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2009 Nissan 370Z: Design Dissected

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POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION
11/12/08

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If it hasn't already been said, I think this whole boomerang headlight treatment Nissan is throwing on some of their new models might return to haunt them!

Otherwise, I'm diggin' the 370Z design. It's lost some of that half-used bar of soap look of the 350Z.
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layabout
11/12/08

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Must Nissan try & compete with Porsche at everything,with this they've out-uglied the Cayenne ;)
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Joshuman
11/12/08

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I really enjoyed reading the design comparison. Can we please have more of these in the future?

As for the 370Z, I like the new design better in almost every way. The headlights are not my favorite though.
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SundaySunday
11/12/08

@joshman: I concur. I hope Design Dissected gets added to the semi-regular rotation of features.

I also agree that the new Z looks are much improved over the 350Z.
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Braff
11/12/08

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Everyone talks about how much they love the old 240z... Nissan adjusts their design to reach back to those core design elements, they make the car a little lighter, they give it more power... and people hate it.

You guys are wrong here (that's right, I said your opinion on a subject is incorrect)...

Nissan has turned the Z back into what it should be... when you see one in person, you will understand. If you are lucky enough to drive one (from what I hear), you will be completely sold.

Nissan fixed the Z and (unlike what BMW did with the 135) has gone back to its roots successfully...
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layabout
11/12/08

@Braffnanigans: Nobody said the fact its lighter & more powerful than the 350Z is a bad thing,it's the mismash of retro & modern styling that's not too pleasing on the eye.
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Braff
11/12/08

@layabout: but people like it on the Challenger...

don't try to use your fancy UK logic on me...

Jalopnik's haterade ebbs and flows with the week. I bet if this post was done on a late friday afternoon, everyone would love this car.
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Bumblebee
11/12/08

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I'm confused about the overall size of the car: During the build up for this reveal, I repeatedly heard how much smaller the new car would be. But it seems in the profile comparison above that the new car has a 1" shorter wheelbase and slightly shorter overhangs.

Do we have any reason to believe this car will be any lighter than the outgoing model?

I doubt how much has really changed, though I recognize the purpose of this article was to explore the design.
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Pessimippopotamus
11/12/08

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It's still crap. Do we know if it still has the stupid brace?
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Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
11/12/08

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The design is *really* growing on me... I guess plastic inserts that cover the boomerang edges of the head and taillights won't be too hard to make, right?
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layabout
11/12/08

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Probably in the minority here,but i prefer the lines of the 350 to the 370,the wheel arches are more subtly flared than the more bulbous 370 arches that would look more at home on an off-roader. The wings that merge into the lights look like they're trying to be different for the sake of being different. It's not an ugly car by any means,it just appears to be designed by a board that never met.
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Mad_Science
11/12/08

@layabout: I can see where you're coming from, but I've never been a fan of the 350's very geometric design.

More specifically, the 350's design failed in its attempt to implement very geometric looking curves combined with hard angles. If you're going to abandon organic looking designs, you should go all straight-lines-and-angles (a-la Cadillac).

The 370, on the other hand, is a very organic design to my eyes. Looks like skin over muscle.
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