Three years ago, senior vice president of design Alfonso Albaisa hinted that a brand-new Z is on the horizon. The replacement for the 370Z was revealed as a prototype last year with a stick shift, and immediately after the unveiling, pictures of pre-production vehicles made the rounds.
The next-generation Z car is just around the corner, and Nissan is gearing up for the release with a new ad. The two-minute-long commercial sees the Z Proto meet its ancestors on the race track, but the footage is CGI generated. It's like Nissan just launched its own racing video game.
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Hiroshi Tamura is the chief product specialist of the Z Proto and 400Z, and his job is to be the voice of the customer. Nicknamed Mr. GT-R for his role with the Product Planning department as CPS of the R35, the 58-year-old Nissan veteran has opened up on what makes the new model special. 35 photos
“Many cars possess good dynamic performance, but the Z makes it easy to enjoy this performance because it creates an emotional relationship with the driver,”said Tamura-san.
“Like a perfectly suited dance partner, the Z responds to the driver’s impulses as a deeply-felt unspoken connection.”