Fair Lady Z, who reproduces the theme of the past in modern engineering. Tokyo Motor Salon 2022 [designer interview]

Nissan unveiled the new "Fair Lady Z" model for the Japanese market on Tokyo Motor Salon 2022. Therefore, I once again asked the designer about the idea of the design and how it is different from the conceptual model.

The direction of annoyance.

Nissan Global Design Department second Product Design Department programming instructor Shinichiro Jiang (hereinafter referred to as honorific): in the development of this new type of Z, to be honest, I encountered a lot of trouble. Various attempts have been made on the performance of the new and traditional "Z" in the new Z. I noticed there that Z Core fans are very nostalgic. That is the Z they have, or the Z owned by their father and grandfather, who one day wants to have Z himself. So, because it's a sports car, I want to make something to such core fans. In addition, this is also consistent with the enthusiasm and enthusiasm contained in the Z of our Nissan employees.

Usually designers break old things and create new ones. You want to do something that never happened. I want to design a new Z, but the design theme of the new Z is in the past Z. That's what the client wants. When that user merged with the idea of our producer, the theme of the new Z was decided. This is the fusion of tradition and the latest technology.

Therefore, while using all kinds of Z themes so far, it is also necessary to make designs that can not be completed by modern technology.

Entering the river: the oval pattern of the rear combination lamp is represented by Z32, which has been used through the ages. In addition, the theme of the rear combination light sitting on the black bezel is the same, using LED and double display on the layer, etc., recreate the tradition through recent modern processing. It's like a place to be reborn.

To take another example, the same is true of headlights. The first generation Z had an external lens with reflections reflected there. That is also the up and down signal light in modern technology, and this is the headlight of Z this time.

Instead of simply adopting the theme of the past, it is reinterpreted, redesigned and redesigned with today's technology. On this basis, because added a large number of once the essence of Z, so in the final analysis is only a fair lady Z.

We also joined the Japanese DNA.

The sign on the front hood is the Nissan logo. I think there have been many emblems of fair lady Z throughout the ages.

Entering the river: this time the pet logo of the C column is similar to that of the first generation Z, and the installation position is also about the same. The Z sign is marked here, so the front desk made it the Nissan logo. Of course, there are different reviews, especially when there are a lot of opinions from users that they want the Z tag. In the eyes of core fans, the Z mark is familiar. However, the Z mark is added to the position with the same characteristics on the side of the body, so the Nissan logo is affixed to the front desk, which is, in the final analysis, Nissan's fair lady Z.

There are silver characters on the roof line on the side.

Entering the river: we call it "Dao". It's a Japanese knife isn't it? I got my inspiration from there. In fact, it is the only element that has not been found in all previous dynasties.

The new fair lady Z has a lot of black duotones on the roof. Therefore, by adding a Madeyin accent along the roof line, you can emphasize the beautiful roof outline and slope drop, which is a unique fair lady Z theme. It makes people feel full height and low.

In addition, it also makes me feel the Japanese DNA.

Jinjiang: you're right. Z itself is a sports car made with Japanese ideas, and it is the soul obtained from the original fair lady Z, so Z itself can also be said to be Japan.

Compared with the production, the warmth of the craftsman

The prototype was first released, and this time the Japanese specification car was made public. What's the difference there? In fact, it feels more summing-up than the prototype.

Jinjiang: I got this question from everyone. It is said that everyone was much better than the pros at that time. Usually, there is almost always the opinion that a prototype like a Xiao car is better, it's a pity to be a production car, but this time it's rare to do the opposite (laughter).

But I barely got the design. It surprised everyone, too, but it was almost the same. Of course, for example, the black part under the door is made of carbon, the tire is slightly larger, and there is a white letter on the side wall. In addition, because there are no production requirements, the outline is a little less, and the shape itself is almost the same.

Zinjiang: it's right there. This has also been analyzed within the company, because the prototype is an object, so it is better than the production car, such as the smoothness of the surface, and the gap between parting and parting. On the other hand, the cars on the market are actually moving on the production line, because the number is also very small, so the people in the factory are carefully crafted one by one, scrubbed and painted. There is something like human warmth there, which looks very warm and looks more like something made.

Did you put the thread on the craftsman's hand this time?

Zhenjiang: yes. I tried to make the people in the factory bow their heads and made me say a lot of unreasonable things.

Looking at this car, the most surprising thing is that it doesn't look simple and looks like the fair lady Z of our time.

Entering the river: it is not only nostalgic, but also can not see the simplicity. I've been a car for nearly 30 years, but the first time I wanted to decorate the car in the garage was this fair lady Z. Once, I accidentally looked at the car in the modeling studio, and for a moment in the garage, I wanted to decorate it in the garage. This is the first feeling in my long career as a designer. How much did the car, especially the sports car, run? So there is no feeling of decoration, so in this sense, it may feel like an unprecedented completion at that time.

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