Thursday, August 13, 2009

2010 Nissan Nismo GT-R GT1 Performance

the Nissan Nismo GT-R GT1 Not as competitive as one would imagine. I think many people not familiar with racing would assume that the GT-R's world-beating performance in the roadgoing version would automatically translate into dominant racing performance. However, with most major GT racing series outlawing 4WD in favor of plain old rear wheel drive (and, of course, banning the use of traction control systems) this immediately negates the GT-R's performance advantage. I mean, if you take away the GT-R's AWD and trick differentials, you're left with little more than a big, heavy twin-turbo 380Z. I certainly would be surprised if the GT-R made any splash in any GT series other than JGTC. I would certainly not expect it to usurp any of the dominant manufacturers in any GT class (Porsche/Ferrari in GT2 and Corvette/Aston/Maserati in GT1).

Performance figures

Power

600 bhp / 448 KW

Torque

650 Nm / 479 ft lbs

BHP/Liter

108 bhp / liter

Power to weight

0.48 bhp / kg

Dimensions

Weight

1250 kilo / 2755.8 lbs

Length / Width / Height

4730 mm (186.2 in) / 2040 mm (80.3 in) / N/A

Wheelbase / Track (fr/r)

2780 mm (109.4 in) / 1670 mm (65.7 in) / 1710 mm (67.3 in)

Engine

Configuration

VK56DE 90ยบ V 8

Location

Front, longitudinally mounted

Displacement

5.552 liter / 338.8 cu in

Valvetrain

4 valves / cylinder, DOHC

Fuel feed

Fuel Injection

Aspiration

Naturally Aspirated

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