The front tyres on the nissan gtr lm nismo are bigger than the rear tyres 14 inch wide front vs. The r33 lm race car was stripped to 1150kg, had its front drive shafts pilfered to make it rearwheeldrive and the legendary rb26dett engine tuned to group n spec, aka 400bhp. Driver marc gene has been behind the wheel testing the lm nismo, and he has found the car to be as dramatic a departure as it looks. In 2011 he became the third and youngest winner of the gt academy competition, beating 90,000 entrants. Feb 02, 2015 the chassis won the 24 hours of daytona in 2004a mere 11 years agoyet compared to the gtr lm nismo, it looks like a leftover from sports car racings stone age.
Nissan says this is to make exiting the car easier during pit stops, but its also fitting for a car from a japanese manufacturer. But wow, this thing is so grippy on the snowy roads. The nissan gtr lm nismo, in stark contrast to the other rearengined lmp1h competitors,was assbackwards as my father liked to say, and it. He was rewarded with a drive for nissan at the dubai 24 hour race. Back in june the nissan gtr lm nismo made its race debut at le mans. Nissan nismo gtr lm is a dream to drive purchased through the forzathon store. As bowlby explained in an interview with racecar engineering. Gtr, 370z among nismo road cars on display at nissan gallery. The racing career of nissans wildly unconventional gtr lm nismo appears to be over, as the company is abandoning its world endurance championship and le mans efforts. Nissan and nismo announce 2019 motorsports programs. We take a deep dive into nissans gtr lm nismo, a seriously unconventional le mans race car. This is due to the way that mass is distributed in the car. The car, with veteran nissan driver michael krumm on board, had already turned laps at their proving grounds in arizona, but the trip to cota marked the first proper racing facility to. Its 3pm on the sunday of le mans 2015, and one of the three gtr lm nismos entered.
Dec 22, 2015 from the onset, the nissan gtr lm nismo bucked tradition with a 3. However, the car featured some technical difficulties and. Nissan gtr lm nismo le mans racer revealed autocar. The f103gt chassis works well and can easily tame the included mabuchi motor, making this a fun car to drive. May 26, 2016 nissan has updated the hardcore gtr nismo for 2017 with an upgraded interior and a few chassis tweaks.
The 1995 nissan gtr lm nismo abbreviated as nissan gtr95 is a rwd sports car by nissan featured in forza horizon 3 as part of the duracell car park and as standard in all subsequent titles. Tamiya has put out a few of these le mans cars, but definitely hit the nail on the head with the nissan gtr lm nismo. A truly global effort, the gtr has been created by a team of carefully selected experts in japan, the u. This car resides at nissans zama storage facility, and with its superwide bodywork filled by rays volk racing wheels you can see why it demands the most attention between the two. Incidentally, the gtr lm nismo is also righthand drive. For the 2020 nissan gtr nismo, nissan engineers set out to take. First drive of the 2017 nissan gtr, the comprehensively updated version of nissans supercar.
Full specs revealed for crazysauce nissan gtr lm nismo le. Nismo race driver tsugio matsuda drove the record breaking lap with a lap time of 59. When nismo decided to compete in the gt category of the famed 24 hours of le mans in 1995, the rules for the class stipulated that at least one roadworthy example must be built of a given model, thus a single, ultrawide bodied nismo gtr lm was built and registered in the. The car, with veteran nissan driver michael krumm on board, had already turned laps at their proving grounds in arizona, but the trip to cota marked the first proper racing facility to log miles with the gtr lm nismo. Since then its something thats always been on my mind and i thought it was about time i went back to bring it up to a higher standard for public release.
