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Nissan’s 2022 NISMO GT-R is a Handcrafted, 600ps, GT3 Turbo Powered Happy Meal
This April Nissan announced the latest evolution in the GT-R NISMO with a press release stating availability come October 2021. The 2022 GT-R NISMO features the same upgrades over the base GT-R that first debuted in the MY2020 car with some minor tweaks.
Firstly the most obvious is the new Stealth Gray body color. Supposedly inspired by the color of the tarmac the NISMO GT-R has set records upon, this color will be exclusive to NISMO GT-Rs.
NISMO Exclusive Stealth Gray
Next is the availability of a special edition. Buyers choosing this option will get a clear coated carbon hood allowing them that racecar aesthetic commonly seen in the aftermarket. They say doing this saves 100 grams of paint but we all know it adds at least 50hp ;)! While the hood remains the same shape and vent configuration of the previous MY, the upgraded aesthetic certainly sets the car apart from the previous generation.
Clear coat only hood option.
The special edition will use the same black, forged aluminum, 20″ RAYS wheels but these will now be accented with a red stripe matching the red accents around the rest of the car. It’s a smart looking stripe which doesn’t look out of place on the car.
Red accented RAYS wheels
On the rear of the NISMO GT-R we’ll find the brand new Nissan emblem which echos the brand’s new corporate image. The Nissan logo on the GT-R will be illuminated on the trunk but will also adorn the wheel center caps.
New trunk and wheel emblems
Along with those aesthetic, visual cues, the other changes for the MY22 NISMO GT-R will be high-precision, weight-balanced engine internals. Nissan are tweaking the piston rings, connecting rods, crankshaft, flywheel, crank pulley and valve springs for this engine. Each engine will feature tighter tolerances in order to eek more out of the GT3 racecar turbochargers that were also found on the 2020 NISMO GT-R.
MY22 GT-R NISMOs will feature some tweaked engine internals.
To launch the new car Nissan teamed up with McDonalds and Tomica to produce some model cars that were available in April in Japan in Happy Meals. A Stealth Gray special edition NISMO GT-R toy was produced along with a gold bodied car with a McDonalds logo on the rear spoiler. At the launch Nissan also produced a gold wrapped GT-R which I’m calling the Maccas GT-R.
Happy Meal Tomica NISMO GT-Rs
The Maccas GT-R?
Click through the more link below for the full photo gallery…
Link: Nissan Press Release
Link: 2022 NISMO GT-R Launch Video
FIA GT1 2011: Follow Nismo GT1 Driver Michael Krumm’s Video Diary
I think it’s great Nissan are improving the visibility of their FIA GT1 teams with more and more of this kind of social media. Michael Krumm is a fantastic ambassador for Nissan Motorsports in Japan, Europe and all over the world. This year he drives for the JR-Motorsports team in the #23 GT1 spec Nissan GT-R.
Take a tour with him from round 1 of the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship season at Abu Dhabi where he’ll take you behind the scenes. Introduce team mates and other drivers and give some personal insights into the cars performance of late.
Link: Nissan’s Youtube Channel
NISMO GT-R RC Race Car Debut – Now Available
After making it’s Super Taikyu debut and track debuts in 2010, Nismo has finally put the finishing touches on the production model Nissan Nismo GT-R RC race car. Coinciding with Tokyo Auto Salon 2011, the car is now officially available for customers to buy both in and outside Japan.
The NISSAN NISMO GT-R RC is the latest entry to the RC (Racing Competition) line of high performance, production model race cars developed and outfitted by NISMO. It’s built up from the world renowned, top performance NISSAN GT-R (R35) road car. The body has been lightened, fitted for slick tires and equipped with safety equipment to ready it for competition use. During the car’s development, it was entered in the 2010 SUPER TAIKYU Round 4 at Fuji, where it confirmed its high performance, reliability and durability.
Fitted with the same VR38DETT and GR6 transmission that powers the road car, Nismo aren’t giving the exact power/torque specifications away except to say that they exceed 485ps and exceeds 60 kg/m of torque. We’ve seen the GT-R RC quite a few times on here before so the special aero, carbon and race preparations are certainly not new to you.
