Nissan is not denying persistent rumours that the next iteration of the famed Z car — to replace the tired 370Z — will be a higher-riding crossover.
When it whipped the covers from the slinky Gripz concept a little over one year ago, Nissan made its proposal quite clear.
The concept, it said, offered the “silhouette of a sports car with a raised ride height”, taking inspiration from the heightened and toughened 240Z racers that won the 1971 and 1973 Safari Rallies in Africa.
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