All Fairlady Z meeting tops 2,051 cars
- Nissan’s All Fairlady Z Meeting at Fuji Speedway on May 5 turned into a record-setting gathering, with 2,051 Z cars and owners filling the venue. - The biggest surprise was Nissan using the event to unveil a lightly updated Fairlady Z early, before its formal summer announcement. - That matters because this meet has become a real barometer for Z demand — and Nissan is now treating fans like a launch audience.
A car meet sounds niche until you realize what showed up here. On May 5, the DUNLOP All Fairlady Z Meeting 2026 filled Fuji Speedway with 2,051 Fairlady Zs and their owners — basically turning one model line into its own temporary city. And Nissan didn’t just watch from the sidelines. It used the crowd to preview an updated Fairlady Z before the official launch window. (jikayosha.jp) ### What is this meeting, exactly? This is the big one for Nissan Z people in Japan — an annual owner gathering organized by S30ZCAR.JP at Fuji Speedway. The 2026 edition ran from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 5 and moved to the larger “Mobilita” area, with organizers explicitly saying they needed more room than before. That matters, because the event was already being pitched a(jikayosha.jp)nout landed. (s30zcar.jp) ### Why does 2,051 cars matter? Because that is not normal car-meet math. Even the event’s own ticket page was talking about more than 1,000 advance-purchase entries, and outside previews framed past editions as drawing 1,700-plus cars. Then 2026 jumped again, to 2,051. That tells you the Z community is not just surviving on nostalgia — it is still growing enough to fill a larger venue with cars spanning multiple generations. (s30zcar.jp) ### What actually happened at the event? The headline moment was Nissan pulling the cover off an updated Fairlady Z in front of the crowd. That is the unusual part. Automakers usually save pre-launch reveals for controlled press events or official product announcements. Here, Nissan brought the car straight to its most committed audience first — owners who had already dri(s30zcar.jp)Z34. (jikayosha.jp) ### What changed on the car? The preview car shown at Fuji wore a new metallic green called Unryu Green, a nod to the original S30-era Grand Prix Green. The front end also leaned harder into heritage styling, with a revived long-nose look inspired by the old “G-nose,” a revised grille treatment, a switch from a front “NISSAN” badge to a “Z” badge, and new wheels referencin(jikayosha.jp) a new startup animation featuring past Z generations. (jikayosha.jp) ### Why unveil it here instead of later? Because this crowd is basically the core market in physical form. If you want to know whether a heritage-heavy refresh will land, there is no better room than 2,051 owners who care enough to spend a holiday at Fuji Speedway. It is a little like test-screening a sequel in front of the fandom that memorized the original — if they ligh(jikayosha.jp)art is inference, but it fits the way the company staged the reveal. (jikayosha.jp) ### Was Nissan deeply involved beyond the reveal? Yes — and that also says something. The official event page listed a long guest roster tied to Nissan design, product planning, and racing, including brand ambassador Hiroshi Tamura, former design chief Shiro Nakamura, RZ34 designer Shinichiro Irie, and other current and former company figures. So this was not just a fan me(jikayosha.jp)ing mattered. (s30zcar.jp) ### So what is the bigger takeaway? The Z is one of those cars that can drift into museum-piece territory if the community fades. That is clearly not what happened here. The turnout was huge, the venue expanded, and Nissan treated the event as a proper product stage. Bottom line — the Fairlady Z is still a living enthusiast franchise, not just a famous badge with old stories attached. (s30zcar.jp)
