Here is the latest on the subject;
"2013 Nissan Altima V8 Supercars Racer Debuts
MELBOURNE, Australia — Nissan, the first manufacturer to horn in
on the Holden-Ford stranglehold on the V8 Supercars Series since 1992,
unveiled a Kelly Racing-prepared Altima on Tuesday.
The 2013 Nissan V8 Supercars racer is getting prepped for entry in
Australia's V8 Supercars Championship next season.
The Japanese marque, which competed in the predecessor Australian
Touring Car Series in the 1980s and early 1990s with models such as
the Bluebird Turbo and Skyline DR30 RS, ranks 3rd in manufacturer
round victories with 25.
Revised rules for 1993 excluded the Skyline from the top category of
Australian touring car competition and reserved that series for
Australian-built, V8-powered cars, which effectively restricted the
series to Ford and General Motors' Australian brand Holden.
Nissan re-enters the series, rebranded as V8 Supercars in 1993,
as a new Car of the Future is scheduled to debut next season.
Mercedes-Benz will also compete next year.
Kelly Racing, which switches from Holden, will field a four-car entry
next year under the works brand of Nissan Motorsport.
"This is the proudest day in the relatively short history of our team, as
well as one of the most significant days in recent times for the sport
of V8 Supercars," said team racing director Todd Kelly, who
won the series' "Great Race," the Bathurst 1000 in New South Wales,
in 2005 with co-driver Mark Skaife.
Kelly said the team designed and built the car in roughly nine months.
Testing of the vehicle will commence after the car is homologated
according to Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile regulations.
The Supercars have become a hot commodity in the Australasia
region and have expanded to New Zealand, China, Bahrain and the
United Arab Emirates. This year, the series' official title is
International V8 Supercars, replacing the Australian V8 Supercars
moniker.
Three races remain on the 2012 calendar, including this weekend's
Yas V8 400 at Yas Marina Circuit, a companion event to the
Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Next year, the series will race for
the first time in America at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.
Edmunds says: A new era dawns for Supercars, as
American-headquartered manufacturers Ford and GM will be getting
new challengers. Kelly abandons the Holden ranks and Stone
Brothers Racing will leave Ford for an alignment with Mercedes."
I've got a picture of the new car somewhere, I'll dig it out later for you.