The forecast the next 12 days calls for snow. This is nothing unusual for Chicago in February – except this forecast is for inside McCormick Place, specifically in a corner of the Nissan display during the upcoming Chicago Auto Show. The special "snow dome" is where show attendees will find a pair of custom Nissan vehicles, a "snowmobile" created from a Nissan 370Z Roadster and a "winterized" Nissan Armada Snow Patrol.
With white carpeting, snow flurries every 15 minutes or so, adventure-ready Nissan vehicles and maybe even a pop-up hot chocolate stand on weekends, Nissan's Winter Wonderland should be a popular attraction.
"Every year we try to bring some unique winter show cars and trucks to Chicago, which is the nation's most-attended consumer auto show. This year we've outdone ourselves with the vehicles and the show space itself," said Dan Bedore, director, Nissan Division U.S. Communications, Nissan North America, Inc.
The Nissan 370Zki – pronounced "370-Ski" – transforms a stock 370Z Roadster to a 332-horsepower snowmobile with ski tracks where the front wheels should be and massive snow tracks in place of the rear wheels. To fit the new snowshoes, the 370Z Roadster was lifted three inches. A special body wrap graphic and yellow-tinted "ski goggle" headlights complete the package. Prior to arrival at the Chicago Auto Show, the 370Zki was trail-tested on the slopes of Wyoming.
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