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[Space Monkey]

BBC Top Gear - Nissan's new race car!

http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/nissan ... 2012-03-13

[sx moneypit]

I am anxious to see how this car performs!
It's great they are running a Nissan engine in it!

[300ZXttZMAN]

This is awesome. It looks so intimidating I can't wait to see the results.

Very impressive numbers also.

I wonder what the 60-0 stop time is.

EDIT:

It's great they are running a Nissan engine in it!

+1 on them using a Nissan engine!

[Encryptshun]

Why would they make a GT car look like a dragster? I know the article says it (surprisingly) works, but my brain just won't let me accept the notion of that going around a corner. Even after watching the video, it's still baking my noodle.

[95zenki man]

DeltaWing's prototype and fitted it with a direct-injection 1.6-litre turbo based upon the petrol engine found in the Juke.

gay.

[sbird1]

Damnit, you beat me to the thread. I was just about to make this thread. Here's another article from Car and Driver about the Delta Wing: http://blog.caranddriver.com/deltawing- ... t-le-mans/

[sbird1]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wlQAvEfmeI[/youtube]

[Razi]

Nissan is coming with all kinds of weird things.

[numbnuts240]

i feel like there should be an r2 unit sitting beside the driver. also, from the top, it looks a lot like an sr-71 blackbird.

[NolimitZ32]

^hahahaha, if that aint the truth

[Bubba1]

^hahahaha, if that aint the truth

I like it. It seems to defy conventional wisdom for handling with such a narrow front end. I was shocked when they said it weighed 1300 with driver.

[dre1507]

Yea, Bubba. It definitely looks quick in the corners.

[alms24sebring]

Also, from the top, it looks a lot like an sr-71 blackbird.

Stole my post. I am surprised to see how quickly it makes turns, I didnt see that happening at all.

[Dattebayo]

What they NEED to do is resurrect Nissan's old a** Wankel tech and get this bad boy running on a rotor.

[Razi]

That'd be awesome.

Mazda's Furai race car has a 3 rotor wankel running on E100 ethanol, makes a lot of power and sounds pretty awesome.

[S133P3R]

Wow that footage looks pretty smooth too, amazing.

[IanS]

What they NEED to do is resurrect Nissan's old a** Wankel tech and get this bad boy running on a rotor.

1 Rotor?

That'd be awesome.

Mazda's Furai race car has a 3 rotor wankel running on E100 ethanol, makes a lot of power and sounds pretty awesome.

3 Rotors?


No, it needs 4 rotors. For serious. There is nothing like it. The sound makes tingles in my naughty parts.

[Razi]

The best wankel powered race car ever!
I was bummed it couldn't make it out to JCCS last year.

Running ethanol like the Furai would be a cool thing to do though.

[dre1507]

That mazda just seems like it's gliding along the track surface.

[NolimitZ32]

[z06hellcat]

cool!