We’ve all drawn cars as kids, and some of us still do. However, it’s a completely different story when it comes to designing a real vehicle, as experienced by students at Nissan’s Technical College.
If you’re passionate about the automotive industry and live in Japan, you’ll be glad to know that Nissan’s college spans five campuses in major cities across the Land of the Rising Sun. While it primarily focuses on mechanics, Nissan’s Technical Automotive College offers a wide range of training programs.
Three Concepts
The training program we’re focusing on today is the bodywork course, where students literally create a car. This year, they unveiled three different vehicles, but the most surprising one is undoubtedly the car featured as the main image for this article. It’s a Nissan Z transformed into a family car, aptly named the Z Lealia. Its goal is to make daily life more exciting with its practical family-oriented features combined with a sporty design.
To create this project, Nissan Technical College students used the front of a Nissan Z and the rear of a Nissan Leaf. I must admit, the result is impressive. To top it off, they chose the Ikazuchi Yellow paint, as if the car wasn’t eye-catching enough already.
One of the other cars presented by the students is based on the Nissan Skyline CV35 Coupe. This creation blends past and present in a visually intriguing way. Lastly, there’s the Nissan Kiwami, a car that looks more like a life-sized LEGO model than a conventional vehicle.
Creativity at the Forefront
Personally, I find the concept fascinating as it allows students to express their creativity in a unique way. If you’d like to see the cars created by Nissan Technical Automotive College students, they’ll be on display at the Japan International Motor Show, which takes place in Tokyo in just a few days.
Jean-Sébastien Poudrier
