Nissan and NISMO unveil Nissan Z GT500 race car for Super GT series
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edit: just realized this footage ain't exactly new or anything we haven't already seen in this thread... oh well, the more the merrier though!
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https://www.motorsport.com/supergt/news/nissan-z-gt500-manufacturer-testing/8366389/
Speaking exclusively to Motorsport.com, NISMO COO Motohiro Matsumura was reluctant to say whether Nissan may hold an early edge over its GT500 opposition, but did reveal that the Z had exceeded the manufacturer’s own internal performance estimates.
“At this moment it’s difficult to say as we’ve only had very limited testing, so I can’t say we are obviously at an advantage or disadvantage,” Matsumura said. “But one of the good points is that the laptime we recorded is better than we estimated.
“I can’t speak about our [relative] competitiveness against our rivals, but we are ahead of the laptimes we estimated at Suzuka and Motegi, so we have made good progress.”
The Z, based on the new road car that was revealed last year, features a radically different look compared to its predecessor, featuring a much lower and sleeker shape ostensibly aimed at reducing drag – a key weakness of the SUPER GT 2020-spec GT-R.
Speaking exclusively to Motorsport.com, NISMO COO Motohiro Matsumura was reluctant to say whether Nissan may hold an early edge over its GT500 opposition, but did reveal that the Z had exceeded the manufacturer’s own internal performance estimates.
“At this moment it’s difficult to say as we’ve only had very limited testing, so I can’t say we are obviously at an advantage or disadvantage,” Matsumura said. “But one of the good points is that the laptime we recorded is better than we estimated.
“I can’t speak about our [relative] competitiveness against our rivals, but we are ahead of the laptimes we estimated at Suzuka and Motegi, so we have made good progress.”
The Z, based on the new road car that was revealed last year, features a radically different look compared to its predecessor, featuring a much lower and sleeker shape ostensibly aimed at reducing drag – a key weakness of the SUPER GT 2020-spec GT-R.
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I’d rather see the regular Z in the dealers to be honest
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They sure have their work cut out for them against the strong Honda team though, might be another tough season, although the new Z platform, according to test results, are much better than the old R35.
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New Nissan Z GT500 Faster Around Fuji Speedway Than Previous GT-R Race Car
https://www.carscoops.com/2022/03/n...nd-fuji-speedway-than-previous-gt-r-race-car/
https://www.carscoops.com/2022/03/n...nd-fuji-speedway-than-previous-gt-r-race-car/
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That's awesome to hear.
I absolutely love this race car. I need it in my Gran Turismo 7 life!!!!
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