Needless to say, the heritage of the Z car is very important to Nissan. Its very first iteration, the Datsun 240Z, the sports coupe served as the automaker’s entry-point and flag-bearer in the US, and then in other parts of the world. The latest Z car – or just the Nissan Z – is no different, but questions about the nameplate’s continuity are already on the horizon despite the new-generation model only getting revealed this month.
For those who have this question in mind, Nissan’s chief operating officer Ashwani Gupta has an answer, something that won’t surprise anyone.
In an interview with MotorTrend during the 2023 Z’s unveiling, Gupta hasn’t ruled out the possibility of a next-generation Z car. In fact, he said that Nissan “will definitely continue with it,” as long as there is demand.
This remark is quite expected. Though Gupta noted that the Z is not a simple car and that it is the company’s culture, that doesn’t mean that it’s excused from the nature of car companies as corporate entities. Business is still business, and if people aren’t…
