Nissan · Fairlady Z

Nissan Fairlady Z 4th generation (Z32)

Years: 1989–2000
Chassis: Z32
Drivetrain: FR

Story

It has super-slanted headlamps and short overhangs. The convertible, the first open Z, was added.

Stories

From long nose to wide and low

The exterior design of the fourth generation (Z32) was by Yoshio Maezawa, Isao Sono, Toshio Yamashita and others, then in Nissan's design department. They replaced the long nose and short deck that had been its hallmark and settled on a wide-and-low basic design. According to Yamashita, the overall image they had in mind for the Z32 was a one-motion form with a solid, high rear and a low front.

Toshio Yamashita

Chassis

Front

Multi-link

Rear

Multi-link

Curb weight: 1,430-1,570kg

Production plants

Nissan Shatai Shonan Plant
Hiratsuka, Kanagawa

US import eligibility

Earliest cars: Eligible since July 201425 years after sales began in July 1989
Last cars: Eligible since 202525 years after sales ended in 2000 (month not recorded)

Eligibility depends on each car's month of manufacture on its build plate, not on the sale dates shown here (NHTSA).

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Engineers

Toshio Yamashita

Chief designer of the Z32 Fairlady Z.

Isao Sono

A designer who worked in the design department of Nissan Motor. He worked on the exterior design of the fourth-generation Fairlady Z (Z32) with Yoshio Maezawa, Toshio Yamashita and others.