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Nissan GT-R LM Nismo
.jpg) The No. 23 GT-R LM Nismo at the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans | |||||||||
| Category | LMP1 | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Nissan | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Ben Bowlby | ||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon fibre | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Independent multi-link pushrods | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Independent multi-link pushrods with hydraulic anti-roll bar | ||||||||
| Length | 4,645 mm (182.9 in) | ||||||||
| Width | 1,900 mm (75 in) | ||||||||
| Height | 1,030 mm (41 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | Nissan VRX30A 3.0 litres (183 cubic inches) direct-injected twin-turbocharged 60° V6 engine in a longitudinal front mid-engine configuration with front-wheel-drive system | ||||||||
| Transmission | Xtrac five-speed hydraulically-activated sequential gearbox and epicyclic reduction gearbox with limited-slip differential | ||||||||
| Weight | Appr. 880 kg (1,940 lb) | ||||||||
| Fuel | Shell V-Power LM24 | ||||||||
| Lubricants | Motul | ||||||||
| Tires | Michelin Pilot SPORT GT 31/71-18 front, 20/71-16 rear radials | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants |  Nissan Motorsports | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |  Harry Tincknell Olivier Pla Tsugio Matsuda Michael Krumm Jann Mardenborough Alex Buncombe Max Chilton Lucas Ordóñez Mark Shulzhitskiy | ||||||||
| Debut | 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans | ||||||||
| Last event | 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans | ||||||||
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The Nissan GT-R LM Nismo is a sports prototype racing car built by the Nissan Motor Company and their motorsports division Nismo. Designed for the Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1) regulations of the FIA World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the GT-R LM was unique amongst Le Mans Prototypes at the time for utilizing a front-wheel drive, front mid-engine layout for its internal combustion engine, as opposed to the rear mid-engine layout used by nearly all other competitors in the category. In addition to the engine's drive to the front wheels, a powerful flywheel-based kinetic energy recovery system regenerated energy from front wheel braking, which could be fed to a complex auxiliary rear-wheel drive system.
The GT-R LM Nismo was Nissan's first prototype chassis since the R391 in 1999, although the company had developed engines in recent years. The car was branded after the Nissan GT-R road car and shares similar engine and drivetrain configurations, but is not related to the sports car. The GT-R LM Nismo program was announced on 23 May 2014,[2] while the car was publicly shown for the first time in a Nissan commercial during Super Bowl XLIX on 1 February 2015.[1] It was retired from competition at the end of 2015, after having only competed unsuccessfully at the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans.
- ^ a b "Nissan Reveals Le Mans Challenger During Super Bowl". Nissan Motor Company. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ Dagys, John (23 May 2014). "Nissan Announces Factory LMP1 Program for 2015 with GT-R". Sportscar365. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
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