The Nissan Ellure Concept was released at the Los Angeles Auto Show it was kept under wraps by the Japanese auto maker, until now.

What is Ellure? It's a "sedan reimagined," according to Nissan's chief creative officer, Shiro Nakamura. This year's LA Auto show witnessed an unveiling of more sedans than anything else. And of course, many of those contained hybrid powertrains, whether they be gas-electric or other.

The front-drive Ellure concept from Nissan contains a supercharged 2.5-liter 4-cylinder and a 25 kW electric motor, described as "a next-generation hybrid powertrain." By "next-gen" Nissan probably means…