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This is the new Nissan GT-R GT500. It"s Nismo"s race car for the GT500 class of Japan"s Super GT series, which as you can see, runs slightly different regulations to the sports car championships of Europe.<br /> <br />Feast your eyes on the rear wing. The elongated tail. Wheel arches a medium-sized dog could slide down. And some of the geekiest aero additions in motorsport.<br /> <br />Just look at the dive planes on the outer edges of the front bumper. The shelf-like slats in the splitter. The array of winglets running along the side skirts. Our brains would implode trying to compute the science at work here.<br /> <br />The car complies with 2017 GT500 regulations, which actually means a 25 per cent reduction in downforce, though Nissan says "further advances were achieved in power output" of the GT-R racer. Words which we thoroughly hope translate into more power".<br /> <br />While GT500 cars used to use monstrous V8s (here"s the time we had a go), they now use 2.0-litre four-cylinder engines. Worry not, though, for much turbocharging sees them punch out more than 600bhp, which places this GT-R above the road-going Nismo. At a smidge over 1,000kg, it"s also more than half a tonne lighter than the relatively portly GT-R us mere mortals can buy.<br /> <br />Other tweaks for 2017 include "an optimisation of weight distribution", which has brought about a lower centre of gravity. This, you might be aware, is good for handling.<br /> <br />The GT-R has been fairly successful in recent GT500 history, picking up both driver"s and manufacturer"s titles in 2014 and 2015. But with Lexus picking up honours in 2016, the GT-R has something to prove again.<br /> <br />Over to Nismo boss Takao Katagiri: "We will make further development improvements during off-season tests and aim to create a race car that will shine brilliantly within the history of motorsports."<br /> <br />Click through for a peek at all its details, and tell us how much you want to see that wing in production below..
Date written: 15 Nov 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 5790
This is the new Nissan GT-R GT500. It"s Nismo"s race car for the GT500 class of Japan"s Super GT series, which as you can see, runs slightly different regulations to the sports car championships of Europe.<br /> <br />Feast your eyes on the rear wing. The elongated tail. Wheel arches a medium-sized dog could slide down. And some of the geekiest aero additions in motorsport.<br /> <br />Just look at the dive planes on the outer edges of the front bumper. The shelf-like slats in the splitter. The array of winglets running along the side skirts. Our brains would implode trying to compute the science at work here.<br /> <br />The car complies with 2017 GT500 regulations, which actually means a 25 per cent reduction in downforce, though Nissan says "further advances were achieved in power output" of the GT-R racer. Words which we thoroughly hope translate into more power".<br /> <br />While GT500 cars used to use monstrous V8s (here"s the time we had a go), they now use 2.0-litre four-cylinder engines. Worry not, though, for much turbocharging sees them punch out more than 600bhp, which places this GT-R above the road-going Nismo. At a smidge over 1,000kg, it"s also more than half a tonne lighter than the relatively portly GT-R us mere mortals can buy.<br /> <br />Other tweaks for 2017 include "an optimisation of weight distribution", which has brought about a lower centre of gravity. This, you might be aware, is good for handling.<br /> <br />The GT-R has been fairly successful in recent GT500 history, picking up both driver"s and manufacturer"s titles in 2014 and 2015. But with Lexus picking up honours in 2016, the GT-R has something to prove again.<br /> <br />Over to Nismo boss Takao Katagiri: "We will make further development improvements during off-season tests and aim to create a race car that will shine brilliantly within the history of motorsports."<br /> <br />Click through for a peek at all its details, and tell us how much you want to see that wing in production below..
Date written: 15 Nov 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 5790
