A turbocharged manual Sentra, a volunteer-built SCCA Z and a Datsun S30 restomod will share Nissan's Las Vegas stand.
Nissan will bring a revived Sentra Spec-V to the SEMA Show in Las Vegas from 3 to 6 November, announced on 28 October. The one-off concept has 300 horsepower and a six-speed manual gearbox. Alongside it sit two Z builds: a volunteer-made SCCA racer and a Datsun S30 restomod from Chris Forsberg.
Nissan is bringing back the Sentra Spec-V, at least for a week. Announced on 28 October, the Spec-V is a one-off concept built for the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, with a turbocharged 2.0-litre engine making 300 horsepower and a six-speed manual gearbox. Two further Z builds, one made by company volunteers and one by a Formula Drift champion, will share the stand.
Sentra Spec-V concept
The car arrives thirty-five years after the Sentra SE-R reached North America, and Nissan describes it as a tribute to the import-scene community that adopted that model. The manual gearbox is an upgraded six-speed taken from the Juke NISMO RS.
The rest of the build leans on Nissan's performance brands. Stopping power comes from a Brembo conversion lifted from the GT-R, and NISMO supplies the coilovers and anti-roll bars. The front seats are Recaro units from the GT-R and the 19-inch wheels are NISMO LM-RS1s. A custom body kit and a GT-R NISMO rear spoiler finish the look.
Two Z concepts
Project NAT2 is the work of the Nissan Acceleration Team, a volunteer group of employees who race in their spare time. Built to SCCA Touring 2 specification, this Z has upgrades to the engine, suspension and brakes, drawing on NISMO and aftermarket components alike. Inside, everything non-essential has gone, replaced by a roll cage and the rest of the competition safety kit.
The Datsun S30 concept comes from Chris Forsberg, a Formula Drift champion and long-time Nissan collaborator. It is a restomod that puts the shape of the original S30 Z over the twin-turbo V6 powertrain of the current Nissan Z. Forsberg and his team fitted NISMO engine parts, swapped key body panels for lightweight carbon fibre and added custom suspension and brakes.
A custom open-top Z called the Z Kaze concept will be displayed too.
What to expect at the stand
The vehicles will be at Nissan's booth, #21521, in the Central Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center from 3 to 6 November. Nissan says details of its SEMA truck and SUV concepts will follow later.
None of the cars is for sale. Nissan says some of the NISMO and accessory parts on them may be offered through its dealerships, and that ideas from SEMA builds can reach production. It points to the Rock Creek range, covering Rogue, Kicks and Pathfinder, which it says was inspired by earlier SEMA concepts.
Kim Less, vice president of aftersales and customer loyalty at Nissan Americas, said the projects are a chance for the company to build on what fans ask for, drawing on three corners of enthusiast culture: Z heritage, sport-compact tuning and modern racing.
