India, Sept. 16 -- The arrival of the Nissan Z Proto confirms the fact that the final production model will be powered by a twin-turbo V6 motor mated to a six-speed manual gearbox.
Nissan claims the Z Proto 'looks to the future, inspired by its past'. The statement makes sense, keeping in mind that the Z Proto features all the latest & modern mechanicals but on the design front, it's gone retro and in doing so pays homage to the original Nissan Z GT sports car (the S30/Nissan Fairlady Z/Datsun 240Z) and to some other preceding generations as well.
The Z Proto's silhouette, the swooping roofline, the shape of the hood, bright yellow pearlescent paint as well as the teardrop-shaped LED headlamps hark back to the original 240Z (S30). As for ...