Nismo big announcement on 2/26?

dastaco

Yes but why.. why pump money into a program that is developing a car that will never be sold? Why not use those resources to race real cars that are on sale now?

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theDreamer

Because it is development for other cars.
Suspension, engine, drivetrain, etc may never be used in an Altima but could be in a Z, Titan or GT-R. This move becomes a testing phase for new products and will insure reliability of harsh conditions.

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dastaco

I could understand that IF they were already racing their Zs and GTRs.. but they aren't. As it stands Nissan is racing cars you cannot buy and ignoring the cars you can buy.

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DIGItonium

Maybe they'll release a NISMO variant of the steering wheel lock that can handle 24 hours of Le Mans.

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4r3s

I'm confused on what all this means to me the consumer. Why do I care?

cv129

Nissan needs to take a page out of Honda's type R lineup. The JDM CTR, DC2 and DC5 Type R, and NA1 and NA2 NSXR...that lineup had a good run, light weight with form (subjective opinion) and function, very rewarding machines.

I didn't like the juke nismo idea, but well, if BMW is caving in and put M badge on the x5 then how can we say no....

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Interview with Nissan People and facility:
The Dashboard - NISMO Special, Preview - YouTube

Nismo/Nissan Tribute from Nissan:
Our Hearts are Racing - Nissan and NISMO Motorsports DNA - YouTube

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Mt Tam I am

What great news. Le Mans again. No more R390. Hello GTR 3.4 V8.

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NissanGuy23

Love these videos, their new facility looks awesome






Good to see Nissan getting more involved in racing, that way unlike some competitors, nismo is backed by heavy activity in racing and numerous victories

enkei2k

Oh man, I totally forgot that this was today! LOL

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my2004Z

I think this is great news! You can't grow an orchard without some land and some good dirt. This is the ground work for some really cool things in the next 2-3 years. Imagine every Nissan model having a Nismo variant that has 10-15% better performance than its rivals.

Eagle

The way I see it this is a start. Le Mans in 2014 is a great goal for them to have and I welcome them returning with a true factory presence since their last appearance in 1999with the R391.

Since then Nissan has been cautious about getting into works funded racing ventures because of the cost involved and the risk.

This is a good sign. This means they have money, a plan and low enough risk to do it and possibly win. Either way, this means we as customers will benefit from the R&D that gos into their cars by way of whatever solutions and technology are developed.

Bottom line is racing feeds production, especially when your demographic is shifting to performance cars again. Which from 1999 till the past few years, Nissans demographic hasn't been performance/sports cars oriented, it's been all about the Maxima and Sentras.

Hopefully this announcement will start to get Nissan back to it's roots