Sentences with phrase «lm nismo»

That's interesting, because the experience was centered around the GT - R LM Nismo, a radical front - wheel - drive prototype that never raced with a functional hybrid system.

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The Nissan GT - R LM NISMO might be the automaker's most high tech race car ever, but when it hits the track at the 24 Hours of Le Mans it'll be looking decidedly retro.

Tag Heuer has created a special - edition timepiece to celebrate the Nissan GT - R LM NISMO Le Mans entry.

On track, the choice of a turbocharged FWD layout invited the GT - R LM NISMO into the same torque - steer problems I first encountered driving Saab turbos in the 1980s.

The GT - R LM NISMO is a front - engined, front wheel drive car that is powered by a V6 3 - litre twin turbo petrol engine and a kinetic energy recovery system - It is the ultimate GT - R.

Now with both cars ready to make their live action debuts — Maxima at New York Auto Show next month and GT - R LM NISMO at Le Mans in June — Nissan has released a new video that reveals how the emotional advertisement was created.

The next - generation GTR is expected to be a hybrid, powered by a combination of the GT - R LM Nismo derived 3.0 liter V6 and a battery / motor system.

This innovative streak has continued into this decade with NISMO experimental division creations like the NISMO RC Electric Race Car and the GT - R LM NISMO Race Car.

It's unlikely to take inspiration from Nissan's racing GT - R LM Nismo, despite the clear family ties, but the current GT - R's glasshouse, as well as its grille and taillights, are all considered iconic elements that define the car.

Its front - wheel drive GT - R LM Nismo racer is an eye - opening concept, but lack of testing mileage and the decision to sit out the WEC races at Silverstone and Spa hints at a rocky few months.

Toyota, however, may not be so safe from attack, especially if it rains — the GT - R LM Nismo's drivers are all claiming it is incredibly stable in slippery conditions.

Of course, Nissan is yet to run its front - driven GT - R LM Nismo LMP1 car in a race, so we can only guess how it'll fare at Le Mans.

On a mechanical level, race - car designer Ben Bowlby has confirmed that the next Nissan GT - R will use some version of the hybrid - powered 3.0 - liter, twin - turbocharged V - 6 engine used in the GT - R LM NISMO race car that flopped at Le Mans this year.

And what does he think of the Nissan GT - R LM NISMO plastered front and center on the official 2015 Le Mans posters?

Meanwhile, race - car designer Ben Bowlby, the man behind the DeltaWing and Nissan ZEOD R / C, confirmed that the next road - going GT - R will feature a version of the same twin - turbo, 3.0 - liter V - 6 with hybrid power that propels the Nissan GT - R LM NISMO race car, which appeared in June's 24 Hours of Le Mans in France.

This video from NISMO TV shows a timelapse video of the GT - R LM NISMO getting built from scratch and then stickered up in the classic Nissan livery.

Despite not even taking part in any competitive sessions this season, the GT - R LM NISMO is still the most talked about race car in the World Endurance Championship this year thanks to the company's radical approach to the rules.

Still, you've got ta love a bit of a bonkers race car and the GT - R LM NISMO is exactly that.

The three radical front - engined, front - wheel drive Nissan GT - R LM NISMOs will compete at...

On June 13, three Nissan GT - R LM NISMOs will begin the greatest race in the world, marking Nissan's return to the premier LM P1 class at the Le Mans 24 Hours.

Not exact matches

For drivers who want the ultimate test, the Nissan NISMO GT - R LM is available for a race at the Nürburgring Grand Prix circuit.

Type «Nismo GT - R LM» into a search engine prior to 2014 and you'd have found details not on the groundbreaking front - wheel drive Le Mans car designed by Ben Bowlby, but the most aggressive R33 Skyline GT - R ever produced for the road.

Speaking to GTAcademy graduate and Nismo racer Jann Mardenborough after the GT - R LM's launch, wet weather running is apparently a strong point of the new car.

Jump onboard with Nissan factory driver Harry Tincknell in their NISMO entry to the 2015 Le Mans 24 Hour race, in the LM P1 category.

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The vehicles that will be available in the demo include the Mercedes - Benz racing truck, the Nissan Nismo GT - R LM and the new Porsche 911 GT2 RS.

The standard worldwide launch is on October 3rd, but if you're like me and can not wait until then, be sure to download the free demo on Xbox One and Windows 10 PC available today, which includes three race events: the 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS on Dubai, the Mercedes - Benz Tankpool racing truck on Mugello, and the Nissan NISMO GT - R LM on the Nürburgring Grand Prix circuit.