Hot on the heels of Nissan teasing the
long-awaited 400Z, designer Guillaume Lerouge has used the teaser to render how
the new sports car could look. The Japanese car manufacturer briefly teased the
exterior design of the 400Z in a promotional video previewing a bunch of new
Nissan models last month. That teaser confirmed the car will have a
retro-inspired design and this rendering helps to bring that design to life.
The first aspect of the 400Z’s design
worth discussing is the overall shape of the car. It will feature a long hood
and a short decklid while also sporting a steeply-angled roof much like
classics including the 240Z and 280Z. Unlike the new Toyota Supra which many
people believe is over-styled, the 400Z’s design appears much simpler and is
all the better for it, as Lerouge’s design shows.
Located up front will be a set of
oval-shaped headlights as well as a large front grille. This rendering also
shows the sports car with a sharp and aggressive front bumper. It has also been
imagined with sporty 10-spoke wheels and aggressive rear haunches. This isn’t
Lerouge’s first time imagining what the new 400Z will look like as back in
April, he partnered with Thibault Vandemoortele and created an even more
striking modern-day interpretation of the 240Z.
It is understood the new sports car will
use Infiniti’s 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6 engine rated at 400 hp. This power will
be sent through the rear wheels and it is claimed that both a dual-clutch
automatic transmission and a six-speed manual will be offered.
