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Nissan's Z Kaze Concept Revives the T-Top, a Feature Sports Cars Left Behind

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Nissan has unveiled the Z Kaze, a concept variant of its sports coupe built around a T-top roof — the twin-panel, removable-panel layout that largely disappeared from performance cars more than twenty years ago. The finish and detailing on the concept read less like a design study and more like a car built with production in mind. For Z owners and collectors who remember the format's heyday, its reappearance marks a notable case of a shelved layout finding its way back onto a modern platform.

With reporting from The Drive.

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