The Nissan GT-R LM and Nissan 370 NISMO Roadster Concept have made their debuts at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show (CAS2015). The Nissan GT-R LM is a new Nissan racer with super-wide front tires to handle the massive amount of power.
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Powering the Nissan GT-R LM is a front-mounted 3.0L twin-turbocharged gasoline V-6 which produces around 550 horsepower. Interestingly, this engine is a developmental continuation of the 3.8-L twin-turbo found in the current road-going Nissan GT-R. The 3.0-L racing engine makes about the same power and is more efficient than the 3.8-L production motor, according to Nissan.
It’s within the realm of possibility, they said, that a version of this 3.0-L V6 will make it into the next-generation GT-R for the street.
The other part of the propulsion system is the kinetic energy recovery system (ERS). It’s able to recover energy from the front wheels and then release it later for acceleration. How it operates is a carefully guarded secret, but it’s reported to add up to 700 horsepower in bursts. This would take the GT-R LM’s total output to 1,250 horsepower on demand.
The GT-R LM NISMO, which will take on the best in the world in the race to glory at the Le Mans 24 Hours, will be the centerpiece of a performance-oriented NISMO display at the auto show – which will also include the 600-horsepower Nissan GT-R NISMO, the 370Z NISMO, JUKE NISMO and JUKE NISMO RS and two concept vehicles, the Sentra NISMO Concept and a new NISMO street concept that will debut February 12.
There are regulations on how much electric and fuel-combustion energy the race car is allowed to expel per lap, and the Le Mans track is used as the standard. There are several categories from two megajoules to eight megajoules. The teams can choose the category that suits them best. The more megajoules of electricity you want to use, the less fuel-combustion energy you are allowed. It’s a complicated balance of efficiency and power delivery.
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