Nissan GT-R FIA GT spec race car spied on track

New Nissan GT-R FIA GT rumored to come with a V8 with around 600 hp

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 GRAVE GRAVE
a V8 600 hp GTR? sounds good.
December 26, 2008 3:03 pm
 _M7_ _M7_
I want 2 of those XD
December 26, 2008 3:29 pm
 mmr66 mmr66
this will make a fool of the zr1 and 911 in the 24 le mans
December 26, 2008 4:51 pm
 mortz mortz
Yea i love it. the super gt500 GT-Rs have the v8.
December 26, 2008 5:31 pm
 mortz mortz
Nissan reckons the GT500 GT-Rs can produce up to 900hp but are restricted to 500hp
December 26, 2008 5:51 pm
 lucifa lucifa
probably - but most engines can put out a lot more than they're set to for pricing reasons or competition regulations. especially if they have forced induction - just a slight tweak of the boost can double the power.
December 26, 2008 9:56 pm
 Xanavi23 Xanavi23
A V8 with turbos can hit 1400whp easily so who cares....the power limit in almost all classes is around 600. Nissan would choose a V8 because it would make power with less stress which is good in FIA GT where the shortest races are 3-4 hours, others 6 and the grand daddies at least 12 hours. Nissan would be ensuring long term durability in a race with a V8. Besides their V8s are great.
December 27, 2008 6:08 pm
 mortz mortz
The GT500 GT-Rs are NA
December 26, 2008 11:17 pm
 shadowphantom shadowphantom
This car will win championships like its predecessors before it also like it did this year in Super GT. It might be a strong possibility for a 1st place class finish at Le Mans.
December 27, 2008 4:21 am
 giga-games giga-games
don't forget the Audi R8 LMS!
December 27, 2008 9:54 am
 shaahinmt shaahinmt
rear wheel drive, limited electronic driving aids are only few of the FIA GT series regulations which GT-R cant be driven without...GTR is just a computer removing the motherboard from it, it would be just a shell left. looking forward to seeing lambo moving one up in the score board, c'z with GT-R there, lambo wont be dead last all the time, it would be second last and GT-R will takes lambos previous years place.(if it GTR dosent crash in every corner.!)
December 27, 2008 3:50 pm
 mortz mortz
Have a look at the GT500 GT-R Race cars they are rear wheel drive with no driving aids and its already been given restrictions via weight and detuning because its to fast.
December 27, 2008 5:29 pm
 Xanavi23 Xanavi23
This is great news, good to see Nissan back in action in real racing again and its good to have GT have new blood in the water.
December 27, 2008 6:09 pm
 mortz mortz
I'm hoping Nissan will look at the australian touring cars (v8 super-cars) and bathurst and put a V8 GT-R like this in against the Holden's and fords, would be like back in 1990 then the r32s gt-rs were racing but were banned because they were to fast even with over 150kgs added and hp restricted.
December 27, 2008 7:35 pm
 Xanavi23 Xanavi23
I could see that, Nissan has 2 V8 motors to choose from. The 4.5 or 5.6 though for race reasons, eligibility, i'ld think they'd go with the 4.5
December 28, 2008 2:27 am
 mortz mortz
Yes the 4.5 pumps out heaps of power and torque like the gt500(4.5lt) gt-rs they amp up to 900 ponies with no turbos, i noticed the engine is very low to the ground and they use a six speed sequential gearbox set behind the engine unlike the r35 gt-r rear positioned transmission. i cant wait to see the outcome of this v8 version.
December 28, 2008 5:27 am
 GRAVE GRAVE
If they just make this engine as an option in the normal GTR, i really can't imagine what i'll do to the roads
December 28, 2008 6:01 pm
 Xanavi23 Xanavi23
They have to, there has to be a certain number of road-going models made for this car to be able to compete in FIA races. Though im sure those models will be quite expensive.
December 29, 2008 12:25 am
 miller miller
Hmmm Dont like it
December 30, 2008 5:26 pm