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06-22-2008, 08:45 PM | #1 |
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Nissan GT-R uses NA V8 instead of TT 3.8l in GT500 series
I'm staring at the mag "Turbo" I picked up at the airport for no reason.
It writes: "GT-R purists will no doubt point out the GT500 R35s aren't proper GT-Rs. Super GT rules prohibit the use of all wheel drive so the GT500 cars are all rear-wheel drive. Nissan also elected to keep the tried and true VK45-based, naturally aspirated V-8 in service..." Based on the wording, it appears they could have used the 3.8l TT? Appearently, the GT-Rs dominated the season opener, their closest follower, a Lexus SC430, 25.5 seconds behind.
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Nissan isn't sure in regards to the durability of the VR38 under race conditions...
But, this is older news... http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/31/n...with-v8-power/ Quote:
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06-23-2008, 01:38 AM | #6 |
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I was at the Sepang F1 track the past weekend for the Malaysian round of the Japanese Super GT race. The GT-R came in 1st and 2nd... was hounded all the way by a NSX before it developed a braking problem. 3rd was also a NSX. Will post some pics of the race weekend in another thread later.
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06-23-2008, 02:57 AM | #7 |
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how is the rear seat room in the race version????
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06-30-2008, 01:13 PM | #8 |
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the back end is pure pr0n, but the front looks like rosie o'donnel sat on the hood
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07-10-2008, 02:52 AM | #10 |
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Hahahahahhaaa! they might as well race it in the NASCAR /Winston Cup series.
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07-10-2008, 03:11 AM | #11 |
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07-10-2008, 03:19 AM | #12 |
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The GT-Rs in the Japanese Super GT are serious machines. They outrun the best Europe can come up with in the series. However, there isn't much relevance between the GT-R racer and those on the road.
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I don't think actual european teams race though, am I wrong? It's different when all the support for the euro cars are japanese teams. The japanese seem t have extraordinary pride for their cars and their cars only.
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