It's legal to imitate, but not to duplicate and market.

For example, have you seen the Hyundai Continental GT?

 

Well, if the development team paid for the 350Z that they are "using" as a mule, then it's all legal. It's no different than The S2000 with the 2JZ in it... It's just an engine swap with almost no budget...

 

I read somewhere that the FT-HS is about the size of the C6 Corvette.

 

That is just nasty!?!

I've witnessed 2 nasty rides while driving home:

1) Lexus pickup (old Toyota truck with an "L" on the grill)

2) BMW Quest

Whatever floats your boat!?!

 

Anyone noticed that both mules were LHD?

 

if this is true then Nissan must have been like "WTF" when they saw the 350Z mule pic
lol

 

It would be like Toyota sabotaging Nissans sales as some of the enthusiast wait for the new Z when there isn't it is just a Toyota running around

 

that is definitely a Z and not a FT-HS.
it is coincidental that the two cars were out at the track together, it just happens.
the GT-R and LF-A were at the track together at one point.

manufacturers dont tend to do that sort of modifications when they test. in addition, that Z was accompanied by other Nissans and Nissan's new target for the Z, the Cayman. The LF-A just happened to end up behind it.

btw that Z also carries nissan's modifications to the FM platform that havent seen production yet...

 

btw although its not obvious in these pics, the brakes are nissan/akebono sourced calipers on 14" rotors and are one of the indicators that this is the next Z; nissan and akebono are now working together on Z/G braking components, although none of their products have reached production yet (or actually sale- the G37 will feature the calipers first, and they're already in production)

 

The profilepic of the Z has clearly been photoshopped...my guess is this particular pic is a 2 page scan that was merged...notice that there is an invicible vertical line with quite a few horizontal lines that dont quite match up

 

Nissan should go retro with the design.. The Datsun 240z is a timeless beauty.

 

While I personally love the current design of the Z, I did really like that Datsun 240Z, too. My mother had one when I was younger and it was an awesome car!

 

That's tape you can see the tape in the first shot.