If you consider yourself a fan of the Nissan GT-R and have some 20 minutes to spare, you may want to head over the jump to watch a new film from the Japanese automaker that follows the story of the GT-R’s participation in this year’s edition of the demanding Nürburgring 24 hour race.
Perhaps more importantly, we learn from Nissan’s people that the company plans to use the feedback it gained from entering the race to continue the development of its supercar-shredding coupe.
Here’s an extract of what Nissan GT-R Chief Vehicle Engineer and Team Director Kazutoshi Mizuno said about the car in the film:
“There are two major reasons for entering in this 24-hour race. First of all, after the debut in 2007, this vehicle has been evolving year after year. By changing it to a race specification to be implemented in the future, no matter what kind of super high performance feature or a new version is developed in the next five years, the durability and reliability in various conditions can be verified in this race.”
“Secondly, since we debuted this vehicle in 2007, customers have asked me time and time again, how their vehicle would perform if they were to race their own vehicles. Therefore, we are using a vehicle similar to those of our customers, we are not using a car with racing modifications.”
“By racing in a vehicle with similar and more evolved specifications as our customers’ GT-R, we respond to the expectations of our customers. For this race, we developed forged calipers, aerodynamic parts and other various components. I would like to make a promise that all this will be reflected in future GT-Rs, and will be delivered to our customers. “
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