Nissan to present Vision Gran Turismo concept at Goodwood?

Mon, 09 Jun 2014

Power up your PlayStation and pop in any edition of Gran Turismo and you'll have hundreds of cars to choose from. But arguably few have managed to bridge the gap between that virtual world and reality than Nissan.

The Japanese automaker is the one responsible for putting the best gamers behind the wheel of actual race cars with its GT Academy, co-sponsored by Nissan and Gran Turismo. Yet while the likes of Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volkswagen and Mitsubishi have already revealed their Vision Gran Turismo concepts specifically designed for the game, Nissan has been left behind. And as it is apt to point out in its latest infographic, that's not a position to which it's accustomed.

The graphic outlines all 148 Nissan vehicles you can drive in Gran Turismo, but leaves the last one under wraps, identified only by the date June 10, 2014. That's this Tuesday, when Nissan is hotly anticipated (thanks in no small part to the Tweet below from Nissan VP Andy Palmer) to reveal its own Vision Gran Turismo concept at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

think it's worth coming to Goodwood? http://t.co/29D9OOo1jO
- Andy Palmer (@NissanAndy) June 6, 2014

It's hard to say from the teaser image just what will constitute the virtual/reality vehicle, but it's low, wide outline looks even more extreme than the GT500-spec GT-R that Nissan fields in Japan's Super GT touring car series, or for that matter, the GT3 model it races around the world – if slightly less so than the prototype it's building for Le Mans and the World Endurance Championship.

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