What is news though is the price, Nismo will build you a GT-R RC to order for 20,790,000 yen or around $250k USD for a circuit ready race car.
NISMO GT-R RC Specifications:
| Length | 4,650mm |
| Width | 1,895mm |
| Height | 1,370mm |
| Wheelbase | 2,780mm |
| Front track | 1,640mm |
| Rear Track | 1,640mm |
| Weight | 1,520kg |
| Engine Model | VR38DETT DOHC V6 |
| Cylinder | Bore 95.5 mm X Stroke 88.4 mm |
| Displacement | 3,799 cc |
| Power | over 357 horsepower @ 6,400 rpm (485ps/6,400rpm) |
| Torque | over 588 N?m @ 5,200 rpm (60kgm/5,200rpm) |
| Fuel Feed System | NISSAN EGI, electronic concentrated control fuel injection system |
| Front Suspension | Double Wishbone |
| Rear Suspension | Multi-link |
| Shock absorbers | Specially developed by NISMO for high performance driving (height adjustable) |
| Front brakes | Ventilated Disc Brake (rotor ø410 mm) |
| Rear Brakes | Ventilated Disc Brake (rotor ø380 mmÂj |
| Transmission | GR6 Dual Clutch Transmission |
| Drivetrain System | All-wheel Drive |
| Wheels (Fr / Rr) | specialized for 10.5J X 20 +25mm size wheels |
| Tires (Fr / RrÂj | ADVAN 290/710 R20 slick tire, standard for all RC models |
Source: Nismo
Super Taikyu 2010: Debut for Team Daishin’s NISMO GT-R RC ST1 Spec Nissan GT-R at Okayama
NISMO have succeeded in spawning their first NISMO GT-R RC fielding race team with Team Daishin accepting the reins to their new R35 for the debut at round 5 of the Super Taikyu 2010 Championship series at Okayama Circuit, Japan.
The weekend started well for the team proving that the GT-R RC is already potent so early in it’s career as they managed to lap third fastest in qualifying and finishing third in the qualifying race behind the well established Petronas Z4M BMW cars.
Come race time however, hotter than expected track temperatures saw tire choices become critical. While the team was running strong in 3rd and 4th positions for most of the race, at lap 94 a front left tire blowout caused the GT-R to leave the track. While the team was able to make it back to pits, the time it cost was too great and they were forced to accept a 6th position in class finish (21st overall).
While the result is not the best the team is happy with the amount of data they collected on their debut outing and looks forward to the next round.
Source: Auto Sport Web
Link: Daishin Motorsports Website
Super Taikyu: NISMO GT-R RC Race Car Debut at Fuji Speedway
Well today was the day that Nismo could finally let the finished R35 GT-R RC out of the bag so to speak in final demonstration livery. The GT-R RC is seen here as it is preparing for Sunday’s final race as it’s entered into the Super Taikyu round 4 as an ST-1 class competitor.
The car you see here is what customers will be able to buy from Nismo in the near future in a similar vein to the Fairlady Z NISMO 380RS-C. Nismo hopes to show off the GT-R’s pace this weekend in order to attract buyers and they certainly have the right drivers for it. Hopefully all goes well for the guys and we’ll bring the results as we get them.
For now enjoy this massive photo gallery of the all new Nismo GT-R RC…
Photos: (C) Nissan
SuperGT 2010: Nissan GT-Rs Score Big in Sepang with 1-2 Victory
After qualifying in pole position the #12 GT-R of team Calsonic IMPUL has taken a maximum points victory away from round 4 of the 2010 SuperGT Championships at Sepang Circuit in Malaysia. Team Nismo have also improved on their recent form after upgrading their third place qualifying with a second place final finish.
The Malaysian round of the SuperGT is always a hot one and this year was no different. Track temps were measured at around 43 degrees celsius. Rain was threatening but never eventuated leaving the competitors to tough it out in the hot dry conditions.
While the pole to win victory is sweet it didn’t come without incident and on lap 37 the #12 GT-R was actually given a tap by a rival #100 Honda HSV-010 and sent into a spin. While this created a opportunity for the HSV and the #23 Nismo GT-R to sneak past, both were handed drive through penalties leaving the way clear for the #12 GT-R to resume it’s position in front.
