Want or Do NOT WANT?! 370Z?

[Shinobi]

I actually think it looks okay. I like the lines of the body. Only thing I do not like is the headlights and taillights. Seeing newer cars like those makes me feel good I made the right choice on the GS350.

[cvc7chris]

370 is just uglier!

[visualpoet]

It seems that most of the replies think it's ugly. How many of you like the NSX successor though?

And sadly, the lines are VERY similar. This is a little PS comparison. (Probably not an accurate scale, but the shape itself is accurate.)



Discuss some more!

[Dark_Accord]

do not want!

[kit-to-lip]

[owequitit]

The overall proportions are better than the 350Z. It doesn't look as soft or bloated, and I am sure mechanically it is OK. It will depend on the performance I guess. Hopefully, it will be faster as the current Z really isn't special in that regard.

I don't like some of the details, such as the lobster claw head and tails, although they aren't as offensive as I thought they would be. Don't like the shark mouth front bumper either. With some minor styling revisions, this would have been an out of the park home run IMO, but like Honda and Toyota lately, they are just trying a little too hard in the styling department.

[Dv8]

I don't like some of the details, such as the lobster claw head and tails, although they aren't as offensive as I thought they would be. Don't like the shark mouth front bumper either. With some minor styling revisions, this would have been an out of the park home run IMO, but like Honda and Toyota lately, they are just trying a little too hard in the styling department.

Your right. They are trying to come up with something new. When they do, it looks like a donkey fucked a chicken. For the 370, they went back to the body shape from Z's of old, but threw an ultra shitty modern twist on the rest. As much as I hate to say it, why not go back to retro styling as the big American three have done with their flagship cars. It seems to be working, for those specific models.

[T3aM 83rD]

I think the head lights and tail lights are ugly, also the center of the dash...everything else looks good.

[GenDBlade]

its ok. not a big fan of the 350z in the first place, but id drive it if it was there.

[owequitit]

Your right. They are trying to come up with something new. When they do, it looks like a donkey fucked a chicken. For the 370, they went back to the body shape from Z's of old, but threw an ultra shitty modern twist on the rest. As much as I hate to say it, why not go back to retro styling as the big American three have done with their flagship cars. It seems to be working, for those specific models.

The only problem with this is that for the most part, the Japanese don't really have anything to retro. The oldest Jap sports car here was the 240Z and it was a blatant rip off of the Jags and Ferraris of the time. A good looking car yes, but not exactly a styling theme deserving of a retro recreation. The muscle cars that are currently being retro'd, hark back to a styling time that was all US, all muscle, and all unique. Unfortunately, it was the last time the US automakers would lead anything, which is probably why they are trying to go back there.

What are the Japanese going to retro? The Toyota Corolla or the Honda Civic CVCC?

I think what it amounts to is that the Japanese aspire more to the Europeans than the US in terms of styling, and the way to be European is to blaze new styling trails that look like nothing before. Unfortunately, after you have exhausted all of the beautiful designs, you are left with ugly. The Europeans are having the same problem. In order to outdo themselves they have to add more lines, more creases and more elements to the styling. Audi is still doing OK, and BMW's only good looking car is the 3 series. Even Mercedes whose cars all looked the same for like 30 years, has gone way overboard on the business.

Mark my words. The next design revolution will come in one of two forms. It will either go further back to like the 50's or it will reintroduce simplicity. I think people and designers will grow tired of the stupid funkiness. I think it has already started to evolve back that way. VW's look simpler. The newer the BMW, the less "bangleized" it is. Lambo, Jag, Ferrari, Alfa-Romeo, and Lexus are all keeping it simple and attractive. Many of the new concepts look more aero, and cleaner. Of course there are still the ridiculous ideas from time to time, but I think they are starting to realize that it was getting out of hand. Not to mention manufacturing costs, aerodynamic penalties etc.

The real problem is there are only so many ways to draw a line.

I would have to play with the 370Z to decide exactly what I would change and how, but the headlights and tails would be simpler, perhaps some version of a projector beam in a tunnel, like the original Z, and maybe some horizonal tails like the original Z. The main thing that disappointed me on this car, is that I saw the same things you did, as soon as I saw the pictures. The original Z in profile. It was a spitting image. The shape of the side windows even. With some simplification, it just would have been awesome.

[owequitit]

Are the size and curb weight on this thing really both smaller like promised?

[DrSzSoLDIeR]

very nice but i would have to go wit the 350z....something bout the taillights n headlights that is bothering me

[lil_dcb7]

Are the size and curb weight on this thing really both smaller like promised?

i think i read that it was lighter, ill double check and post up.

[JDMxDB8]

It looks alright.

[owequitit]

i think i read that it was lighter, ill double check and post up.

I read up on that after I posted it. Looks like it will be about 90 lbs lighter. Not a lot, but hey, lighter is lighter. Probably mostly a result of shortening the car really. With the extra 20HP, it should be a 10th or 2 faster than the old one.