• 9 years ago
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The Nissan Z series have ruled the small sports car segment in the US for about four decades now. But now Nissan is planning change the flow a bit and bring in a crossover with the Z badging. A concept version of this would be displayed at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show. The plan is to tap into the US crossover market and keep the legend of the Z-series alive at the same time.

In terms of size, the new Nissan Z will fall between the Juke and the Qashqai and will have the Nissan-Renault’s Common Module Family (CMF) platform as its underpinning. It is said the new Z will have styling elements borrowed from a sports coupe.

On the engine front, the new Nissan Z could carry a 1.6-liter turbocharged powertrain in its higher-end versions, while other variants may see the use of either a 1.2-liter or 1.5-liter four-cylinder engines.

The Z may enter production sometime in 2017 and price of its higher-end versions could equal that of the Qashqai.

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