[Timpo]

Nissan Releases New Specs & Images For FIA-GT1 GT-R Race Car
By Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Car Expert
January 14th, 2010

Nissan is on the verge of entering its giant-killing GT-R supercar into an FIA sanctioned GT1 race, with the automaker today releasing new images of the race-prepped GT-R GT1 that will be available for sale to teams competing in the FIA-GT1 class this year.

Teams that have already signed up to race the 2010 Nissan GT-R GT1 this year include Sumo Power GT (UK) and Swiss Racing Team (CH). The technical support for both teams will be provided by Nismo, Nissan’s official in-house tuner and motorsports division.

The race car packs a unique VK56DE V-8 engine displacing 5.6-liters and developing upwards of 600 horsepower and 480 pound-feet of torque. Drive is sent to the rear wheels via a Ricardo 6-speed transaxle and 5.5-inch carbon-fiber triple plate clutch. Stopping power comes from carbon-ceramic discs with six-piston calipers all ‘round, and these are housed within 18-inch forged alloy wheels from Rays.

Other pieces include a full carbon-fiber Nismo bodykit, GT-style wing, plastic windows, and a vented bonnet. Other details include a rumored $720,000 asking price and a kerb weight of just 2,976 pounds (the production model weighs 3,792 pounds).


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[orange7]

gtr >>> all

[jbsali]

wow super nice :D

[illwdt]

damnnnnn thats an ass!

hawt...

: )

[Captain Bondo]

Side pipes FTMFW.

[EndLeSS8]

I gotta say, that looks awesome

[!Aznboi128]

looks good

[BinsentoW]

looks amazing, but the black ass isnt that nice

[Meowjin]

that looks ugly.

[orange7]

v8, rwd, 6 speed, gtr badged


what more can you ask for?

[flagella]

fuck... the weight is just amazing.

[MaximalLazy]

Awesome Ass

[Greenstoner]

nice

[JV6]

omg i love it!

[StylinRed]

wow

[AVS_Racing]

damnnnnn looks sooooo badass

[Mkhun]

wow...

[static]

sounds like sex.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT_gHrsdqQk

[boostfever]

v8, rwd, 6 speed, gtr badged


what more can you ask for?

exactly. i love this.

[Peturbo]

looks amazing, but the black ass isnt that nice

that looks ugly.

"Function will never go out of style" (honda documentary posted recently)

[BMW135i]

The back is sick. All CF

[J-Kilo]

nice.....sexy!

[GabAlmighty]

Proper transmission. It's gone from last place to second last place in my books.

[01-xtreme]

Just like a white girl with a black girl's ass. Very nice!

[!Aznboi128]

imagine the weight of this in the road gtr... 800 lbs damn!

[shenmecar]

so WIDE!!!

[JSALES]

wow

[twitchyzero]

porsche killer

[drunkrussian]

wow i usually think gt-r's are fugly but this actually looks cool

[Noizz]

imagine the weight of this in the road gtr... 800 lbs damn!
Yeah the weight reduction was what impressed me the most. That was a BIG diet.

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

GT RAWRRR on steroid

[penner2k]

Yeah the weight reduction was what impressed me the most. That was a BIG diet.

I'm pretty sure you could take almost any modern sports car and pull 900 lbs out of it.
We are talking about a race car here..
Compare the old GT1 Porsche to the same year 911 and there is a loss of almost 900 lbs in that car. And the Porsche was street legal while (correct me if I'm wrong) the Nissan isnt.

[tofu1413]

^ they only made a handful of 911 GT1's..


hell they werent even 911's to start of with. only shared the 911 body work (headlights, tail lights, thats it)

floor pan was a modified version of an older le mans car (952)



at least this thing is based on an actual street machine.. im still shocked that it weighs.. 2900lbs.

[hotong]

Fuck that is sexy
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[nickmak]

looks bad ass! i love the side pipes

[hal0g0dv2]

sexy

[asahai69]

its alright. for a nissan

[SpuGen]

Hey look.

Nissan put a proper drivetrain in it finally.

Except now it costs 7 times as much.

Six times more than the ZR-1
Three and a half times more than the 911 GT2
Twice as much as the LFA
etc. etc.

But it has a GT-R badge, so it's okay. :thumbsup:

I'll agree that it looks pretty cool, and that it might actually be pretty fast.
But this car is useless, and a big waste of money.

[TRD Rs200]

FUCK THATS NICE DAMN, WANT!!!

[UFO]

Yeah the weight reduction was what impressed me the most. That was a BIG diet.

It impressed me in the beginning; then you have to realize this car does not have AWD or the associated electronic/mechanical components, does not have the automatic transmission; I bet you a big chunk of the 900lbs is lost in those 2 areas alone. I wouldn't doubt the V8 motor is lighter than the V6 with 2 turbos and 2 sets of turbo hardware also.

THEN we get to the lack of interior, carbon body, non-production spec suspension components. A lot less impressive now.

[AzNightmare]

I don't like how the car is multi-coloured now because of the exposed CF.
Maybe if the hood was CF too, it would have balanced it out.

[124Y]

So fuckin' sexy!!!! :eek:

[blackg]

nice ass.. haha

[BNR32_Coupe]

Hey look.

Nissan put a proper drivetrain in it finally.

Except now it costs 7 times as much.

Six times more than the ZR-1
Three and a half times more than the 911 GT2
Twice as much as the LFA
etc. etc.

But it has a GT-R badge, so it's okay. :thumbsup:

I'll agree that it looks pretty cool, and that it might actually be pretty fast.
But this car is useless, and a big waste of money.

hypothetically speaking, a ZR1 costs more than a tuned z06. you perspective is so narrow, you fail to see the big picture that puts a purpose to the large price tag. ever thought about pricing strategies from a companies perspective? ever wonder why all the unique brand name clothing in boys'co is made in indonesia, yet retardedly "overpriced"? no, you just keep a stubborn narrow perspective and reply with ignorant statements that cause some of the more immature revsceners to chuckle. but hey, ignorance is bliss right? shut your eyes, cover your ears, and just keep yelling "im right youre wrong, nananana"

[skyxx]

This is for teams! $720,000 for a FIA spec car isn't even overpriced.

[skyxx]

:jerkit::jerkit::jerkit:

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