Nissan has released images of the new 370Z ahead of its scheduled debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show next month. The successor to the 350Z designed by Alfonso Albaisa (now Vice President of Nissan Design Europe), the new car is an evolution of the design themes first seen six years ago.

The front end design features new headlamps, which mimic those of the new Maxima unveiled in New York earlier this year - a theme repeated in the taillamps. A more pronounced raked air dam feeds air to the larger 3.7-liter powerplant and the lower section of the DLO has also been tweaked, gently trailing downward toward the rear before following an upward sweep to the B-pillar.

Little is known about the new car's overall dimensions, though we have been told that the wheelbase has been shortened to improve maneuverability. We'll find out more when we see the 370Z at the LA show.

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