Nissan is ready to make a giant splash on the 2021 SEMA show with a bevy of modified automobiles. The rides tick bins in each the off-road and motorsports columns, with a splash of rally historical past and a little bit of star energy combined in.
Main the cost is the modified Datsun 240Z belonging to actor Sung Kang of Quick & Livid fame. It is a new 240Z construct, to not be confused with the low-down Fugu Z that Kang delivered to SEMA a number of years in the past. As an alternative, this Z rides excessive, a tribute to the Datsun 240Z that received the 1971 East African Safari Rally half a century in the past.
In truth, Nissan took the highest two podium spots that 12 months, each in 240Zs, in one of many hardest rally races on the planet. A complete of 107 automobiles entered the four-day trek throughout the unpaved wilds of the African continent, however solely 32 completed.
Kang’s automobile is completed in a black-on-red livery just like that which adorned the well-known rally machines. Beneath the hood lies a L24 Nissan inline-six applicable for the 12 months, however one which has been stroked to 2.8-liters (up from the unique 2.4) with triple Weber carbs and customized exhaust work. Kang’s automobile additionally rides on 16-inch wheels which can be remakes of the Kobe Seiko 4-spokes fitted to the unique Safari racer.
Persevering with with the off-road theme are two overlanding ideas based mostly on barely newer Nissans. A brand new Pathfinder-based journey rig is outfitted with a 2-inch suspension carry, 18-inch wheels and driving lamps, all a part of Nismo’s off-road components lineup. Nissan additionally added a third-party slide-out kitchen field/sleeping platform for that full overland expertise.
A 2022 Frontier-based overlander is much more hard-core. It wears a slew of new Nismo parts, together with a heavy-duty bumper, two pairs of auxiliary lights, exhaust system, mattress rack, and the compulsory rooftop tent. Nismo additionally equipped the 2-inch suspension carry, which upgrades the shocks springs and wheels. It even boasts a photo voltaic panel to energy an on-board fridge and air compressor.
In that very same vein, Nissan may also be displaying the latest Rebelle Rally Frontier that wrapped Nissan’s trendy mid-size pickup with the livery of Nissan’s Nineteen Eighties race trucks. The 2023 Nissan Z may also make its first SEMA look.
Final however not least, there’s one thing known as the Altimaniac, a rear-wheel-drive drift machine (roughly) based mostly on Nissan’s sensible mid-size sedan. As an alternative of its ingenious VC-Turbo engine, although, it is powered by 2,000-horsepower turbo V6 from a Nissan GT-R. That energy is fed via a six-speed sequential transmission. What’s extra, as a substitute of a single bucket for the motive force, this automobile has been fitted with 4 carbon-fiber Recaros so three buddies can benefit from the sideways journey.
Nissan has lengthy been a favourite of customizers and racers, however their portfolio has lacked some much-needed pleasure over the previous decade or so. With a freshened lineup that features a sports car that stirs the fanatic’s soul, it seems to be like Nissan is getting again on monitor.
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