Nissan GTR LM Nismo Confirmed for GT Academy Final!!!

[Downhill Dino]

If they are showing this during the Superbowl, then what in the world is going on Monday?

It'll be Sunday, Super Bowl time for us. Monday for everyone to east, timezones and all that.

 

[RACECAR]

Why would they show it at Superbowl? Doesn't strike me as hitting out to the target audience lol.

Well, what the hell else are they showing?

It'll be Sunday, Super Bowl time for us. Monday for everyone to east, timezones and all that.

Oh, forgot about that.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Why would they show it at Superbowl? Doesn't strike me as hitting out to the target audience lol.

Because the commercial is mainly for their street cars, the LMP1 is just a "because we can".

 

[Scuderia Paul]

Why would they show it at Superbowl? Doesn't strike me as hitting out to the target audience lol.

Think of the exposure Nissan will get. That is the point of Super Bowl commercials after all.

 

[RACECAR]

Tuning in tomorrow. Once the commercial has aired, I'm done. I am expecting the forums to go full ape though.

 

[R5]

I'll be watching F1 testing so it better go full ape.

edit: forgot about timezones

 

[CodeRedR51]

I'm not watching the game, and I expect Nissan to post the commercial on the internet shortly after it airs for the first time.

 

[DSkywalker01]

No rear wing.

 

[FoRiZon]

I'm not watching the game, and I expect Nissan to post the commercial on the internet shortly after it airs for the first time.

Well most of us did aka everyone who isnt American.

 

[trustjab]

No rear wing.

Yup. @R1600Turbo were you not saying a rear wing would feature on the car's design? Maybe their ambition has changed? Or just their low drag LM solution? Interesting times ahead.

 

[DSkywalker01]

Yup. @R1600Turbo were you not saying a rear wing would feature on the car's design? Maybe their ambition has changed? Or just their low drag LM solution? Interesting times ahead.

Le Mans aero methinks. COTA is a high DF track, so they run a rear wing there.

 

[trustjab]

I realize. Just thinking of the logic behind the decision of showing the car without the wing.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Yup. @R1600Turbo were you not saying a rear wing would feature on the car's design? Maybe their ambition has changed? Or just their low drag LM solution? Interesting times ahead.

The car has had a wing since day 1, despite what some sites on the internet think. I wouldn't draw any conclusions from a super dark photo just yet. People are quick to dismiss the wind tunnel photo from last week with the wing clearly visible.

 

[trustjab]

I figure it will have one, but the dark photo (if thats the lmp1) doesn't. I wonder if thats the commercial car.

 

[Il_Conte_Sky]

I figure it will have one, but the dark photo (if thats the lmp1) doesn't. I wonder if thats the commercial car.

That car in the dark photo looks very similar to a Deltawing/Zeod RC.
Maybe it is featured too in the commercial along with the LMP1 car, i think.
People jump out to conclusions too quickly lately, waiting for gt6 updates really sickened us

 

[trustjab]

Why would they darken out the zeod when weve already seen it? Im betting its the lmp1. We'll see later today.

 

[Il_Conte_Sky]

Maybe the 2015 zeod? C'mon, if an insider is telling you that isn't the shape of the car, and given the fact we already saw the overall shape of it, it's illogical going on speculating on nothing.
We'll see later today.

 

[GTPorsche]

The zeod was a one time thing for Garage 56.

 

[AleksandarSRB]

Car will have rear wing we already saw car on track with wing...

 

[fortbo]

Okay, this is just some speculation, but seeing as though this interview was done during Lemans, I wonder if PD are already finished with the car and are just waiting for the right time to release it. 💡

 

[Scuderia Paul]

Okay, this is just some speculation, but seeing as though this interview was done during Le Mans, I wonder if PD are already finished with the car and are just waiting for the right time to release it. 💡

That is pretty much what I expect has happened. If not and it is only being modelled after it's unveiling then we won't see it before the end of July at the earliest I assume.

 

[DSkywalker01]

Okay, this is just some speculation, but seeing as though this interview was done during Lemans, I wonder if PD are already finished with the car and are just waiting for the right time to release it. 💡

With the relationship Kaz an Nissan/Nismo has I suspect we will have it in the game within the next 30 days... why else would all the VGT's be pushed back?

The last GTR Nismo got in the game real quick too.

 

[sparkytooth]

With the relationship Kaz an Nissan/Nismo has I suspect we will have it in the game within the next 30 days... why else would all the VGT's be pushed back?

The last GTR Nismo got in the game real quick too.

PD was most likely in on it while it was in development. Given how Nismo Athletes (Some from GT Academy) are being considered for a seat in it next year.

 

[GTPorsche]

I fail to see what a real world racecar has to do with VGT project releases being pushed back.

 

[DSkywalker01]

I fail to see what a real world racecar has to do with VGT project releases being pushed back.

Two things.

1.) Streaching the content thinly as possible.

2.) Not letting a real world LMP, which IMO more exciting and newsworthy than any VGT, take the publicity and excitement away from said manufacturer's VGT. Probably a contract thing.

 

[GTPorsche]

That would be crazy.

 

[CinnamonOD]

It's all speculation now, can't we just wait for the Super Bowl ads this afternoon, so we can start with the hype, or kill it?

 

[fortbo]

I know he said that the car would be in GT but I'm still skeptical, it's not like we heard anything from PD. I think there is a good chance we will get it but I'm just not sure.

 

[Scuderia Paul]

For me, the hype surrounding the GT-R LM Nismo being officially unveiled tonight is simply that we get to see the car. I am not expecting to see a trailer ending with 'Available now in Gran Turismo 6' or 'Coming to Gran Turismo 6 02 February'.

I cannot wait to try it in GT but the earliest I can realistically see it arriving is the WEC season opener at 6h Silverstone on 12 April.

I am happy to be proved wrong though...

 

[RACECAR]

Well hell, I just realized I could easily watch the trailer once it hits the internet on my TV (via HDMI connection).

Yeah, screw the game.