?

[bpeckham]

Maybe just in Japan? Probably not. Seems like non-JDM can't carry this car.

 

[MCN1SMO]

Maybe just in Japan? Probably not. Seems like non-JDM can't carry this car.

That's unknown North America (and a small amount to Australia and middle East) are the only other markets. US gets the main production priority already but not sure if it would make sense to produce if this does happen in the JDM

 

[brianbot5000]

I’m just happy to hear production may continue till summer 2026. All things considered I was expecting production could end sooner. Hopefully not.

 

[Hernandooo]

Maybe just in Japan? Probably not. Seems like non-JDM can't carry this car.

It wouldn't make sense for a car Made in Japan, be continued for export... Sad to see it end this way, kinda reminds me of the last few years of the Z32. Maybe this is just history rhyming, 10 years later we shall see the z35? one could hope

 

[takemorepills]

I didn't read the details, but couldn't Nissan just nerf the JDM Z exhaust, make it super quiet? And, really Japan, do y'all have a problem with noise pollution from vehicles, or does Japan have the same problem as the West with bored bureaucrats looking to pad their resume?

Japan currently has a population crisis, only one newborn for every 2 deaths.
And this is what they spend their time on?
Making a country less fun doesn't fix y'all's actual real problems!

 

[Hernandooo]

I didn't read the details, but couldn't Nissan just nerf the JDM Z exhaust, make it super quiet? And, really Japan, do y'all have a problem with noise pollution from vehicles, or does Japan have the same problem as the West with bored bureaucrats looking to pad their resume?

Japan currently has a population crisis, only one newborn for every 2 deaths.
And this is what they spend their time on?
Making a country less fun doesn't fix y'all's actual real problems!

It would make sense just to do that. There is also a great amount of aftermarket support to change the exhaust after the fact

I agree, it's mainly political government over reach

 

[MacCool]

All the doom and gloom assumes that Japan will actually implement these noise restrictions with the same proposed provisions and on the same time line as in the article.

 

[Thefunk]

If Nissan follows Delorean then we are all screwed for OE parts. Parts will be marked up like crazy. Z1 marks up OEM parts quite a bit. So I should sell my Z and cut my losses now before I end up paying $90 for an oil filter or $180 for a TPMS???

 

[rocksandblues]

they stopped GTR production, or I should say took THE last order this week.

 

[MCN1SMO]

yeah GTR production for the US ended in October. the GTR in Japan had to totally redo the exhaust for 2024 model to comply with noise regulations and one of the many reasons it ended was it could not comply with the 3rd phase of regs next year. The other reasons for the GTRs end was it did not have an auto braking system which is required in Japan now and the main reason was after 18 years nissan could no longer guarantee supply chain consistency needed for production

 

[rocksandblues]

Man, No idea Japan had gotten so anti- sports car! Boo

 

[ZillaZ]

I have nothing to base it on but I could see this same Z body staying around with a hybrid engine and quiet exhaust.

We all may (probably) own the last gen of Z / JDM Sports car that is gas powered.

 

[Thefunk]

We all may (probably) own the last gen of Z / JDM Sports car that is gas powered.

As far as Nissan goes yeah fo sho. I knew Nissan was donzo when they announced an EV in the r32 gtr shell.

 

[takemorepills]

I have nothing to base it on but I could see this same Z body staying around with a hybrid engine and quiet exhaust.

We all may (probably) own the last gen of Z / JDM Sports car that is gas powered.

Well, something miraculous will need to happen, as the old Nissan FM platform was never designed with hybridization in mind. They did do it on the Q50, so Nissan knows how to do it, but the back half of the Q50 has more room than the Q60 and Z have. The FM coupes delegated chassis space to a large rear muffler assembly, and the FM sedan had much smaller exhaust requirements, allowing the sedan to have much more extra space in the back. They had room to add a small battery pack and electronics. I don't see any room for that on the Z unless you're okay with losing what little space the Z has.

I kinda think that when Nissan removed the numerical prefix from the Z name, that was the hint that this is the last Z.

 

[jc604]

Yup precisely why its called just Z and thier whole launch was based on how this will replicate the Zs heritage across the whole line. Great hype on bringing it back but terrible execution by the team in terms of the competition pricing and what it comes with