They should have done this from the start... 

Nissan is gettin way too comfortable charging out the ass for cars on 20 year old platforms.

No that split grille looks awful

So nobody’s going to talk about how they are getting away using a 8 YEARS old engine and a 10 years old chassis with a plastic oil pan

I honestly liked the first one, specially in gray

60k for a nissan? there’s no world I would fork over that much money for this. $63k for BMW M2, $62K for RS3 are immediate better alternatives if i’m already looking at $60k sport cars

Idk that front is pretty ugly compared to the what we have now imo. That weird 2 mouth thing with how the front is shaped from the side view is pretty catfish looking. The loss of an actual bumper in car design kinda hurts how cars are designed now. They don't what tf to put in the front and that's how we end up with useless fake vents (not in this case ofc but just in general). edit: The best looking one is the 2024 Nissan Z Nismo. The base model Z's solid rectangle is a little weird because of how narrow it is between the headlights but the heritage looks like there's a tiny front bumper on top of another front bumper.

LOOKS a bit odd with the 2 grill segments being much the same size though. I would have gone one step further by repeating that side satin metal strip from above the side windows and used that as a divider across the grill and onto the corners of the car incorporating a light bar, while making the 2 segments a bit more size different.

Looks more like the classic 240z with this bumper, but I feel like the separation could be a bit thicker.

I like the new Z but it just feels too chunky.

I definitely like the new front end, but you're right, $6k premium over the standard price is nuts. And where I live, honestly, I have only seen one or two of these new Z's around since they came out, what...two years ago now? They're just not very popular, at least in my area, and my area, I will usually see the hot new cars at cars & coffee pretty quickly. So if they're already not a big seller, I don't see how you're going to convince someone to spend EVEN MORE for a special bumper, wheels and some stickers.

Neither bumper does it for me, and the front bumper is why I did not buy one.

One thing i really like is the wheels, never thought these old wheels would fit on the car but they look amazing

ngl, the front bumper maybe inspired by GTA Online but minus the foglight

The new front bumper looks *WAY* better than the base. When I was in the market for a car a few months ago, it was between the Supra, Z, and Camaro SS. I ultimately went with the Supra, but if the Z had this heritage front bumper, my decision would have been a lot tougher.

That new bumper is definitely how the regular Z shouldve been designed. I always thought the giant rectangle looks so awkward and ugly. This feels like if subaru were to remove the plastic cladding on the vb wrx

Yeah, if they did this from early on I would buy this car, so I picked a used 2010 Kia Forte

Finally, it looks like a proper Z true to the Z heritage. This has the same aesthetic that made me fall in love with my 280Z so many years ago.

I thought the close up of the sticker looked pretty good and thought, why would you say it's cheap, but when you showed the side view it became instantly clear to me, what you ment. Edit: And I totally agree, that 6k is too steep for that, maybe a mid sickle update with the new grill would have been better

Limited numbers? Just facelift it so all 2026 and onwards models look like that and offer that stripe package as a factory option.

Sorry but i disagree. The heritage edition looks tacky to me. I don't get why they removed the two tone look. I feel like every decision they made for heritage edition made it look like a plastic toy. The plastic fender flares, the sticker, the stripe, the paint job, and front bumper looks weak and not confident.

No reason to pay 6k for a different front end lol. Also nothing worse than added fender flares without added tire width.

Still ugly on the front. I think the nismo is the best design but still ugly too.

I generally agree with the new separation, but believe it or not I still end up preferring the old grille shape. The radius differences in the new face is just so weird to me. The pure square is extremely bold I’ll say that, but it’s at least consistent.

I like the rectangle cutout grille better. It´s bold and highly recognisable. The new front gives it a double chin look...

I prefer the original big grille. I never had a problem with it. It looks more modern.

It's like what Porsche did with the 992 by fixing the terrible rear license plate placement in the facelift.

Enthusiast would pay 6k to drop the weight 20%

If you want the bumper and want to paint match it to your current Z, just go to a Nissan dealer and buy the bumper itself.

"Not gold with the orange color" I feel personally attacked. 😂 My car is orange with copper wheels...that color combo looks better than you would think...go watch the new Twisted Metal show and you will see the main character's Subaru and see what I mean.

The new design just looks hilarious. previous single rectangular grill was much better.

Love the front, HATE the sticker's!

I kinda like the body color roof on the heritage edition

i personally think this heritage front end looks significantly worse. its not a square grill with a divider, its a weird trapezoid-like shape that makes the front end look way too heavy. the bottom half seemingly being more indented also looks off. i like the idea of the divider, i just really dislike the way it was executed here. it doesnt look more pointed to me, like how a 240z looks, instead it looks bottom-heavy, which isnt what i think of when i think of a fairlady... and for 60K? if you have that kinda money to spend on a nissan, youre not gonna go for the heritage version, youre going for a nismo, or better yet, an far less expensive previous model.

