Nissan has a long history of sports cars dating back to the Datsun SPL311 Spots car of the 60's. The little 1600 cc engine with was repalced by a 2000 cc and created the 2000 Roadster in the late 1960's. Those cars were aimed directly at MG and Triumph. Although it had the straight line performance and a reliability that set a new standard, they still lacked the styling of the Brits and some soph…