Nissan has been synonymous with performance ever since the Skyline GT-R was introduced in 1969. The moniker quickly made a name for itself on the street and the track, ultimately evolving into a coupe that went on to dominate the race courses starting in the late 1980s. The saga continued through the 1990s with the R33 and R34 models, and came to an abrupt halt in 2002 when Nissan decided to separate the GT-R line from the Skyline name. Five years later, the GT-R we all know today came alive and things got ridiculously fast and powerful.
Now, with GT-R getting up there in age, Nissan is looking to take it up a notch. One that's likely to include a hybrid powertrain, enormous amounts of power and twist, and a brand-new design approach. The Japanese aren't too keen on divulging the details behind the brand-new GT-R, but they're giving us a taste of the next supercar using the Gran Turismo franchise. Dubbed Nissan Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo - we speculated that it would be called the NC 2020 (not too bad for a guess, right?) - this new concept vehicle will hit said game starting July. We also suspect that this dream project will materialize, in some form or another, as Nissan's upcoming GT-R.
Updated 06/26/2014: Those of you who attended Goodwood had the pleasure of seeing lots of cool cars, including Nissan's Vision Gran Turismo. For the rest of us, Nissan unveiled a new set of images and one new video that explains the design idea behind the new concept.
Click past the jump to read more about the 2014 Nissan Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo.
Nissan Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 26 June 2014 08:30 EST.
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