A Bunch of Students in Japan Made a Nissan Z Crossover

Crossovers and SUVs that take cues from a sports car or have sports car-like inspirations can be a good thing. If they’re done right. Chevy does it with the Blazer and its Camaro design cues. Nissan knows this better than anyone with the old Infiniti FX crossovers. I guess that’s what students at Nissan Gakuen — Nissan Technical college in Japan — had in mind when they decided to make a Z Crossover called Fairlady X.

Honestly, for this to have been done up by a group of students, it’s not bad. Up front the students threw on nearly the entire front fascia from the new RZ34 Z. According to Carscoops and a rough translation by YouTube on a video uploaded by the school, the students used the hood, headlights, and grille from the new Z. Around back, the car uses Z taillights. Other small Z design details include Z badging on the C-pillar and Fairlady Z on the back spoiler.

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