Congratulations to team Nismo and team IMPUL on their great victories this weekend. The win places team IMPUL in 4th position on the championship ladder while Nismo slides up into 9th. For a full race report, click the read more link below…
Nismo Super Taikyu ST-1 GT-R Specs Unveiled and New Spy Video
Nismo has released the specifications for their latest GT-R race car creation. The 2010 Super Taikyu ST-1 Class NISMO Nissan GT-R will debut in it’s first race next weekend at Fuji Speedway for Round 4 of the Super Taikyu 2010 series. The goal is to demonstrate the car in action for race teams to field in 2011 in much the same way as the 2010 GT1 spec GT-R raced 4 races in 2009 FIA GT Championships.
While we’ve translated the specifications, nothing super exciting is gleaned from them. Instead we spotted this video uploaded to Youtube of the car testing.
| Length | 4,650 mm |
| Width | 1,895 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2,780 mm |
| Track (front) | 1,640 mm |
| Track (rear) | 1,640 mm |
| Tare Weight | Over 1,480 kg |
| Engine Type | VR38DETT |
| Displacement | 3,799 cc |
| Power Output | Over 485ps/6,400rpm |
| Torque Output | Over 60kgm/3,200-5,200rpm |
| Transmission Type | GR6 Dual Clutch Transmission |
| Brakes (Front) | Ventilated rotors (6 piston monoblock calipers) |
| Brakes (Rear) | Ventilated rotors (4 piston monoblock calipers) |
| Suspension (Front) | Double Wishbone |
| Suspension (Rear) | Multi Link |
| Drive System | 4 wheel drive |
| Wheels (Front) | R20 x 10.5JJ |
| Wheels (Rear) | R20 x 10.5JJ |
| Tires(Front) | 290/710 R20 |
| Tires(Rear) | 290/710 R20 |
Nismo’s Super Taikyu GT-R Testing at Fuji Speedway
Due to make it’s testing debut later in the month, the Nismo guys have been less hesitant at getting their wares out for the public to see. Looking mighty tidy the Super Taikyi ST-1 spec Nismo GT-R is chock full of carbon goodness.
Look forward to the weekend of the 26th of June for some more close ups and info on this latest creation of the Omori Factory…
Sources: GTR-World.net and AutoSport Web
NISMO to Debut Super Taikyu ST-1 Spec GT-R this Month!
NISMO has just announced their intention to field a ST1 specification Nissan GT-R at round 4 of the 2010 Super Taikyu series at Fuji Speedway on the 26th – 27th of June! The drivers will be Masemi Kageyama, Tetsuya Tanaka and Kazuki Hoshino and the car will wear the legendary #23.
This is great news as until now we’ve had barely any official acknowledgment of the ST1 spec car until now except that we had photos of it from Nismo Festival in December 2009.
Update: NISMO have release images of the livery the car will wear. See the image below!
Link: NISMO News Release (Japanese)
Link: Super Taikyu Website
Club Track Edition Nissan GT-R on Sale This Summer
When Nissan announced back in April that they intended to setup a Nissan GT-R Sports Driving Club and even partner with third parties build a Nissan GT-R club spec car to compete with it it flew mostly under the radar. Until today I’m sure because the first photos of what is the Club Track Edition Nissan GT-R have been published up on GT-R authorized tuning shop Nordring’s website.
This car is a joint venture between Nissan, Nismo, NOVA Engineering and Nordring and owners, who will be able to buy these cars shortly, will become part of a Nissan sanctioned Sports Club. The idea is that these members will participate in driver training, track days and other such events.
The photos give us a glimpse at the new 20″ slicks mounted on the Rays lightweight SpecV 20″ wheels. On the inside of the Club Track Edition GT-R we can make out a stripped interior with a 4 point roll cage installed. The roll cage features removable door bars. An optional 6 point roll cage is available. To match this is a slick Bride Gardis III racing seat with a 6 point harness and a racing steering wheel. The car will also feature specially tuned Bilstein Suspension more suited to the circuit.
Hopefully we’ll get some more details shortly on this, there is an article in Best Car magazine this month with some predicted pricing, we’ll update this post when we know more on that.
Source/Link: Nordring Website
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