Nissan carsales.com.au livery for 2016

Nissan Motorsport's Todd Kelly is eagerly looking forward to another year of V8 Supercar racing behind the wheel of his number seven Altima, which continues with carsales.com.au as the major sponsor.

For 2016 the car's livery has been lightly refreshed and will make its debut at the first round. The new look has been created by Melbourne-based graphic designer Tim Pattinson, who steered clear of major changes for the Altima's graphics.

"One of the features, particularly visible on the roof, is the use of silver that changes to white in bright light. So to have a car that changes throughout a race is pretty cool. But overall, why change something that isn't broken?" Pattinson observed.

After a mixed year in 2015, Kelly is optimistic that his team will perform well in 2016.

"I'm excited to get back into the carsales Racing Nissan Altima; it still looks awesome," says Kelly. "This is the first time we've ever had the opportunity to start a season in carsales colours, so to be able to complete a full season with them is great.

"We've avoided any dramas in the off-season and as a result this is the most prepared we've been in the whole time we've been operating as Kelly Racing and now Nissan Motorsport. We've certainly got the team behind us to do it and everyone here at Nissan Motorsport has a really good feeling heading into the season."

The V8 Supercars season kicks off with the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide, March 3-6.