Photo: abmotorhouse.design / musartwork / Instagram
Even though sports and muscle car aficionados might have graduated to larger, more powerful (Dark Horse) ideas for 2023, I still cannot shake off the feeling that Nissan’s all-new seventh-gen Z was last year’s most hyped enthusiast car.
And there are many reasons for that lingering thought. Most of them rhyme with the retro-modern fun(tastic) design, the well-thought interior (which also does not look like a certain JDM BMW model produced by Magna Steyr in Austria, wink, wink), and above all with the feisty powertrain. The latter consists of a 3.0-liter VR30DDTT twin-turbo V6 mill hooked to RWD and the choice of a purist six-speed stick shift or a posher nine-speed automatic transmission.
Alas, since deliveries have started for a while and most people already had the chance to put it through its paces, some folks will say that it still does not hold a proper candle to some of its foes, despite the 400 ponies tucked under the hood, and the nimble outer dimensions. Others, on the other hand, will be glad about that because they now have a reason to tell the missus that even their Nissan Z Performance needs a bit of aftermarket work to properly come out on top and stand out in any sports/muscle car crowd.
But, of course, one also needs to decide on the proper changes. And if you’re feeling that it is rather tough to make such decisions, the imaginative realm of digital car content creators can become a savior. Especially since the Nissan Z is a darling of the automotive parallel universe, and even now you can find plenty of examples of how to proceed with the tuning, customization, and personalization projects. Here, let me give you a couple of them, right now.
First, here is ‘ZED,’ the 2023 Nissan Z with a virtual AB MotorHouse Design kit looking all feisty and ready to rock and roll, both on the street, as well as the local racetrack – but above all feeling decidedly prim and proper for some drifty canyon carving. As is natural, everything screams of classic JDM tuning style – from the black wheel’ stance to the widebody aerodynamic treatment and from the slammed attitude to the custom decals. Cool, right?
Well, if that did not fly too well on your custom Z radar, there is also the second choice stemming from the curious and traditionally JDM-loving mind of Musa Rio Tjahjono, the virtual artist better known as musartwork on social media, who in real life is also the Head Designer at the outrageously great West Coast Customs. On this occasion, though, he only has a dream – and it’s called “Simply Blue.” Only that he is not entirely accurate, as we also noticed lots of black accents, like on the rooftop, the big-lipped aftermarket wheels, as well as the bonkers widebody aerodynamic kit!
Alas, since deliveries have started for a while and most people already had the chance to put it through its paces, some folks will say that it still does not hold a proper candle to some of its foes, despite the 400 ponies tucked under the hood, and the nimble outer dimensions. Others, on the other hand, will be glad about that because they now have a reason to tell the missus that even their Nissan Z Performance needs a bit of aftermarket work to properly come out on top and stand out in any sports/muscle car crowd.
But, of course, one also needs to decide on the proper changes. And if you’re feeling that it is rather tough to make such decisions, the imaginative realm of digital car content creators can become a savior. Especially since the Nissan Z is a darling of the automotive parallel universe, and even now you can find plenty of examples of how to proceed with the tuning, customization, and personalization projects. Here, let me give you a couple of them, right now.
First, here is ‘ZED,’ the 2023 Nissan Z with a virtual AB MotorHouse Design kit looking all feisty and ready to rock and roll, both on the street, as well as the local racetrack – but above all feeling decidedly prim and proper for some drifty canyon carving. As is natural, everything screams of classic JDM tuning style – from the black wheel’ stance to the widebody aerodynamic treatment and from the slammed attitude to the custom decals. Cool, right?
Well, if that did not fly too well on your custom Z radar, there is also the second choice stemming from the curious and traditionally JDM-loving mind of Musa Rio Tjahjono, the virtual artist better known as musartwork on social media, who in real life is also the Head Designer at the outrageously great West Coast Customs. On this occasion, though, he only has a dream – and it’s called “Simply Blue.” Only that he is not entirely accurate, as we also noticed lots of black accents, like on the rooftop, the big-lipped aftermarket wheels, as well as the bonkers widebody aerodynamic kit!
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