How Nissan Improves 2017 GT-R NISMO’s Cornering Performance

How Nissan Improves 2017 GT-R NISMO’s Cornering Performance

Topics: Nissan GT-R

How Nissan Improves 2017 GT-R NISMO’s Cornering Performance

Denis Flierl, TorqueNews
27 May 2016 (10:49)

The 2017 Nissan GT-R NISMO made its global debut at the Nurburgring. What new performance upgrades are coming?

The hottest Nissan GT-R was revealed at the Nurburgring just ahead of the 24-hour race in Germany. It’s getting improved performance over the outgoing model. There’s four other GT-Rs at the track but they will be running hard in the grueling race this weekend. The new 2017 GT-R NISMO is there for show. What new performance upgrades are coming?

New upgrades outside

Outside, the 2017 GT-R NISMO gets a remodeled front end. It features a freshened face highlighted by an aggressive new fascia. It gets an enlarged dark chrome “V-motion” grill to help cool the high-output 3.8-liter V6 powerplant. It still produces an impressive 600hp and 481 lb ft of torque.

It also features a reinforced hood that avoids deformation at extremely high speeds. The front bumper of the GT-R NISMO now features layers of carbon-fiber sheets carefully overlapped to achieve additional stiffness. Inside, it gets a refreshed interior like the standard GT-R you can read about here.

Performance has been improved

The performance of the all-wheel-drive GT-R NISMO has also been upgraded. It gets a new significantly reinforced body. Why difference will this make? Nissan says the changes allowed engineers to further refine the GT-R NISMO's shock absorbers, springs and stabilizers. Combined with the high-performance car's added downforce, it should have improved handling over the previous model. Nissan says 2 percent improved slalom times and superior cornering performance have already been achieved.

The potent 2017 Nissan GT-R NISMO boasts better overall balance and performance than the outgoing model. Nissan continues to improve an already impressive machine. Nissan did not release pricing or delivery dates in the US.

Source: Nissan

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