It can typically take automakers several years to develop a new vehicle, and during that time these companies go all-out to maintain high levels of secrecy. The automotive press is always on the lookout for scoops, and spies will be all too eager to snap photos of the next best thing to inform the waiting world. As such, it can be incredibly hard to keep a lid on such a secret when it’s time to evaluate on the open road, but Nissan came up with a crafty answer: It would hide its now-iconic R35 GT-R in plain sight by cloaking it in the body of another vehicle. This is the story of the Japanese company’s clever ruse.
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