It was modified to 2wd fr drive, a better choice for heavy. Find detailed gas mileage information, insurance estimates. The car is no 8 of 98 ever produced, and no 1 in 12 vspec models ever produced of the lm edition vspec present like a new car as its been maintained to showroom condition worth of. The nissan gtr lm nismo is the ultimate nissan gtr, the purest expression of innovation that excites. Nissan continued with the nismo gtr lm in 1995, the r390 gt1 in 1997, 1998 and the r391 in 1999 until carlos ghosn shut down the program in 2000 as the division was not needed while nissan was. The gtr lm nismo was designed for the le mans prototype1 hybrid lmp1h class and is unique for using a frontengine layout as opposed to the midengine layout used. The 2020 nissan gtr nismo made its world debut, with race carinspired. May 14, 2015 weve already learned a smattering of details about nissans gtr lm nismo endurance racer thats set to debut at le mans. The nissan gtr lm nismo was a sports prototype racing car built by the nissan motor company and their motorsports division nismo. While the ultimate version is the nismo, it costs more than the exotic mclaren 570. Chief engineer zack eakin stops by with nissans daring new frontengined lm p1 car.
Nismo skyline r33 gtr lm 1995 i started making this car back in october 2018 for a job interview. Nissan returns to le mans with the nissan gtr lm nismo. May 31, 2015 chief engineer zack eakin stops by with nissans daring new frontengined lm p1 car. The revolutionary nissan gtr lm nismo race car has road. We watched the nismo gtrs 24hour debut from the pit lane. Nissan gt r lm nismo news and information autoblog. Nissan is disrupting motor sports in a big way this summer with its new gtr lm nismo race car, set to compete in the infamously challenging 24. A special edition of the gtr nismo which is outfitted after the purchase of the nismo model. Jump onboard with nissan factory driver harry tincknell in their nismo. Nissan gtr lm nismo racecar 2015 pictures, information. Introducing the gtr lm nismo this is the nissan nismo entry to the 2015 le mans 24 hour race, in the lm p1 category. However, the car featured some technical difficulties and it had to race without its hybrid system engaged. Competing in lm p1, the premier class of world sports car racing, nissans le mans car is like no other car before it. Additionally, while the engine is in front of the driver, its also behind the centerline of the front wheels, so its more of a frontmid layout.
This beautiful body has sits atop tamiyas f103gt chassis, a 2wd pan car chassis that has become very popular on most carpet tracks. The lm not limited was a oneoff built for homologation so nissan could go racing in the gt1 class at le mans. Nissan also borrowed the gtr name for its oddball le mans racer, the gtr lm nismo. Search preowned 2017 nissan gtr nismo listings to find the best local deals. Save money on used 2017 nissan gtr nismo models near you. Weve already learned a smattering of details about nissans gtr lm nismo endurance racer thats set to debut at le mans. Gt academy winner mardenborough on racing the nissan gtr lm nismo. Nissan publicly announced its gtr lm program in east london on 23 may 2014. A single model based on the r33 skyline gtr was built in order to homologate its racing variant for the fias. Nissan stopped competing in the le mans after 1990, but nismo took its place. But the radical frontdrive lmp1 prototype performed. Based on the r33 gtr, the lm limited isnt to be confused with the r33 gtr lm. The nissan gtr lm nismo will not compete at the le mans 24 hours in 2016 after nissan decided to cancel the project with immediate effect the japanese manufacturer returned to sports car racing.
The nissan gtr lm nismo is in automotivespeak a frontengined, frontwheeldrive car. The gtr lm nismo is a hybrid like all of the other toptier le mans entries, and bears only a superficial resemblance to the road car its named after. Theres a new crop of new or refreshed vehicles in that class, including the 2017 nissan gtr. I think this is what allows nissan to see things in a different way than the other manufacturers. Rarest roadgoing godzilla was born in 1995 to meet le mans regulation. Dec 22, 2015 it doesnt get much stranger than the frontdrive, 1,250horsepower hybrid nissan gtr lm nismo, revealed at the 2015 chicago auto show as the factory announces the rest of its driver lineup for. Another model with its roots buried in le mans, but much more subtly.
