Nissan GT -R 2015 and GT-R Nismo LM

Brühl, February 2, 2015

More than 100 million television viewers Nissan unveiled at this year's mid-term advertising in the US top sport events Super Bowl the Nissan GT-R Nismo LM. The car was shown in a 90 - second commercial and should start from April in the " first division " of the endurance sport. In addition, Nissan also sent civilian and street-legal sports car GT-R with modifications in the new model year 2015th

Modifications for the civil GT-R

The GT-R street legal to have received a more mature and civilized character. For this was on the suspension, tires, brakes and the management system of the engine and transmission worked to increase precision while minimizing noise and vibration, so Nissan.

New rims, new "Track Edition"

In addition, the equipment list of the Nissan GT-R has been extended: On request RAYS new aluminum rims with blue - black coating and ten double spokes are available. Even more motorsport flair to offer the new "Track Edition": It comes with increased body rigidity, good air, modifications to the suspension and revised stabilizers from the Nismo Motorsport department.

Bold interpretation of the regulations

Even now advertised new long-distance sports car comes from the Nismo development. It shows the Japanese manufacturer ?? as already 2012 with the DeltaWing ?? a bold interpretation of the technical regulations. The engine in the GT-R Nismo LM sitting in the front and drives the front axle. The unit is a three-liter V6 petrol engine with twin turbocharging, which was equipped with a kinetic energy recovery system. The system performance is expected to be 1200-1400 PS according to preliminary information.

Driving data and pilots still unknown

What the GT-R Nismo LM will afford appears later than the FIA World Endurance Championship ( WEC) on tracks such as Spa, the Nürburgring or Le Mans. The pilots will get behind the wheel of the new racer, Nissan announced shortly. (ml)

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