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To the DeltaWing: Nissan's Begins European Development Phase of its Experimental Sportscar
Nissan's new DeltaWing prototype sportscar is garnering a lot of attention thanks to its unique appearance as it looks like a cross between the Batmobile and a land-speed record racer. For the Japanese company and its racing partners, however, it's all about getting the car ready for its racing debut at the Le Mans 24 Hours in June.
On Tuesday, Nissan's experimental sportcar kicked off its European testing program in England at Snetterton, with Scotsman Marino Franchitti and German Michael Krumm getting their first chance to drive the car in wet conditions.
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Watch And Hear The Insane Gt-r Lm Nismo Being Driven In A Dark Circuit
You don’t need us to tell you than Nissan is one of the most daring manufacturers when it comes to motorsport. After the crazy Deltawing racer, the Japanese company took another insane idea into fruition by presenting the GT-R LM Nismo racer to...
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Deltawing Envisions Roadgoing Version Of Its Racecar, Wants To Pitch It To Automakers
You must remember the DeltaWing experimental race car, a joint project of DeltaWing Technologies and Nissan that competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The peculiar shape of the car made it unmistakable on the racetrack, but what would you think of a similarly...
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Nissan Deltawing Hit By Porsche Rolls Over But Gets Fixed In Time For Road Atlanta’s Le Mans Race
Apparently, Porsche and Nissan’s radical DeltaWing racer mix like oil and water. At this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, the DeltaWing retired after hitting the barrier at the Porsche Curves following a collision with a Toyota...
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Honda Cr-z Hybrid Racer Ready For Demonstration Runs At Le Mans
The latest news from Honda’s motorsport front is that the Japanese company will campaign a CR-Z hybrid racecar at the second annual Le Mans Vers Le Futur (literally translates to ‘Le Mans to the Future’), which is a support event...
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Nissan Gt-r Tuned By Cobra N+ With Up To 620hp
German tuning firm COBRA N+ has announced the development of a new performance package for the GT-R that will be available just in time for the Japanese sportscar's European market launch in the spring of 2009. In standard form, after its recent facelift...
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