Nissan 180SX Red Panda — Livery Design

Nissan 180SX Red Panda - Livery Design

The big question

Can a car carry a soul through its design, or does a wrap stay just a wrap?

Another design on a Japanese car, once again inspired by traditional Japanese culture but this time dedicated to the art of combat.

Around the sword wielded by the panda, smoke swirls deliberately into the shape of the number 910, a detail that rewards anyone who looks closely enough.

Iterations

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The brief

The livery was built in CM’s signature color palette and turned out to be the starting point for something bigger: the idea of making a red Japanese panda the face of our brand. Whether it officially becomes our mascot one day, only time will tell. Either way, this is once again proof that a car can wear a story.

Colour system

Base
Black
#000000
Secondary body
Graphite
#3A3A3A
Third body
White
#FFFFFF
Primary accent
Signal red
#D62223
Secondary accent
Amber
#F4BE54
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It doesn’t look like a wrap. It looks like the car was always meant to be this.

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Client feedback

Final build

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