Nissan Z Nismo Race Automobile Set to Compete at Fuji 24 Hours

The brand new Nissan Z appears set to ship what lovers need—energy, model, and a handbook transmission driving the rear wheels. The newest information out of Nissan is that the corporate plans to take the Z racing. In partnership with Nismo, the corporate simply revealed the race automotive it should take to the Fuji 24 Hour race, as reported by CarScoops.

Based mostly on the manufacturing automotive, the race automotive has been stripped out and ready for competitors. Inside, Nismo has fitted racing bucket seats and harnesses, together with a roll cage, as you’d count on. The racer additionally sports activities eight-spoke Rays alloy wheels, shod in slicks. Notably, they’re five-stud wheels such as you’d see on the highway automotive, moderately than a centerlock design for sooner pitstops.

Nismo has handled the Z to a moderately-sized wing, in addition to some refined fender extensions. The bonnet will get a mighty pair of vents to dump extra warmth together with race-style latches on the entrance edge.

Different racing touches additionally embody a tow hook, mounted for restoration functions. The quarter home windows behind the doorways on both facet now characteristic gasoline ports for refueling, too.

Nismo hasn’t supplied any particulars relating to the engine at this stage. A pure assumption could be that the automotive will run the inventory turbo V6, with 400 horsepower and 350 pound-feet of torque. After all, the race automotive may characteristic the shiny new Nismo exhaust package for the Nissan Z, nevertheless it’s not sure at this stage. Nismo plans to announce additional particulars on the automotive at a later date.

The automotive will race within the ST-Q class, put aside for particular autos competing within the Tremendous Taikyu sequence. Oddball automobiles like Toyota’s hydrogen-powered race automotive run underneath the identical classification. Nismo will run one instance, with a second campaigned by Max Racing. The Z is ready to hit the observe on the Fuij 24 Hour on June 4 and 5 this yr.

The racing effort may trace at a potential Nismo Z mannequin deliberate for a while after the bottom automotive’s launch. The brand new Nissan Z was initially slated to be out round now, however elements shortages have compelled the world to attend till summer season to get behind the wheel of Nissan’s new sporting hero.

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