Jay Leno Gets Excited About Nissan’s GT-R LM Nismo
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Jay Leno Gets Excited About Nissan’s GT-R LM Nismo



The most intriguing LM P1 car to enter the Le Mans 24 Hours on June 13 is without a doubt the Nissan GT-R LM Nismo.

It’s a front-engined, front-wheel drive hybrid race car that aims to compete with mid-engined, rear-wheel drive cars like the Audi R18 e-tron quattro, Toyota TS040 Hybrid and Porsche 919 Hybrid.
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