Nissan will be heading to the 2014 Detroit motor show in about two weeks’ time with a new conceptual study for a sports sedan previewed through a cropped photo of the vehicle’s front end.

While the Japanese automaker isn’t ready yet to release full details, we believe that the aptly named the “Sports Sedan Concept” is the same car previewed during Nissan’s 360 event in California this past summer, and which Carscoops showcased in a rendering for the 2015 Maxima (see below).

In a short statement about the study, Nissan said it “offers an advanced look at a future production sports sedan” and ” previews a new energetic design direction that amplifies Nissan’s legendary approach of applying sports car principles to a sedan”.

The Sports Sedan Concept will be joined in Detroit by the North American debuts of the IDx Freeflow and IDx NISMO small coupe studies, first displayed at the Tokyo Motor Show in November.

Photo Rendering Copyright: Carscoops / Josh Byrnes

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