The Le Mans General Discussion Thread

[Endless-Wilso]

I think it'll grow on me real quick this car although i wish it wasn't red though... just doesn't do it justice.

Actually theres already a car in GT6 thats somewhat similar, the Subaru VGT employs a near identical layout.

 

[RACECAR]

What the hell?! Front wheel drive?!??!!? Worst sin they can commit.

Why is Front Wheel Drive so "Bad" according to people?

Notice the 2004 Doran DP at the 59 second mark

Betcha can't guess what team races those 370Zs

 

[Wilbur]

Car looks ugly BUT with those launch commericals, it's hard not to be impressed.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Why is Front Wheel Drive so "Bad" according to people?

Yeah the car is actually AWD with the electric system on corner exits, and the rest of the time FWD doesn't matter.

 

[mustafur]

Nissan says they mainly choose FWD as it Allows them a significantly more efficient ERS Power Delivery.

Aka less Powertrain loss, besides it would only be Fully FWD at high speed right?

 

[cnd01]

Betcha can't guess what team races those 370Zs

Maybe that's a hint at what team will be contracted

 

[Endless-Wilso]

Nissan says they mainly choose FWD as it Allows them a significantly more efficient ERS Power Delivery.

Aka less Powertrain loss, besides it would only be Fully FWD at high speed right?

Really efficient under breaking to since it'll have both engine breaking and ERS regeneration to haul it down.

 

[Hyped]

So is the wing there to stay or will it only be on for circuits where high down force is needed?

 

[Panoz]

Little off-subject but are there any rumors about Doran planning to go back to the DP ranks? The one in the photo might have just been a commercial prop but the Tudor number plate just gives off that vibe.

I could be looking at this too seriously to be honest.

 

[cnd01]

Their 2004 Kodak DP that won the grand am championship was in there. Their Conti 370Z also was there. I bet Kevin Doran and company get to be the team that's contracted to run the program. Heck, Nissan may have a DP engine too

 

[TDZdave]

in short the add is,

• win GT academy,
• race a road car,
• get maliciously attacked by a Z4,
• get a P1 gig,
• Go home,

 

[CodeRedR51]

So is the wing there to stay or will it only be on for circuits where high down force is needed?

All the speculation about it not having a wing is BS.

 

[Brutaka]

@TDZdave, Nissan messed it up, it should have been this:

• win GT academy,
• race a road car,
• get a P1 gig,
• get maliciously attacked by a Ferrari
• Go home.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

@TDZdave, Nissan messed it up, it should have been this:

• win GT academy,
• race a road car,
• get a P1 gig,
• get maliciously attacked by a Ferrari
• Go home.

Exactly what they didn't show you since it's a new p1 is the horrible attacking Ferrari.

 

[IforceV8]

Any chance the red DP is the car they flipped at Daytona? That 77 car looks like a Riley.

 

[RACECAR]

Any chance the red DP is the car they flipped at Daytona? That 77 car looks like a Riley.

Its a Riley, but its not the one that flipped.

 

[TDZdave]

Did anyone notice the epic flamage at .52

 

[prisonermonkeys]

I'm not a fan of the car. It's unusual, and as much as I appreciate original design philosophy, I just looks weird. Like someone prioritised form over function.

 

[catamount39]

At least it brings some color to the "black and white" class.

 

[CodeRedR51]

I'm not a fan of the car. It's unusual, and as much as I appreciate original design philosophy, I just looks weird. Like someone prioritised form over function.

Actually it looks the way it does because someone prioritized function over form.

 

[catamount39]

Actually it looks the way it does because someone prioritized function over form.

It's not that bad...just that little shnoze on the front.

 

[TDZdave]

#Pinocchio

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Actually it looks the way it does because someone prioritized function over form.

I'm left with the impression that someone, somewhere said "make a car that looks distinct in silhouette, then make a car that goes fast" rather than "make a car that goes fast, then make a car that looks good in silhouette".

 

[wowbaggerBR]

I think it's hideous, but I like it because it is exotic. I wish that they finish ahead of Toyota in Le Mans.

 

[catamount39]

I think it's hideous, but I like it because it is exotic. I wish that they finish ahead of Toyota in Le Mans.

With Toyota's luck that's easy.

 

[Downhill Dino]

If it's anything like Nissan's Deltawing program that'll be a bit hard.

 

[catamount39]

If it's anything like Nissan's Deltawing program that'll be a bit hard.

It's normally sized though so that shouldn't be an issue.

 

[Downhill Dino]

Size? That was a once instance thing, meant in general and being given a notoriety of breaking down. Did its accident with the Toyota have anything to do with size? Felt it was more neglecting of your surroundings, but there were a lot of cars packed together and stuff anyways, something was bound to happen.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

in short the add is,

• win GT academy,
• race a road car,
• get maliciously attacked by a Z4,
• get a P1 gig,
• Go home,

As an ad for Nissan, it's okay. But as a means to reveal the GT-R LM, it's not great.

 

[RACECAR]

Given that this is the Super bowl they chose to show this, I don't think that ad was particularly done with us race fans in mind.