Nissan to join V8 Supercar

[RacingManiac]

Nissan to join V8 Supercars - V8 Supercar news - AUTOSPORT.com

Wondering what model will they use...what big RWD saloon do they sell in Australia?

Also interesting if you are in US, V8 will go to the Austin F1 track I believe in 2013...

[Cobrafan427]

I had to read the name of this thread twice to make sure i saw it right

[demonrunning07]

Wondering what model will they use...what big RWD saloon do they sell in Australia?

Maybe a Skyline with a V8 sourced from one of their trucks? It will be interesting to see...

With that said, I will probably forget about it until they officially release photos two months from now.

[NSXType-R]

Nissan M45?

Perhaps a new Q?

[coolieman1220]

nissan m45?

Perhaps a new q?

nissan fuga!

[pimento]

The Altima, apparently.

[RacingManiac]

So are the current V8s actually have any link to the car they carried the namesake?

[pimento]

Well, they look similar.. maybe the headlights are carried over?

[whiteballz]

AFAIK Nissan is launching the Infiniti brand in 2013 in Australia, So potentially one of their 4 doors, powered by a V8 from America.

[TVR IS KING]

Does it matter which car they use? The race cars have virtually no relation to the road cars anyway. Lets remember that Toyota use the Camry for their NASCAR. It doesn't have to be RWD.

[RacingManiac]

Does it matter which car they use? The race cars have virtually no relation to the road cars anyway. Lets remember that Toyota use the Camry for their NASCAR. It doesn't have to be RWD.

I honestly don't know whats the rule for V8s....do they use the production body-in-white as base or is everything fabricated?

[csl177]

All that matters is it's a 4-door, right? Gotta be a plus to mix up the Ford and Holden show.

[TVR IS KING]

All that matters is it's a 4-door, right?

Not even. The race cars aren't.

I honestly don't know whats the rule for V8s....do they use the production body-in-white as base or is everything fabricated?

Fabricated :P I think the body is just a fiberglass look-alike with two doors.

It's sad when you compare today to what stock car racing used to be.

[NSXType-R]

Not even. The race cars aren't.

Fabricated :P I think the body is just a fiberglass look-alike with two doors.

It's sad when you compare today to what stock car racing used to be.

At least it's entertaining!

Look at NASCAR, it's a snooze fest.

Except for the occasional road course, it's really damn boring. I remember how much I liked the road course racing in Mexico a couple years back.

[Cobrafan427]

At least it's entertaining!

Look at NASCAR, it's a snooze fest.

Except for the occasional road course, it's really damn boring. I remember how much I liked the road course racing in Mexico a couple years back.

I'm still a huge advocate for Sprint Cup to go to Laguna Seca, that'd be quite a show to see everyone try to navigate the corkscrew. I am really happy that the Nationwide series keeps tryin somethin new and went to Road America last year.