Nissan R89C '89

The Nissan R89C '89 is a race car produced by Nissan in 1989 to participate on World Sports Prototype Car Championship and All-Japan Sports Prototype Championship, as well the 1989 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Replacing the original March built series of prototypes that Nissan had used, the R89C was part of Nissan's increased involvement in the project. Developed in conjunction with the Lola firm, the R89C featured a Kevlar and carbon-fibre based monocoque chassis (named T89/10 by Lola). Nissan's new twin-turbo VRH35 3.5L V8 DOHC engine was mounted and boost up to 950BHP.
First appearing in Gran Turismo 4, it later returned in Gran Turismo PSP, Gran Turismo 5, and Gran Turismo 6.
The car appears to be the #23, driven by Masahiro Hasemi, Kazuyoshi Hoshino, and Toshio Suzuki, who has participated in the 1989 24 Hours of Le Mans. The car, however, failed to finish the race.
==Description==
"Developed with Lola, the R89C was a Group C race car that battled in top-tier sports prototype competition and endurance racing."
==Acquisition==
==Trivia==
*The Nissan R89C strongly resembles the Jaguar XJR-9 '88, even though both cars were developed by different companies and appeared in less a year, which could make a difference between these two (the XJR-9 having been developed by TWR and the R89C having been developed by Lola Cars).
**While the XJR-9 has since been given fully-modeled detail along with its functioning interior, the R89C has yet to make its return.
*In GTPSP, GT5 and GT6, the engine sound is slightly redone from its first appearance in GT4. This redone sound is shared with the Nissan R92CP '92 and the Toyota 7 '70.
==Pictures==
Nissan R89C Race Car Vehicle Banner.png|The vehicle banner as it appears in Gran Turismo 4.
==Video==
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==Notes==
Category:GT4 Cars
Category:GTPSP Cars
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Category:GT6 Cars
Category:Sports Prototypes
Category:Nissan Race Cars
Category:1980s race cars
Category:Coupes
Category:Ten second cars
Category:Group C
Category:Turbocharged Cars
Category:Level 23 Cars
Category:GT4 Prize Cars