Nissan GT-R LM NISMO '15

The Nissan GT-R LM NISMO '15 is a Le Mans car produced by Nissan and NISMO that appears in Gran Turismo 6 (as part of Update 1.19, though the car is available for purchase only after the installation of Update 1.20), Gran Turismo Sport, and Gran Turismo 7.
The car appears to be the #23, driven by Max Chilton, Jann Mardenborough, and Olivier Pla, who participated in the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans. However, the car didn't finish the race.
==Description==
"Front wheel drive prototype hybrid race car designed by Ben Bowlby."
In the spring of 2014, The Nissan Motor Company announced that it would enter the LMP1 hybrid class of the 24 Hours of Le Mans the following year with a race car wearing a GT-R badge. It would mark the return of "The Nissan prototype race car" after a 16-year hiatus - since the R391 in 1999. As if that wasn't newsworthy enough, Nissan revealed at the car's introduction in February 2015 that its new race machine, called the GT-R LM NISMO, possessed a front-engine/front-wheel-drive layout, a concept previously unheard of in prototype race cars.
The mastermind behind the GT-R LM NISMO is none other than Ben Bowlby, the man who created the DeltaWing and ZEOD RC race cars. By mounting the engine in the front, Bowlby claims that it opened up new design possibilities to maximize aerodynamics, thus making the car more efficient at higher speeds.
The body consists of a monocoque chassis and outer panels made of carbon fiber, allowing the car to tip the scales at a light 880 kg (1940 lbs). Under the long front nose is a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter direct injection V-6 mated to an energy-recovery system.
The drivers of the car include homegrown talents, Michael Krumm and Tsugio Matsuda; GT Academy graduates Lucas Ordóñez and Jann Mardenborough; former F1 drivers Marc Gené and Max Chilton; and sports-car drivers Alex Buncombe, Harry Tincknell and Olivier Pla.
Nissan will run two cars starting from the first round of the FIA World Endurance Championships, and enter three cars in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with the sole purpose of grabbing the overall title.
===Dealership (GT7)===
The Nissan GT-R LM Nismo made its debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2015. It competed in the Le Mans Prototype 1 Hybrid class. To the surprise of many, it utilized a front-engine/front-wheel-drive layout. It was an unusual design for an LMP1 vehicle, some problems at to be resolved before it was ready. While the car didn't perform particularly well in the race, it did leave a lasting impression on all who saw it.
=== Café (GT7) ===
==== Jeremy ====
I was pretty surprised when I heard about the car Nissan were entering into Le Mans in 2015! This GT-R LM NISMO. The designer, Ben Bowlby, opted for an FF layout, and worked hard on the aerodynamics. Unfortunately, however, these innovations didn't pay off. In qualifying, the car was 20 seconds slower than its fastest rival. Worse still, in the race itself, two of three cars had to retire, so only one was able to reach the finish line. However, even this finisher didn't complete enough laps, and was officially judged not to have finished!
==== Shiro Nakamura ====
Remember the DeltaWing from the 24 Hours of Le Mans? Well, this car inherits the spirit of that machine. It was developed with a truly novel idea, one that sort of went over the heads of regular folks. This was an FF car on which designer and engineer Ben Bowlby was given total control. And it ended up a simple thing, which I quite like. The proportions are unique and well-executed, especially from the rear-quarter view. This isn't exactly a race version of the GT-R, but after talking things over with Ben... It was given a V-Motion grille, and four round taillights, which added some Nissan GT-R flavour. Unfortunately, the car failed to perform at Le Mans, and was discontinued after a year.
==Acquisition==
==Trivia==
*Statistically, the car is the most powerful FF car in the series.
*As the car ran the 24 Hours of Le Mans without a working hybrid system (which led to the downfall of the project), it is possible that the car is mechanically based on the 2MJ battery-based electric hybrid test version of the car, as the car has working hybrid systems in the game (as Nissan originally intended, although they originally planned a 8MJ flywheel-based hybrid system).
*Like the Toyota TS030 Hybrid '12, this car does not feature the FIA World Endurance Championship branding. This effect continued in subsequent games.
*Although Nissan cancelled the GT-R LM Nismo program, the final paragraph of the description text is still present in GT Sport and GT7, as it is a carryover from GT6.
**The dealership description and GT Café dialogues in GT7 does address the car's failure, however.
*In GT6, a GT Academy version (with GT Academy logos replacing the car number boxes) also exists, as used in the fourth round of the 2015 GT Academy competition. The GT Academy 2015 variant is not normally available outside of the competition.Gran Turismo 6/Cars - GT Academy 2015 Cars on The Cutting Room Floor
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