Z Focus Group - Tonight @ 7pm in West Los Angles
08-21-2008, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by waizzz
I signed up for a focus group service that my friend had been participated in. Usually, they have call me to review products like Verizon FiOS or a new tea that was going to hit the market, but I'm never available.
Well, about 5 minutes ago I got a call from them asking is I was willing to go to a focus group regarding the Nissan Z....tonight.
I am so excited!!
I will update this post tonight and I'll be sure to relay what we all have been asking:
We want a lighter, more powerful car that doesn't have a sabertooth front end and doesn't have weird boomerang lights..
I already know my cell-phone won't be allowed in there, but I can at least try to verify some of the speculative stuff that we have all been wondering about..
Well, about 5 minutes ago I got a call from them asking is I was willing to go to a focus group regarding the Nissan Z....tonight.
I am so excited!!
I will update this post tonight and I'll be sure to relay what we all have been asking:
We want a lighter, more powerful car that doesn't have a sabertooth front end and doesn't have weird boomerang lights..
I already know my cell-phone won't be allowed in there, but I can at least try to verify some of the speculative stuff that we have all been wondering about..
08-21-2008, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by ZZtopp
Unbelievable. It's not even 8 PM on the west coast and you guys are already whining. Give the guy a break. He's probably still at the meeting. 
08-21-2008, 09:20 PM
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Ok, just got home. Sorry to keep everyone in suspense.
The actual car was not there, but I they showed some pics.
We first reviewed 3 tv ads they were still in the beginning stages which were very similar to this ad that all have us seen already: The car was a drawing, so nothing new to reporthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ViAzyMM0uk
2nd we reviewed 4 print ads most were photoshopped, but one had a side shot that was clearly the new design profile. It's much sexier then anything I've seen so far.
Now for info about the car:
Front end- had the tooth-style front bumper, but much smaller then in previous photos. I did'nt note anything else drastic about the front bumper. The pics that have been posted on this site in various sections are pretty spot on.
Hood- Has the design accents of the 03-06, non-bumped hoods. There were two slots that followed the body lines in equal fashion.
Lights - boomerang lights, they had a R8 type led-mod that wrapped around the housing, very similar to the design that Cin-city has been doing. The boomerang design did'nt take away from the overall design of the car. I Noticed that it looks exactly like the new Maxima.
Rear-view mirrors- The pictures that I was shown had a two tone theme with the top color matched to the car and the bottom blacked out. I did'nt notice a side-marker indicator on the actual mirror.
Front fenders - Z emblems like the 350z, didnt notice anything else that stood out.
Side skirts - looked lower than ours, they had a slight design to them as well. To me it looked like a half-nismo skirt, but nothing too crazy.
Wheels - Had a similar design theme to the new maxima, pictures were not that clear, looked like 19"s.
Side-rear windows- very similar to what has already been shown. They are very squared off at the top.
Roof- side profile seems lower. It looked mean.
Alright I will finish the rest in another post.. I know you guys are curious..
The actual car was not there, but I they showed some pics.
We first reviewed 3 tv ads they were still in the beginning stages which were very similar to this ad that all have us seen already: The car was a drawing, so nothing new to reporthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ViAzyMM0uk
2nd we reviewed 4 print ads most were photoshopped, but one had a side shot that was clearly the new design profile. It's much sexier then anything I've seen so far.
Now for info about the car:
Front end- had the tooth-style front bumper, but much smaller then in previous photos. I did'nt note anything else drastic about the front bumper. The pics that have been posted on this site in various sections are pretty spot on.
Hood- Has the design accents of the 03-06, non-bumped hoods. There were two slots that followed the body lines in equal fashion.
Lights - boomerang lights, they had a R8 type led-mod that wrapped around the housing, very similar to the design that Cin-city has been doing. The boomerang design did'nt take away from the overall design of the car. I Noticed that it looks exactly like the new Maxima.
Rear-view mirrors- The pictures that I was shown had a two tone theme with the top color matched to the car and the bottom blacked out. I did'nt notice a side-marker indicator on the actual mirror.