Didn't like the z at the beginning, but the herritage feels like a new car, definitely how it should have starterd

It’s also wider around the fenders

I would color the grill dark grey on the standart Z

I don't know why some say this design looks better. Although the current Z front end is rectangular and quite uninspired, this split is like halves of two designs just cobbled together. The fact Nissan is going to charge +10k over the performance spec for worse looks and a paint job is disgraceful.

Looks like there is a missing cover on the grille! They should put on a better looking cover! Dont just leave a straight line rectangle! Even just splitting it into 2, it still looks like its missing cover!!

Seems like poor value for 6K bump over the base spec. Having said that just the bumper mould May have cost 500k so they are having to amortize a large investment over relatively small number of cars

the fender flares and that "heritage" decal around the Z logo looks cheap af.

6:50 GTR went with gold rims for the final edition

Also, the Heritage Edition is $60K.

I'm leaning towards Performance

So, they couldn't make the reef stickers not look like stickers and integrate them into the paint? 🤔

I’m not digging the front end as much. I still like the normal base one.

They should have kept the z n/a. In a world where ev buildings are doing 0-60 in 3 sec. Id rather just have a free revving good sounding engine with linear power delivery

I like the changes but sticker shock is too great. A lot of dough for a different front bumper.

A shameless grift for 6k !

Well the original car design is nostalgic to the old-school Z but more so the heritage with its front end redesign. In some conversations some say an upgraded design off an original is valueless. But here nissan is debunking that theory which I am and have been always geared towards that conceptual idea... great move by nissan .. the nose couldve been cantilevered a bit more to give that shark nosed look by also disguising the short bonnet to look longer... ultimately if the bonnet is accentuated elongated in the area of the A pillar to the bonnet adding 6 to eight inches in that zone on the bonnet and fenders it would look more sexy on side profile.. but I'd say good job by nissan... 👌👌👌👌❤

Nissan just refuses to make sense. I like this car however the price is out of line. Too many cars at 60k that are better. The Z needs to be a 40-50k that’s it. Nismo at like 57… i guess. Why would I buy this over the Supra?

I have seen exactly zero of these since they got refreshed, and I'm in an affluent area. I don't like the shiny strop above the door - looks weird. I do like these latest adjustments tho.

Honestly I think this design is a miss. It's almost there but the bottom grille looks weird being so much wider than the top grille. Looks like a weird fish

I keep forgetting this car even exists.

This car has never done it for me.

what the heck took so long. this should have been the normal car

Are the transmissions still blowing up in 3rd for 60k?

So how long before a company can recreate the bumpers/kits for sale? Cause damn if I pay $60k for a body kit.

Hopefully they replace the gearbox. 2nd gear was basically unusable from launch.

The funny part is GTA V did a similar treatment for the fictional version of this car. Even a video game did a better grill design than the real car company

$60k for this car is absurd. For that price, if you want a small sports car, the BMW M2 or Audi RS3 are much better propositions. This car should be in the 42k range.

What you think about new e-tron gt

60k for a datsun is insane…seems like its gunna get same fate as NSX. Too priced

they need to go retro 280z

Finally a decent front end but you have to pay extra for it just like the nismo. Not me.

Front looks like a 2005 cayenne now. The standard looks better.

Where is the LC500?

I wonder how much a new front bumper aftermarket with a paint job would cost vs this car?

way better design! more close to the 240z

looks like a fiat 124 from the front

The tacked-on fenders look like garbage, as does that heritage decal with tons of clear vinyl on top of the paint. And the front grille? Better, yes, but still barely acceptable. This car is a mess.

For a honda or jaguar it would look good but it's a fkn firelady and the firelady needs to look different. Personally for a firelady is a bad design.

Also, why would Nissan put a blue interior on an orange car? That makes zero sense, design wise. They could have offered black with orange stitching and stripes on the seat. THAT would have been way better than asking for blue. Like, come on man. Think about it.

You bought a Z? .......... Really ?.......... Interesting ........

I like the original bumper way more. The separation looks so yuck to me 🤢🤮🤢🤮

its what we want but implemented poorly

Still looks horrid should look like the liberty walk kit

Just copy Hyundai homework and make it a Nissan Z

Glad that they didn't do this in the first place.

this guy baffles me, had they released this first, and then the original as the heritage he woul dhave said the same thing. always hating and nitpicking everything my god man

Double chin lol

It’s looks awful