2027 Nissan Fairlady Z Japanese Version

• Nissan put the refreshed Fairlady Z and Fairlady Z NISMO on sale in Japan on August 27, 2026, with pricing ranging from 5,737,600 yen to 9,752,600 yen depending on grade and transmission.
  

• Exterior changes bring back the classic front Z emblem, a redesigned front bumper, new forged aluminum wheels inspired by the Z31's aero-disc design, and a Unryu Green / Super Black two-tone finish.
  

• The Fairlady Z NISMO gains a short-throw six-speed manual transmission alongside GT-R-sourced brake rotors, bright red calipers, and a NISMO-exclusive Traction mode.

Exterior Design Observations

Nissan brought back the front Z emblem for this refresh, a badge that ran from the S30 in 1969 through the Z32 in 1989, and mounted it on a redesigned front bumper. The nose extends further out than before, which pushes the long-hood, short-deck silhouette the Z has worn since the S30 even further and gives the car a lower, wider look up front. The lower bumper carries that line back into the flanks, and Nissan repositioned the ducts and sonar sensors in the process, a change the automaker says cuts front-end lift and drag at the same time.

Color options grew to ten total: five two-tone and five monotone. The standout is a new Unryu Green / Super Black combination that nods to Grand Prix Green, the shade S30 owners have chased for decades. New wheels round out the exterior work, borrowing the aero-disc pattern from the Z31 and rendering it in a machined, geometric finish on lightweight forged aluminum.

Proportions and Stance

The refresh doesn't touch the Z's basic dimensions , but the bumper redesign is described as creating a visibly lower and wider stance than the outgoing car, largely through the extended nose and revised lower fascia.

Interior Space and Technology

Inside, a tan interior finish inspired by the S30 joins the color sheet on select grades. The bigger change sits behind the wheel: the 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster now opens with an animation running through silhouettes of every Z generation, S30 to RZ34, before settling into the driving display. Both the standard car and the NISMO pick up a Qi2 wireless charging pad with magnets to hold a phone in place over rough roads, plus a cooling fan to keep charging speeds consistent.

Powertrain and Performance

The pricing sheet lists a VR30DDTT engine paired with either a six-speed manual or a nine-speed automatic [Inference: the release doesn't spell out displacement or turbocharger configuration beyond the engine code]. The real news is on the NISMO: Nissan added a short-throw manual gearbox after what it describes as strong customer demand, along with throttle and ignition mapping tuned specifically for that transmission. Standard and Sport drive modes each carry their own acceleration sound tuning, and the Vehicle Dynamics Control system now includes a NISMO-only Traction mode. Both cars also get larger monotube shock absorbers, with 26.6 percent more pressure-receiving area than before.

Practical Usability Features

Nissan added a new chamber inside the fuel tank to keep fuel delivery steady during hard cornering, and both models now include an emergency braking system tuned to detect bicycles, on top of the wireless charging setup already mentioned.

Market Positioning

Pricing runs from 5,737,600 yen for the base Fairlady Z up to 9,752,600 yen for the NISMO, which also requires a mandatory special exterior color adding at least 49,500 yen.

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