Nissan GTR LM Nismo Confirmed for GT Academy Final!!!

[GTPorsche]

@GTPorsche
1990 Momo Nissan NPT190

I see now.. there was a dual headlight variant...

 

[dimassa19]

Well...the beauty don't come with the livery...

 

[Tornado]

Looks like something from R4. Pretty cool.

I find it ironic

Nope.

 

[Niku Driver HC]

Well...the beauty don't come with the livery...

And beauty doesn't win you races. And in racing, winning is what matters the most, so the track will be the one to answer Nissan as to whether their car is any good...

 

[RACECAR]

What the hell was that mess? To vague for a football audience.

The same audience who more then likely doesn't know what Le Mans is in the first place? The ad wasn't all about the GT-R P1, the car was just part of the commercial.

 

[DSkywalker01]

Road & Track was there for the filming!

http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-cul...ercial/?src=spr_TWITTER&spr_id=1459_138162356

 

[Eva]

Is Nissan in the entire WEC season this season or just Le Mans?

 

[Valkyrie427]

Nope.

What do you mean?

 

[MCNAGTROC]

 

[MCNAGTROC]

Is Nissan in the entire WEC season this season or just Le Mans?

entire season. 2 cars for the season and I think 3 for Le Mans

 

[Eva]

entire season. 2 cars for the season and I think 3 for Le Mans

I now am suddenly very looking forward to WEC this year. Now if only Peugeot hadn't went through the pipes. Let's hope Nissan has something good.

 

[MCNAGTROC]

 

[GTPorsche]

The greenhouse is ridiculously narrow. Really puts it into perspective with Jann sitting in the car with the door open.

 

[sparkytooth]

It looks like it's sticking it's tongue out.

 

[The Chosen One]

Anyways. FF? That's really unconventional for an LMP1. But I guess Nissan knows what they're doing. ^-^

 

[fortbo]

It's beautiful.

 

[Tornado]

What do you mean?

Even operating on the assumption that the Need for Speed series actively encourages bad racecraft even moreso than any other popular online racing game (including Gran Turismo), what you described is the opposite of irony.

 

[Arixant]

I sorta warmed up a bit to the design, but its just plain ugly from anything that isn't a front facing view of the car.

 

[dimassa19]

It's beautiful.

Ironic?

 

[Valkyrie427]

Even operating on the assumption that the Need for Speed series actively encourages bad racecraft even moreso than any other typical online racing game (including Gran Turismo), what you described is the opposite of irony.

Rewarding players for "slam takedowns" sounds a lot like encouraging. Gran Turismo penalizes players for bad racecraft.

 

[GTPorsche]

I sorta warmed up a bit to the design, but its just plain ugly from anything that isn't a front facing view of the car.

There's a few angles where it looks weird due to the proportions.

 

[Eva]

It's definitely going to be something that sticks out in P1, which might have been a part of the aim. Nissan seen very confident though to have 2 full time cars and a LM entry. That's toe to toe with Audi on a participation level.

 

[Peatrie]

Very very interesting... I really wonder what made Nissan make a front engined LMP car in the first place.

 

[DSkywalker01]

Gran Turismo penalizes players for bad racecraft.

You must have never tried quick match!

 

[The Stig Farmer]

Rewarding players for "slam takedowns" sounds a lot like encouraging. Gran Turismo penalizes players for bad racecraft.

Why are we comparing two games of wildly different gameplay in the first place?

 

[Peatrie]

I found a little bit of information about the powertrain

"Power comes from a 600-hp twin-turbo V6 mounted in front of the driver. The car itself is front-wheel drive. The gearbox resides in the nose and it not only distributes engine power to the wheels, but also drives a pair of flywheels that live under the driver's legs. Those flywheels power the rear axle with up to 1000 hp (!) for three-second bursts. Furthermore, the front tires are about twice as wide as the rear, the reverse of almost every race car."

Source: http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-cul...ercial/?src=spr_TWITTER&spr_id=1459_138162356

 

[Tornado]

Rewarding players for "slam takedowns" sounds a lot like encouraging.

So definitely not ironic then.

Gran Turismo penalizes players for bad racecraft.

Unless GT5 is dramatically different from how GT6 did things in that regard (and offline it wasn't), it really doesn't.

 

[GTPorsche]

That's still too much power to the front wheels.

 

[Niku Driver HC]

Very very interesting... I really wonder what made Nissan make a front engined LMP car in the first place.

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That's a good question, what did make them consider a FF Le Mans prototype in the first place? Ben Bowlby? Some corporate decision? General insanity?

I found a little bit of information about the powertrain

"Power comes from a 600-hp twin-turbo V6 mounted in front of the driver. The car itself is front-wheel drive. The gearbox resides in the nose and it not only distributes engine power to the wheels, but also drives a pair of flywheels that live under the driver's legs. Those flywheels power the rear axle with up to 1000 hp (!) for three-second bursts. Furthermore, the front tires are about twice as wide as the rear, the reverse of almost every race car."

Source: http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-cul...ercial/?src=spr_TWITTER&spr_id=1459_138162356

Holy heck, that's a lot of power for short bursts...

 

[Johnnypenso]

It's still ugly from almost every angle Hope they have some trick up their sleeve to make turn the FWD into an advantage otherwise epic fail.