Front fenders - Z emblems like the 350z, didnt notice anything else that stood out.
Side skirts - looked lower than ours, they had a slight design to them as well. To me it looked like a half-nismo skirt, but nothing too crazy.
Wheels - Had a similar design theme to the new maxima, pictures were not that clear, looked like 19"s.
Side-rear windows- very similar to what has already been shown. They are very squared off at the top.
Roof- side profile seems lower. It looked mean.
Alright I will finish the rest in another post.. I know you guys are curious..
Last edited by Waiz; 03-29-2011 at 07:38 PM.
08-21-2008, 09:46 PM
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Overall Length - seemed shorter than ours, and by a noticeable margin. I think the rear
Rear - The below camo pic is very true to what the car looks like without it.
Rear bumper- There was some sort of tow hitch item at the bottom. It looked really out of place. As the camo pic shows, the rear exhaust exits are a little bit flared, adds a nice touch to the rear end.
Lights - were boomeranged as well. Nothing major to report. Gone are the rear-turn signal/reverse lights.
High-mount stop light- I didn't notice one on the car itself. The camo pic doesn't have one either.
Hatch- the hatch was quite high looking, but flowed well with the car. Also, there was an antenna shark on top of the roof, looked pretty cool. I didnt notice a rear-wiper either.
Interior- very, very similar to the picture that was captured below. I forgot to see if there was paddle shifters, but the shift *** was very similar to this one. The gauge pods were very high on the dash, and had less of a recessed look to them, they were almost sitting on top of the dash in the manner that a portable navi would sit.
Engine - confirmed that it would be the 3.7, with 330hp. No 0-60 times were discussed nor curb weights.
Transmission - One thing that kept being brought up was the rev-matching. I thought nothing of it since it is something we have all been hearing for some time now with auto-trans Z's when shifting into manual. They asked what we thought about the following "worlds first rev-matching manual" I will let you guys determine if this is even plausible.
Color - Maybe was a photoshop, but its was killer. A combination of the the Ultra yellow and the solar orange. It really popped.
Price - TV ads & print that we were shown reiterated a starting price of $29,500.
Overall, I think what I was shown was very close to the final product. The camo pictures and the pictures from the Nissan 360 event are really telling. The big grey-area is the interior and of course the curb weight.
Alright, thats all I can really remember. I thought it was pretty thorough, but if you need clarification on anything just let me know..
Rear - The below camo pic is very true to what the car looks like without it.
Rear bumper- There was some sort of tow hitch item at the bottom. It looked really out of place. As the camo pic shows, the rear exhaust exits are a little bit flared, adds a nice touch to the rear end.
Lights - were boomeranged as well. Nothing major to report. Gone are the rear-turn signal/reverse lights.
High-mount stop light- I didn't notice one on the car itself. The camo pic doesn't have one either.
Hatch- the hatch was quite high looking, but flowed well with the car. Also, there was an antenna shark on top of the roof, looked pretty cool. I didnt notice a rear-wiper either.
Interior- very, very similar to the picture that was captured below. I forgot to see if there was paddle shifters, but the shift *** was very similar to this one. The gauge pods were very high on the dash, and had less of a recessed look to them, they were almost sitting on top of the dash in the manner that a portable navi would sit.
Engine - confirmed that it would be the 3.7, with 330hp. No 0-60 times were discussed nor curb weights.
Transmission - One thing that kept being brought up was the rev-matching. I thought nothing of it since it is something we have all been hearing for some time now with auto-trans Z's when shifting into manual. They asked what we thought about the following "worlds first rev-matching manual" I will let you guys determine if this is even plausible.
Color - Maybe was a photoshop, but its was killer. A combination of the the Ultra yellow and the solar orange. It really popped.
Price - TV ads & print that we were shown reiterated a starting price of $29,500.
Overall, I think what I was shown was very close to the final product. The camo pictures and the pictures from the Nissan 360 event are really telling. The big grey-area is the interior and of course the curb weight.
Alright, thats all I can really remember. I thought it was pretty thorough, but if you need clarification on anything just let me know..
Last edited by Waiz; 03-29-2011 at 07:38 PM.