2027 Nissan Z Shooting Brake Render Adds Widebody, Copper

Nissan has been busy with a raft of regional updates this month, yet the 2027 Nissan Z has remained largely a quiet note in the company’s official news. That silence prompted a virtual artist to imagine a different direction for the marque’s last remaining U.S. sports car.

Digital designer Nikita Chuicko, better known online as kelsonik, published an unofficial CGI of a 2027 Nissan Z reworked as a Shooting Brake. The render is explicitly hypothetical, but it reframes the Z as a more practical two-plus-two with extra space behind the seats. Stylistically it leans Japanese, combining bright yellow paint with a gloss black roof, JDM-style widebody fender flares, and large, big-lipped alloy wheels finished in a copper hue.

Those creative liberties land against a busy backdrop for Nissan. Recent announcements include Mitsubishi pricing its Eclipse Sportback roughly 8,000 dollars more than the Leaf despite shared hardware; Nismo opening its first performance centre outside Japan in Australia; and Mexico receiving the Frontier Pro with both internal combustion and plug-in hybrid powertrains. Nissan said U.S. deliveries have risen for almost 20 consecutive months, driven by the Rogue, Frontier, and the new Armada. The Altima will continue into the 2027 model year with a higher price, and the 2027 Pathfinder has gained special editions that reference the 1987 original while adding extra comfort features.

The production 2027 Z is available in the U.S. and Canada, where it is priced lower than in the U.S. and has seen incremental upgrades. Nissan added a six-speed manual to the Nismo line, and the model picked up features carried over from the now-defunct R25 Nissan GT-R to improve capability on road and track. Other subtle changes for 2027 include a Shinkai Green Pearl Metallic exterior colour option that can be paired with the Z Performance’s new tan interior.

Chuicko’s Shooting Brake is purely a digital exercise, but it underscores how affordable styling changes can alter a car’s personality. The render was posted to Instagram by Nikita Chuicko, who posts under the name kelsonik.