Road to Redemption: How the Z Car Got Its Groove Back - Motor Trend
K" to his fans—fought to ensure that the 240Z would be a two-seat, fixed-roof sports car, not the convertible grand tourer Nissan's management in Japan initially wanted. When the car finally arrived in the fall of 1969, Mr. K's assessment of American consumers' wants proved correct, and the Z car was an instant hit. The Z car continued to become more GT-like with the 280ZX that followed, and by the time the Z31-generation 300ZX debuted in 1984, the car was nothing like its sports car forebear. Nissan set out to reverse that trend with the Z32 generation of the 300ZX, announcing its goal of making the Z "the world's number-one sports car. " Far too often is the definition of that term stretched for marketing purposes, but this time Nissan really meant "sports car. " Internally, Nissan referred to the Z32 as Project 901, a designation that stood for "1990" and "number-one sports car. The 1990 Nissan 300ZX maintained certain elements of its predecessor's wedge-like profile, but other than that the design was completely new. Source: www.motortrend.com