The story of the incredible oneoff nissan gtr skyline r33 lm. Nissan gtr lm nismo racecar 2015 nissan gtr lm nismo racecar nissan declared itself ready to take on the worlds best sports car manufacturers after revealing a glimpse of its le mans challenger the nissan gtr lm nismo during the commercial break for super bowl xlix. Designed for the le mans prototype 1 hybrid lmp1h regulations of the fia world endurance championship and the 24 hours of le mans, the gtr lm was unique amongst le mans prototypes at the time for utilizing a front midengine layout for its internal combustion. The gtr lm nismo is a frontengined, front wheel drive car that is. Nissan describes the gtr lm nismo as the ultimate gtr so it possibly hints at elements we may see in the nextgeneration gtr road car, the r36 the two cars are being developed together. The lm nismo is a homologation special developed by nissans performance division nismo. Feb 11, 2015 we take a deep dive into nissans gtr lm nismo, a seriously unconventional le mans race car. Watch jann mardenborough, nissan gt academys season 3 winner, take it a. Six months later, drivers began testing the car for the first time in a twoday roll.
With the gtr lm nismo displayed on an incredibly wide computer screen, and sans bodywork, the scope of the design challenge was unveiled. Their skylinebased gt car nismo gtr lm was entered for le mans in 1995 and 1996. The lmp1 grid at the fia world endurance championship wec and the 24 hours of le mans welcomes a new entrant today in the shape of the new nissan gtr lm nismo, which joins the audi r18 etron. Still, those seeking permanent seat time in the mightiest car to carry the gtr badge arent worried about price. The nissan gtr lm nismo is a frontwheeldrive 1,250hp le. Please pay within 5 days after auction is finished.
Nissan gtr lm nismo news, pictures, specs digital trends. Nissan cancels gtr lm nismo le mans project autocar. Apex and in forza motorsport 7 as a showcase reward. Its kind of appropriate the tamiya releases a scale model of the nissan gtr lm nismo that is based on the prototype 1 hybrid lmp1h run at lemans. Edmunds has detailed price information for the used 2017 nissan gtr nismo. On september 2, the team returned to the nurburgring with three gtr nismo cars and four drivers with two laps for each driver. In a bold move, the japanese manufacturer has interpreted the sports technical regulations in an innovative way, producing a frontengined, front wheel drive car.
Olivier pla has consistently proved that he is one of the worlds best sports car drivers and now he joins nissan in the gtr lm nismo to take on le mans in lmp1 for the first time. The history and highlights of nissan at le mans nissan news usa. The internal combustion engine drives the front wheels, and the energy recovery system harvests energy from. Radical frontengined, frontwheeldrive lm p1 car ready for le mans. The gtr lm nismo is a frontengined, front wheel drive car that is powered. Shop with edmunds for perks and special offers on used cars, trucks. Nissans new gtr lm nismo racer will contest the 2015 24 hours of le mans power comes from a 3. Things didnt go exactly as planned when nissan entered le mans this year with the gtr lm nismo. Used 2017 nissan gtr nismo for sale with photos cargurus. We have moved the weight bias forwards to give us traction for the frontengined, frontwheel drive. On 28 march 2015, his gt3class nissan gtr nismo caught air at the. Jann mardenborough born 9 september 1991 is a british professional racing driver competing in the japanese super gt series.
Nismo skyline gtr lm road going version 95 gt supreme. The nissan gtr lm nismo is a frontwheeldrive 1,250hp. Scale size 143 features remarks nismo gtr lm metal polish model jan code 4944258081618. Nissan to showcase nismo brand with special exhibition. From the onset, the nissan gtr lm nismo bucked tradition with a 3. But for the purpose of this feature were talking about the similarly named but entirely different lm limited. The gtr lm nismo was designed for the le mans prototype1 hybrid lmp1h class and is unique for using a frontengine layout as opposed to the midengine. Nissan debuts frontengine, frontdrive gtr lm nismo racecar. The gt r lm nismo is a frontengined, front wheel drive car that is. Designed for the le mans prototype 1 hybrid lmp1h regulations of the fia world endurance championship and the 24 hours of le mans, the gtr lm was unique amongst le mans prototypes at the time for utilizing a front midengine layout for its internal combustion engine, as opposed to the rear midengine layout used by nearly all other competitors in the category.
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