Whatever is under that sheet is too long in the tooth to be a BRZ/FRS or anything with an N/A inline four. (an inline four with turbo hardware could necessitate more space).
The arched fenders (front AND rear) look like something that is styled a bit more upmarket. The Z would be the lowest end of the spectrum I could see being under that sheet.
I'm truly hoping it is the next Z. That would mean Nissan is actually going to market this one (although they did debut the 370 in that turd bucket of a Need for Speed game - GT6 will be a much bigger game than any NFS title).
All the call signs are there. The GT Academy where Nissan is THE name on it. The timing - a console launch (even though this is PS3, it will definitely be ported to PS4) on top of a major Nismo rebranding (however dull to date) on top of a scheduled and heavily discussed model revision.
Unless Toyota is going to sneak attack with the Supra (I think Nissan would be very sour after the GT Academy work), I really see this being a Nissan/Infiniti product of a sort. Could be the new Q60 to try and get Infiniti some brand exposure. The smartest thing here is the Z concept. I will watch closely.
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