That reality is being played out right now, with the DeltaWing prototype and the Nissan ZEOD RC. The two cars, as you can see from the images above, bear a striking resemblance to each other.

Nissan reveals ZEOD RC, its electric Le Mans entry for 2014. DeltaWing-style racer will explore EV capabilities at Circuit de la Sarthe in 2014. By Steve Abrams Published: Jun 21, 2013.

DeltaWing's Don Panoz Takes Out Ad to Shame Carlos Ghosn Over Nissan ZEOD RC The ex-ALMS honcho suggests Nissan improperly copied the DeltaWing to create the ZEOD RC. By Davey G. Johnson Published ...

The Deltawing-Based Nissan ZEOD RC Hybrid Racecar Does Its First Laps (Video) It may look and sound like a vibrator, but it's a lot faster. By Stirling Matheson. Oct 26, 2013 ...

The Deltawing-Based Nissan ZEOD RC Hybrid Racecar Does Its First Laps (Video) By Stirling Matheson. Stirling Matheson is an automotive writer, reviewer, and spewer of sarcasm of Indianapolis, IN.