Nissan IDx The New Z?

It was about a year ago when Nissan unveiled one hell of a concept car to the public during the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show. This car resembled some of Nissan's iconic cars during both the 60's and 70's like the Datsun 510, Laurel and Skyline. While the new concept named the IDx Freeflow sparked great attention among older drivers, it also caught the attention of the younger audience as well by releasing the Nismo version of the car, named IDx Nismo.

What's interesting about the new IDx is that Nissan had chosen more experienced and previous Nissan owners to give their feedback about the concept, but was designed and constructed by a young team that were used to playing driving video games and simulators like Forza Motorsport and Gran Turismo. This may explain the futuristic look of the car as it resembles something that came out of a video game. No doubt the IDx looks awesome and will attract both young and old drivers alike. But what if Nissan Decided to replace the 370Z with the IDx?

That's what Nissan chief designer, Shiro Nakamura at the Paris Auto Show stated might happen. He claims that there is only room for 2 sports cars in Nissan's line up and the GT-R is not going anywhere anytime soon. The only other rear wheel drive sports car Nissan has, is the 370Z which Nakamura says has been getting rather expensive and is now "more than affordable".

The new generation of sports car that Nissan produces needs to be a leaner, lighter and more affordable than the previous Z. Nissan has greatly taken into consideration the popularity of the FRS/BRZ/GT86 and wants to be able to compete with it by introducing their light, RWD coupe. The overlying problem that Nissan faces is that the Z has been around for nearly 50 years and needs to somehow combine that with the new possible IDx. We're very curious to see what Nissan has in store for their new sports car as their previous ones have been nothing but great!