GT-R Nissan GT-R LM Nismo

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The Nissan GT-R LM Nismo is a sports prototype racing car built by the Nissan Motor Company and their motorsports division Nismo. Designed for the Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1) regulations of the FIA World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the GT-R LM was unique amongst Le Mans Prototypes at the time for utilizing a front-wheel drive, front mid-engine layout for its internal combustion engine, as opposed to the rear mid-engine layout used by nearly all other competitors in the category. In addition to the engine's drive to the front wheels, a powerful flywheel-based kinetic energy recovery system regenerated energy from front wheel braking, which could be fed to a complex auxiliary rear-wheel drive system.

Nissan GT-R LM Nismo | Museum of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (Musée des 24 Heures du Mans) (Le Mans)

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[KiwiRob]

It was very slow if I remember correctly.

 

[Matski]

It was very slow if I remember correctly.

It never raced in fully working condition. They couldn't use the rear motors so it was front wheel drive only, and IIRC they didn't even use the hybrid system on the front axle either, it was miles off the maximum power and deployment permissible in the regulations.

Interesting idea, appalling execution.