GTR to go FIA racing?
 

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A road-going homologation special based on this prototype race car may revive the GT-R LM badge



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WOW!

"Just when you think there’s nothing more to see or read about Nissan’s GT-R supercar, images of a mysterious prototype start to crop up on the internet. The latest shot depicts a car with several features you would normally find on a GT style race car, leading to speculation that Nissan is planning to take its GT-R into the international motorsports arena.

According to Japan’s Auto Sport magazine, where this image was sourced, Nissan is planning an assault on the FIA-GT1 series or possibly Le Mans endurance racing.

While Nissan is yet to reveal any specs for the race car, or even confirm its existence, it is expected to feature a Nismo bodykit, GT-style wing, plastic windows, uprated brakes and tires, and a vented bonnet. The car is also rumored to be running a naturally-aspirated 4.5L VK45DE V8 engine instead of the production model’s twin-turbo 3.8L V6. The V8 mill is the same unit used by Nissan for its SuperGT race car.

Other details include a rumored ¥65,000,000 ($720,000) asking price, a kerb weight of just 2,976lbs (the production model weighs 3,792lbs), and a power output of 592hp (442kW) and 506lb-ft (685Nm) of torque.

One of the benefits of Nissan competing in motorsports with its GT-R is the introduction of street-legal homologation special. For its latest R35 GT-R, Nissan is once again expected to revive the LM badge for a detuned version of its GT-R race car, but like previous generations it will be very exclusive. Production is tipped to be limited to just 300 units and pricing could go as high as ¥18,000,000 ($200,000).

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Why not. Should be very able, racing inproves the breed, and why else did the factory design and build it if not to use it?:idk:

dude..they've been racing'm for years
http://www.japanesesportcars.com/sport/jgtc.php

Not in that FIA class have they?

not sure...they have 2 too many wheels for my taste

Last time I kept up with the FIA sports cars they were only a 2 car class. Porsche V Ferrari:idk:

Very nice .. I actually saw one in person 3 weeks ago ... I'm not into the foreign cars .. but it's VERY nice!

Quick too if your read the industry rags. They all say it could use some personality but they claim its traction control/stability control system is flawless and it handles very well...

Not sure if I'd buy one, but I fell in love w/ my friend's GT-R when I drove it. It was fast, very stable, and had enough electronic toys to keep anyone entertained.

theres a completly drifted out version at a shop by my job occasionaly, unfortunatly i never remember to bring the cam