Nissan also introduces the Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo

Nissan has just lifted the virtual covers off the NISSAN CONCEPT 2020 Vision Gran Turismo, a vision of what a high performance Nissan could look like in the future. It was created through close collaboration with the creators of Gran Turismo, Polyphony Digital Inc., the legendary PlayStation driving franchise.

As a result, NISSAN CONCEPT 2020 Vision Gran Turismo gives hints as to how a supercar of the future might look. In July, automotive enthusiasts will be able to discover that performance first-hand when it becomes available to download in Gran Turismo®6, just as they did with the NISSAN GT-R and Skylines from earlier episodes of the historic franchise. That performance heritage and commitment to delivering excitement for enthusiasts is why there are more Nissan vehicles in the franchise than any other brand.

But as a specialist in automotive design in three-dimensions, Nissan believes that the real-world is ready for the NISSAN CONCEPT 2020 Vision Gran Turismo. Just in the last month, Volkswagen and Sony Computer Entertainment.  Since Volkswagen designers gave their fantasy free reign in designing the "GTI Roadster" for "GT6" - and were able to overlook production model constraints entirely (e.g. producibility and selling price) - the resulting car is certainly the most spectacular Golf GTI ever! Klaus Bischoff. The "GTI Roadster, Vision Gran Turismo" is the result of cooperation between Volkswagen and Sony Computer Entertainment.

Klaus Bischoff, Head of Design at Volkswagen: "When Sony Computer Entertainment asked us if we would develop a Vision GT vehicle exclusively for the game to mark the 15th anniversary of Gran Turismo we didn't hesitate for a moment." An in-house competition was immediately launched and young Volkswagen designers submitted their designs. The submissions were judged by Klaus Bischoff, Head of Design for the Volkswagen Brand, and no less than Kazunori Yamauchi, Director of Polyphony Digital and Vice-President of Sony Computer Entertainment who is the inventor of the "Gran Turismo series".

 Following the similar lines, NISSAN CONCEPT 2020 Vision Gran Turismo began life as dream project for Nissan designers who were given free rein to create their dream supercar for their own Gran Turismo fantasy garage. Created by a team of young designers at Nissan Design Europe, in London, England, the model was considered to have so much potential that it has benefited from input from an advanced engineering team based at Nissan Technical Centre in Atsugi, Japan.